Preliminary figures released by the International
Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) show that global stainless steel crude steel production
decreased in the first half of 2008 by 1.8% compared to the same period of
2007.
Flowserve Corp., a provider of flow control products and services for
the global power, chemical, water, oil and gas and general industries, has been
named to join the select membership of the S&P 500 Index.
Plastic Services and Products Inc., a
division of PMC Global, was purchased by a private investment trust July 1 and
will now operate under the name of Plastic Services and Products LLC.