The U.S. Dept. of Commerce issued a preliminary determination Aug. 28
that Chinese imports of welded austenitic stainless steel pressure pipe were
dumped at a margin of 22.03%.
Hercules Chemical Co. announced that, on Friday, Aug. 22, 2008, it filed a petition for
bankruptcy relief under Chapter 11 with the United States Bankruptcy Court for
the Western District of Pennsylvania.
The New York Times reports that, with the housing market in the doldrums and inflation
running at a pace unseen in nearly two decades, consumers are not buying new
homes. Instead they are focusing on repairs.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is conducting a
detailed study of unused pharmaceutical disposal methods by hospitals,
long-term care facilities, hospices and veterinary hospitals.
In
its pre-close trading update for the 11 months ended June 30, Wolseley said
that the housing and repairs, maintenance and improvement (RMI) markets in the
United States softened further while commercial and industrial markets remained
stable.
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Supply Sunbury (Sunbury, PA) celebrated its second annual vendor product show
featuring more than 30 vendors from the plumbing, heating and HVAC industries.