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TMK announced that it has partnered with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to become a member company in the school’s Industrial Liaison Program.

Outokumpu said the first edition of its Welding Handbook is now available.

The U.S. Commerce Department proposed antidumping duties ranging from 49% to 99% and countervailing duties of between 14% and 54% against seamless pipe imports from China.

The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International has completed its 2010 Salary/Wage & Benefit Survey providing data for both salaried and hourly shop floor employees. 

The National Association of Steel Pipe Distributors (NASPD) is offering two education courses in October.

Consumers Pipe and Supply co-founder William “Bill” J. Abeling died peacefully on September 7, 2010, at Intercommunity Hospital in Covina, CA.

The American Supply Association’s 2010 Operating Performance Report (OPR), a detailed examination of PHCP distributor financial performance metrics, showed PVF firms reporting a staggering -24% median decline in sales last year.

Royal Group Inc. has expanded its Royal Pipe Systems division with the addition of a pipe facility in Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada. 

Flowserve Corp. has acquired Valbart Srl, a privately owned Italian manufacturer of trunnion-mounted ball valves (TMBV) used primarily in the oil and gas industry, for about $200 million in cash.

Tyco Flow Control opened its $25 million Advanced Nuclear Testing & Development Facility.