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McJunkin Red Man Holding Corp., with offices in Tulsa, OK, and Charleston, WV, filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Aug. 19 in which it announced an initial public offering of all of the shares of its common stock.

Anvil International says that its working alliance with ISAT (International Seismic Application Technology) meets the needs of recently adopted requirements issued by the International Building Code (IBC) as they relate to enhanced seismic protection of buildings.

China is set to overtake the U.S. as the leading manufacturing nation by 2009, or perhaps not until 2016-2017, depending upon the measurements used.

Georg Fischer Piping Systems announced that F.W. Webb Co. (Bedford, MA) has been selected to distribute COOL-FIT ABS and COOL-FIT ABS Plus for cooling and refrigeration product in New England.

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%.

The proposed maximum aggregate offering price was listed as $750 million, according to the company statement.

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) in June imposed hefty countervailing duties ranging from around 30% to more than 600% on Chinese exports of standard and structural steel pipe.

Harvel Plastics, a U.S. manufacturer of PVC and CPVC industrial piping, duct systems and other thermoplastic extrusions, appointed Patrick Foose chief operating officer.

Tyco Flow Control opened a 42,000-sq.-ft. service and repair center in Pasadena, TX, on July 15.

AIV LP, one of the leading master distributors of industrial and petrochemical valves in the country, is expanding again.