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The Industrial Supply Association (ISA) has named John Buckley its executive vice president.

Amcast Industrial Corp. said it has signed a definitive agreement to sell most of the assets of its Flow Control division to a U.S. subsidiary of the Dutch group Aalberts Industries N.V. (Amsterdam:AAL).

The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) signed a historic one-year Alliance with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to enhance worker safety and health in the nation's steel mills.

“Living in Wild Times: Shortages, Inflation, Globalization… What's Next?” is the title of a wide-ranging panel discussion sponsored by the American Supply Association's Industrial Piping Division at this year's ASA Convention in Boston.

Pipe-eating bug: Biotechnology researchers at The Institute for Genomic Research in Rockville, Md., have sequenced the genome of the desulfovibrio vulgaris bacterium that has caused substantial economic losses in the petroleum and other industries around the world.

Strahman Valves Inc. of Florham Park, N.J., has acquired MG Process Valves.

Hayward Industrial Products of Elizabeth, N.J., has entered into a global marketing alliance with Cepex S.A. of Barcelona, Spain, to enhance distribution of both companies' lines of industrial plastic valves and flow control products.

Ron Warren has taken over as president and CEO of Central States Group, a leading Midwestern wholesaler of fluid handling equipment headquartered in Omaha, Neb.

Dixon Valve & Coupling has opened a new distribution center in Tampa, Fla.

The Institute for Supply Management reported economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew for the 13th consecutive month in June.