Amcast Industrial Corp. announced its intention to pursue its strategic growth plan as an independent company and to conclude the strategic alternatives review.

The National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors elected Illinois Superintendent of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety David A. Douin as its chairman.

American specialty steel producers continued to lose more than 25% domestic market share to export-led strategies of foreign countries and producers last year, according to data released by the Specialty Steel Industry of North America.

McJunkin Corp. has acquired substantially all of the assets of Automation & Control Specialists of Dublin, Calif.

Industrial-PVF distributors who have not yet jumped into electronic commerce are not facing imminent obsolescence, according to Bruce Merrifield.

Customers of Pennsylvania Machine Works are now able to receive free product training through the Internet at the company's Web site or on a computer disk.

Fred V. Keenan received the first American Supply Association award named in his honor for his lifetime achievement in the industry.

Marketing group Affiliated Distributors has recognized several of its suppliers and affiliates for exceptional performance in the past year.

Affilated Distributors hosted more than 100 Industrial Supply Division sales and marketing executives at the first A-D Safety Conference in Chicago.

McJunkin Corp, Cameron & Barkley and their joint venture McJunkin-Cambar have signed an agreement to acquire certain assets of 18 Fairmont Supply Co. industrial-supply branches and stores-management sites.