On July 27, seven months after emerging from Chapter 11, Laclede Steel Co. once again filed to be put under its protection while the company attempts to close its steel-making facility in Alton, Ill., and sell its Pipe Division in Fairless Hills, Pa.
Large-diameter pipe demand in the U.S. is forecast to grow 2.3% yearly to 194 million feet in 2005, valued at $7.4 billion, according to a Freedonia Group study.
iPower Logistics LLC and MRO Software have reached a strategic agreement to integrate MRO Software's supply-side group of hosted solutions with iPower's current business application systems.