The Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group has entered into an agreement to acquire BENTELER Distribution, a division of BENTELER International AG with an annual turnover of about 750 million Euro (2018). This strategic acquisition will provide Van Leeuwen access to additional key markets in Europe, and will contribute to improving its position as a leading distributor of pipe and tube materials in Europe. BENTELER Distribution (BD) is an international distribution company offering a full

AZZ Inc., a global provider of metal coating solutions, welding solutions, specialty electrical equipment and highly engineered services, announced today that it has acquired all the assets of NuZinc, LLC, ("NuZinc"), a privately held plating company in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.  NuZinc provides electroplating services to the markets of aerospace, defense, telecommunications, medical, transportation and commercial industries. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. AZZ e

The "Steel Tubes Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2019-2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global steel tubes market is expected to grow at a CAGR of around 5% during 2019-2024 This latest report provides a deep insight into the global steel tubes market covering all its essential aspects. This ranges from macro overview of the market to micro details of the industry performance, r

NSK Ltd. has developed a four-row sealed tapered roller bearing with water resistant grease. The tough environments found in steel mills require components that can withstand the challenging conditions as well as contribute to keeping cost and energy consumption down. New work roll bearings for rolling mills1 from NSK offer greater reliability and longer service life. NSK work roll bearings are packed with a newly developed grease that extends service life even under severe conditio

Ball Corporation  today announced an agreement to sell its tinplate steel aerosol packaging facilities in Garin and San Luis, Argentina, to Envases del Plata S.A., an Argentinian metal packaging company. The transaction is expected to close later this year and we expect the business will continue to be operated consistent with its successful long-term performance. Post-close, Ball will continue to serve the growing demand for sustainable aluminum aerosol containers and aluminum

NLMK Lipetsk, NLMK Group’s flagship production site, has delivered electrical non-grain oriented (NGO, or dynamo) steel to Ruselprom (Russian Electrotechnical Group), a leading manufacturer and supplier of electrical machinery in Russia. NLMK’s NGO steel will be used to manufacture generators for the Azov wind farm, Rostov region’s first-ever renewable energy project. The 90 MW Azov wind farm will generate around 300 GWh of clean energy each year, offsetting around

Russel Metals Inc. announced today that it has entered into a stock purchase agreement to acquire all the outstanding shares of City Pipe & Supply Corp. for approximately $160 million. City Pipe & Supply's revenues were approximately $275 million during its last fiscal year. Founded in 1942, City Pipe & Supply is an industry leader in supplying pipe, valves, and fittings to oil and gas companies in the Permian, Eagle Ford, Granite Wash, Barnett and Haynesville basins

The "Southeast Asia Galvanized Steel Market by Product (Hot-Dip Galvanizing, Electroplating Steel, Application (Building, Construction, Automotive, White Goods) - Forecast to 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Southeast Asia galvanized steel market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8.5% from 2019 to reach $17.5 billion by 2025. Succeeding an extensive secondary and primary research and in-depth analysis of the market scenario, th

Superior Aluminum Alloys, LLC today announced the successful launch of its newest product offering, deox rod/wire. This product is used by steel mills to remove oxygen from liquid steel during the steelmaking process. "We are excited to announce the further diversification of our product offering to include deox rod/wire," said Denny Luma, President. "Our deox rod/wire product has been successfully tested and approved for production at several steel mills. We are look

Northwest Pipe Company, an industry leader of engineered welded steel pipe products for the water transmission market, announced today it was selected by Garney Construction to supply both sections of the treated water pipeline for the Bois d’Arc Lake project, which represents over 22,000 tons of pipe. This portion of the project will convey treated water, from the new Leonard Water Treatment Plant currently under construction to existing pipeline infrastructure within North Texas Munic