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Orange County Choppers Inks
Welding-Equipment Deal
Friday, August 13, 2010
Esab Welding & Cutting Products, Florence, SC, is now the exclusive welding-equipment provider for custom motorcycle shop Orange County Choppers. OCC will use Esab equipment and filler metals for the upcoming season of the shop’s TV show, American Chopper, which debuts this month. The shop also designed and fabricated a custom chopper for Esab, delivered June 21. Learn more about Esab welding equipment at
www.esabna.com; OCC is online at
www.orangecountychoppers.com.
Houghton Sells Off D.A. Stuart
Product Portfolio for Aluminum Rolling
Friday, August 13, 2010
Houghton Intl., Valley Forge, PA, a provider of specialty chemicals, oils and lubricants, has sold its U.S.-based D.A. Stuart product portfolio for aluminum flat hot rolling to Quaker Chemical Conshohocken, PA. Quaker will expand its current product portfolio by adding D.A. Stuart’s B-Series, Alushield and other aluminum hot-mill rolling oils. More at
www.quakerchem.com.
Steel Import Permits Climb in July
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Based on Commerce Dept. data, the American Iron and Steel Institute reports that steel import permit applications climbed by 15 percent in July compared to June, and that import permit tonnage for finished steel in July was up 14 percent. Annualized figures for total and finished steel permit applications are up 48 and 32 percent, respectively, compared to 2009. More at
www.steel.org.
