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Allied Mineral Products, Inc. to Acquire Pryor Giggey Co.

Allied Mineral Products, Inc. announces the intent to purchase Alabama-based Pryor-Giggey Co., a monolithic refractory and precast shapes company with plants in Anniston, AL and Chehalis, WA. The acquisition is expected to be completed by the end of January.

“Pryor Giggey’s workforce, product line and manufacturing locations in the U.S. will be great additions to Allied,” said Jon R. Tabor, Allied’s President and CEO. “This acquisition will allow Allied to be more agile in supplying customers in the Southeast and West coast while providing a new global platform for Pryor Giggey products. We will leverage our strengths to benefit both Allied and Pryor Giggey customers.” Allied plans to expand these facilities in the near future. It is expected that Allied will have the capability to ship Allied and Pryor Giggey products from all four of its North American facilities in the future.

“We are excited to join the Allied family,” said Mike Chieppor, President, Pryor Giggey Co. “Pryor Giggey’s high level of customer service, product offerings and reputation will fit perfectly with Allied and how they do business.”

The similarities between Allied and Pryor Giggey go beyond customer service and technical offerings. Both are ESOP companies (employee-owned) with strong cultures of employee ownership and have been in business for a combined 123 years.

Business will be conducted as normal for both companies in the near term.

Allied Mineral Products, Inc. was founded in 1961 and is a leading global manufacturer of monolithic refractories and precast, pre-fired refractory shapes with nine manufacturing facilities in seven countries, three precast shapes facilities and two research and technology centers. Allied sells its products in more than 100 countries. In the U.S., Allied manufactures at its headquarters location in Columbus, OH and in Brownsville, TX. Allied serves a wide variety of industries with innovative refractory solutions and exceptional service and support, backed by expert engineering and research teams and over 130 sales representatives. Allied is proud to be an employee-owned company.

Pryor Giggey was founded in 1948 and manufactures a broad line of monolithic refractories and precast shapes in the U.S. With manufacturing facilities in Anniston, AL and Chehalis, WA, the company serves industries including aluminum, foundry, power generation, cement and steel. Their diverse sales force covers the United States and Canada.

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Ampco-Pittsburgh Acquires ASW Steel Inc.

 

John Stanik CEO Ampco-Pittsburgh

John Stanik - CEO Ampco-Pittsburgh

Ampco-Pittsburgh said it would pay $3.5 million in cash and assume $9.6 million of the Welland, Ontario, company's liabilities. ASW will become a part of the Union Electric Steel Corp. division of Ampco-Pittsburgh. The manufacturing plant, with an electric arc furnace, is located close to the U.S.-Canadian border near Niagara Falls, N.Y., and Buffalo. It was founded in 1918 as the Dillon Crucible Steel Alloy Co. and was acquired by MMFX in 2010.

"This acquisition is a very important element in Ampco-Pittsburgh’s strategic diversification plan," said John Stanik, CEO of Ampco-Pittsburgh, in a statement. "ASW’s proven broad expertise in flexible steel refining methods will provide us with the capabilities to manufacture the additional chemistries needed to expand our reach in the open-die forging market. The transaction also enhances our ability to grow in markets in which we currently participate and to add new markets for customers in the oil and gas, power generation, aerospace, transportation, and construction industries.”

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NSK Breaks Ground on New Addition to the Kirihara Building at the Fujisawa Plant

NSK Ltd. (NSK; Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan; President and CEO: Toshihiro Uchiyama) announced that it held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new addition to the Kirihara Building at the Fujisawa Plant on August 2. The Kirihara Building produces environmentally friendly products such as wind power equipment and uses environmentally responsible production methods.

The Fujisawa Plant was certified under the “Select Kanagawa 100” corporate location support initiative, which was launched in April 2016 by Kanagawa Prefecture.

NSK produces high-quality bearings for industrial machinery in the Shinmei and Kirihara areas of Fujisawa City in Kanagawa Prefecture. The addition to the Kirihara Building will include installation of state-of-art production equipment that will be used to expand production of large bearings. Some equipment will also be transferred from the Shinmei area to the new part of the Kirihara Building under the business continuity plan. These steps will help improve productivity and ensure a stable supply of products.

Plant Overview (Kirihara Building, Fujisawa Plant)

Location No.12 Kirihara-machi, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Construction Commenced February 2008
Addition to be completed Summer 2017
Investment in addition and
equipment enhancement
5 billion yen
Manufactured products Large bearings for wind turbines, rail cars, steelmaking equipment, construction equipment, airplanes, and industrial robots
Floor space Before addition:15,000㎡
After addition:Approx. 30,000㎡

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SMS Supplies Heat Treatment Line to Axis Pipe and Tube

SMS group has supplied and successfully commissioned a heat treatment facility and pipe threading line, which includes two 4-axis CNC threading machines, at Axis Pipe and Tube, based in Houston, Texas, U.S.A.

The two new plants for the Bryan, TX, works enable the company to produce OCTG tubes (Oil Country Tubular Goods) used in natural gas and crude oil production. With the new state-of-the-art equipment, Axis Pipe and Tube will extend its product range opening up new customer segments.

SMS group supplied a heat treatment line, including a natural gas-fired walking-beam hardening and tempering furnace, a water quenching unit and a 10-roll hot straightener, to produce tube grades of up to HCP110. The supplied pipe threading line features two 4-axis CNC threading machines, which operate on the principle of stationary tool and rotating tube. A hydrostatic pipe tester with a maximum test pressure of 15,000 psi, a finishing section and all pipe handling equipment for the threading line were also part of SMS group’s scope of supply. The pipe handling equipment is designed to prevent pipe-to-pipe contact after threading. The tubes and pipes processed on the threading machines will conform to manufacturing standards as per API 5CT.

Thanks to this project, Axis Pipe and Tube is now even better prepared to fulfill the ever more exacting quality and productivity demands of the market at present and in the future.

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GE Aviation to Invest 200 Million with 2 New Alabama Factories

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“The state of Alabama is celebrating another economic win in Huntsville this week after GE Aviation said it will launch two materials factories to service jet engines and land-based gas turbines.”

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Saudi Aramco Signs to Set Up High-End Forging & Casting Manufacturing Facility

Saudi Aramco has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GE (NYSE: GE) and Cividale SpA of Italy to build the Middle East and North Africa’s first-of-its-kind high-end forging & casting manufacturing facility that will serve the region’s maritime and energy industries.

Marking a joint investment of over US$400 million (SAR1.5 billion), the new facility, to be located in Ras Al-Khair under the Royal Commission of Jubail and Yanbu industrial area, aims to establish a high-value supply chain that boosts exports and economic competitiveness. Set to be operational in 2020, the plant will create 2,000 quality jobs in the Kingdom and catalyze the growth of Saudi small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

The MoU follows a preliminary partnership between Saudi Aramco and Cividale, a leading European producer in the steel and cast iron sector, to conduct feasibility studies for forging and casting manufacturing services in the Kingdom. GE has come on board to extend its expertise and investment in developing the world-class manufacturing plant through a joint venture between the three entities.

The Forging & Casting Manufacturing Facility complements plans by Saudi Aramco to develop several industrial projects in the Kingdom including a maritime project focused on building, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of offshore platforms, jack-ups, offshore service vessels and commercial tankers.

Saudi Aramco is also working with its partners to develop an onshore rig manufacturing facility for providing new build and MRO services to onshore rigs and systems; an engine manufacturing project for the manufacturing, maintenance and repair of diesel engines, manufacturing and repair of marine pumps; and an Energy Industrial City to accelerate manufacturing industries in the oil and gas sector.

The Forging & Casting Manufacturing Facility will serve all these projects in addition to providing the best-in-class services and technologies to downstream & other industries across the region and global markets. It will also support the ongoing emphasis of the government, under Saudi Vision 2030, to develop the mining sector of the Kingdom by creating a domestic source-market for various raw materials & supplies that go into the production line.

Abdallah I. Al-Saadan, Senior Vice President, Finance, Strategy & Development, Saudi Aramco, said: “The MoU reflects our ambition to create a robust supply chain that builds positive synergies in the oil and gas manufacturing sector. This builds on our deep commitment to support the goals of Saudi Vision 2030 to promote economic and industrial diversification in the Kingdom and boost localized manufacturing.”

Rami Qasem, President & CEO, GE Oil & Gas, Middle East, North Africa & Turkey said: “For the Forging & Casting Manufacturing Facility, we will leverage our already strong expertise in ‘Made in Saudi’ manufacturing. Together with our partners, we will actively engage Saudi SMEs to support the plant’s operations, and train & hire Saudi professionals, adding further value to the economy. By building a domestic forging and casting production unit, Saudi and regional customers can achieve greater operational efficiencies in product procurement, repair and service support.”

Antonio Valduga, President of Cividale, added: “The feasibility assessment study underlines the strong potential for a world-class manufacturing facility for forging and casting services in the Kingdom. Developing a full-fledged facility through the joint partnership will position Saudi Arabia as a technology and services hub for specialized equipment and services.”

The collaboration is a strong example of the public-private partnerships that the government fosters under Saudi Vision 2030 to develop local manufacturing capabilities that add significant value to the economy.

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Two -thirds new US generating capacity from renewables: Wind largest source

Washington, D.C. – Setting a new annual record, renewable sources (biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) accounted for almost two-thirds (63.85%) of the 16,485MW of new electrical generation placed in service in the U.S. during 2015.

According to the just-released latest monthly Energy Infrastructure Update report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission‘s (FERC) Office of Energy Projects, 69 new units of wind accounted for 7,977MW of new generating capacity – or nearly half (48.39%) of all new capacity for the year. That is a third more than the 5,942 MW of new capacity provided by 50 units of natural gas.

Among the other renewable sources, solar placed second with 2,042MW (238 units) followed by biomass with 305MW (26 units), hydropower with 153MW (21 units), and geothermal steam with 48MW (2 units).

FERC reported no new capacity at all for the year from nuclear power and just 15 MW from ten units of oil and only 3 MW from a single new unit of coal. Thus, new capacity from renewable energy sources during 2015 (10,525 MW) is more than 700 times greater than that from oil and over 3,500 times greater than that from coal.

Renewable energy sources now account for 17.83% of total installed operating generating capacity in the U.S.: water – 8.56%, wind – 6.31%, biomass – 1.43%, solar – 1.20%, and geothermal steam – 0.33%. The share of total installed capacity from non-hydro renewables (9.27%) now exceeds that from conventional hydropower (8.56%).

For perspective, when FERC issued its very first Energy Infrastructure Update in December 2010, renewable sources accounted for only 13.71% of total installed operating generation capacity. Over the past five years, solar’s share has increased 12-fold (1.20% vs. 0.10%) while that from wind has nearly doubled (6.31% vs. 3.40%). During the same period, coal’s share of the nation’s generating capacity plummeted from 30.37% to 26.16%.

Finally, for the first time, installed electrical capacity from non-hydro renewables (108.34 GW) has now eclipsed that of nuclear power (107.03GW).

“If it weren’t already obvious, the latest FERC data confirm that the era of coal, oil, and nuclear power is rapidly drawing to a close,” notes Ken Bossong, Executive Director of the SUN DAY Campaign. “The future – in fact, the present – has become renewable energy!”

Source: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

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