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Company news Expansion of bar heat treating facility Outokumpu (Espoo, Finland) High Performance Stainless Bar announces the investment in a new bar heat treating facility at the producer's Richburg, South Carolina mill. The $7 million investment, approved last year, includes the pur- Five Star Marine enters into an agreement with Corrosion Control International Five Star Marine, Inc. (Fairfeld, Connecticut), a manufacturer of marine pile rehabilitation and restoration solutions, announced the completion of an exclusive sales and marketing agreement with Corrosion Control International (Porvoo, Finland) to be the source of its innovative onshore and offshore subsea and splash zone corrosion control systems in North America. To be marketed under Five Star Marine's PileForm™ brand and manufactured by Corrosion Control International in New Haven, Connecticut, the new systems are currently available to marine contractors. chase of two furnaces for high- and low-temperature work. The expansion will also include specialty straightening, cutting, and testing capabilities. Strongwell Corp. "Our customers should beneft from shorter and announces new more reliable lead times and better quality as a warehouse facilities result of the in-house heat treating capabilities," explains Lou Kern, Outokumpu's senior vice president for bar in the Americas. Industry talent recognized by the Offshore Achievement Awards The offshore industry's highest achievers were recognized at the 2013 Offshore Achievement Awards (OAA), with Malcolm Webb, chief executive of Oil & Gas UK, picking up the Signifcant Achievement accolade. The industry's top talent was celebrated in categories that included Great Large Company and Great Small Company, Strongwell Corp. (Bristol, Virginia) announced the establishment of new warehouse facilities in the northern California and southeastern Texas regions. These facilities, operated by Cooling Tower Resources (CTR), are located in Healdsburg, California and Baytown, Texas. Strongwell has been supplying fber-reinforced polymer cooling tower components to CTR since 2009.The addition of these two facilities allows Strongwell to more effciently and rapidly service the southern and western portions of the continental United States and maintain a larger inventory base for its customers. Safety Innovations, and Emerging Technology. Warren Rupp, Inc., named "The caliber of entries we received this year was one of IndustryWeek's exceptional and we would like to extend thanks to every company who applied," says Ian Phillips, director of CO2DeepStore, Ltd. and the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) board member who chaired the OAA organizing committee. 24 MATERIALS PERFORMANCE May 2013 best plants Warren Rupp, Inc. (Mansfeld, Ohio), a manufacturer of air-operated double-diaphragm (AODD) pumps, has been selected as one of IndustryWeek's Best Plants for 2012. Estab- lished in 1990, the IndustryWeek Best Plants Award program annually recognizes plants located in North America that are on the leading edge of efforts to increase competitiveness, enhance customer satisfaction, and create stimulating and rewarding work environments. Its further goal is to encourage other manufacturing managers and teams to emulate the honorees by adopting world-class practices, technologies, and improvement strategies. Chromafo Technologies launches new Web site Chromafo Technologies Corp. (Ashtabula, Ohio) launched a new Web site devoted to highlighting its broad range of products and services for a global platform. The site integrates all three major brands for the company: Colortrend® for architectural coatings, Chroma-Chem® for industrial coatings, and Plasticolors® for thermoset plastics. Features include product search tools by chemistry or application, a tutorial on color theory, information on color merchandising tools, a newsletter sign-up, links to social media, and several ways to direct the user to the appropriate contact person using an interactive sales contact locator. Dow completes liquid epoxy resin expansion Dow Epoxy, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Michigan), completed its 30 KTA liquid epoxy resin (LER) expansion at its fully back-integrated Stade, Germany site. The facility, which has now been ramped up to full production rates, will increase the company's global LER capacity by 10%. This will improve the reliability of Dow's supply chain and epoxy assets, allowing Dow to better serve its customers and to continue to grow with the marketplace. MP welcomes submissions of Company News. Please send photos and information to Husna Miskinyar; e-mail: husna.miskinyar@nace.org. —H. miskinyar NACE International, Vol. 52, No. 5