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Hempel Centralizes Global Oil and Gas Activities
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Baker Hughes Expands Pipeline Inspection Services
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Plowman Named Marine & Protective Coatings General Manager
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Faulkner Joins Robroy Industries
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Bass Engineering Opens New Facility