The U.S. Dept. of Commerce issued a preliminary determination Aug. 28
that Chinese imports of welded austenitic stainless steel pressure pipe were
dumped at a margin of 22.03%.
Hercules Chemical Co. announced that, on Friday, Aug. 22, 2008, it filed a petition for
bankruptcy relief under Chapter 11 with the United States Bankruptcy Court for
the Western District of Pennsylvania.
The feat was the center attraction of the company’s
annual “Kids Day” outing for company personnel and their families, held July 19
at its North American headquarters in Alpharetta, Ga.