The Brazilian Steel Institute (IBS) estimates that steel production in the country will be approximately 34.3 million tons this year, up from 30.9 million tons in 2006. Brazilian steel firms invested $18.9 billion over the years 1998–2006, with most of this investment going to the maintenance and modernization of existing facilities. A new round of […]

Northbrook, IL 10/18/07—IDEX has purchased Isolation Technologies, a developer of advanced HPLC column hardware and accessories, for just under $30 million in cash. Based in Hopedale, Massachusetts, Isolation Technologies has annual revenues of around $11 million. The company will join Isolation Technologies’ Sapphire Engineering business within IDEX’s Health and Science Technologies segment and is expected […]