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Long steel expansion

Rapid approval

Praxair Inc has commissioned a new air separation plant in Pisco, in central Peru. Under a long-term contract, Praxair is to increase its supply of oxygen to Aceros Arequipa, Peru’s largest long steel maker, to meet the company’s expanding steel production capacity. This is Praxair’s third plant serving Aceros Arequipa’s Pisco facility. The new supply will enable Aceros Arequipa to expand its production of steel wire rods and other steel products used in Peru’s construction sector. Aceros Arequipa produces more than one million tons of steel products per year.

Rapid Wire Cable has become Underwriters Laboratories certified. The company specializes in time sensitive wire harnesses, cable assemblies and box build prototypes and will now be in a position to provide UL labels upon product shipment. This label assures customers that Rapid is following the appropriate safety measures and that production is carried out correctly, to specification, and approved by the Underwriters Laboratories. “This is a great addition to Rapid Wire Cable. UL certification is an important criterion that our customers depend upon to ensure that their wire harnesses, cable assemblies, and contract assemblies are being manufactured correctly and safely,” said Ben Gallo, general manager of Rapid Wire Cable. “UL certification will broaden our customer base as well as allow us to do those projects that we were not able to do in the past.”

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