Tianjin-based Shengkai Innovations Inc., a leading ceramic valve manufacturer with operations in mainland China, has announced that the construction timetable of its new manufacturing plant in Tianjin has been revised and is now scheduled to be completed during the first quarter of 2010.

In the United States, the United Steelworkers union joined with a group of manufacturers in applauding U.S. Department of Commerce decisions to impose anti-dumping duties on certain types of nails imported from China and the United Arab Emirates.