October 2006

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Jacobson/Metal Center News
Customer Satisfaction Survey
Price, Delivery Issues
Temper Satisfaction
 Steel mills offer quality products, but have room for improvement in delivery and price, according to the latest data from Jacobson & Associates.

Carbon Flat-Roll Market
Outlook for 2007: ‘A More Normal Year’
 Do rising imports and inventory levels signal a downturn in demand? Despite concerns, mill and service center executives remain optimistic about next year.

Defense Market Boom
Strong Defense Gives Rise to Strong Demand
With war and turmoil on so many fronts around the globe, U.S. defense contractors—and their metals suppliers—are busy keeping the military in a state of readiness.

MSCI Forecast 2007
‘Not Too Bad Considering all the Challenges’
MCN editors report back from the Metals Service Center Institute’s annual Economic Summit Forecast 2007 conference in Chicago, where the outlook was positive despite a slowing economy.

CDA Conference
Global Market Trends for Copper
The Copper Development Association’s market trends conference last month in Oak Brook, Ill., brought together experts in red metals, who forecast a relatively healthy 2007 for the industry.

From the Editor's Desk
Elevating Leadership
to a Higher Calling
 By Tim Triplett,
Editor-In-Chief

Business Topics
Turkish Trade Delegation Markets
Their Wares, Appeals for Fairness
By Dan Markham, Senior Editor

Service Center News Home Page

  • O'Neal Acquires Ferguson Metals
  • Novamerican Installing Temper Mill in Ontario
  • Heidtman to Build Strategic Facility Near SeverCorr Mill
  • Ryerson Forms Venture with Chinese Company
  • Leeco Opens New Facility in Wisconsin
  • McNichols Adds Spanish Site to Web Address
  • Briefs

Metal Industry News Home Page

  • IPSCO to Acquire NS Group
  • Board Election May Decide Fate of Wheeling-Pittsburgh
  • Wolverine Ends Merger Talks,
    Closes Plants in Restructuring
  • Nucor Selects Utah City
    for Building Systems Plant
  • AK Starts Up New Stainless Tubing Line
  • Chaparral Posts Record Sales in First Quarter
  • Carpenter Announce Four Profitability Initiatives
  • Phelps Dodge, Inco End Plans to Merge
  • Mittal Still Attempting to Divest Dofasco
  • Briefs
  • People

Association News Home Page

  • AISI Appeals to Policymaikers
    for Tougher Stance on China
  • MSCI: U.S. Steel Inventories Continue Yearlong Rise
  • IISI: World Steel Production Up 11 Percent in August
  • ISSF: Stainless Production Increases Worldwide
  • CBSA: Copper Shipments Remain Ahead of 2005 Pace
  • SSINA: Stainless Steel Imports Up in First Half of 2006
  • Briefs
 

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