June 2007

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A Brief Calm in the Metals Hauling Storm
So far this year, service centers are finding it much easier to locate carriers to deliver orders, but the long-term outlook for metals logistics suggests more tight days are ahead.

Construction Market Outlook:
‘Powerful’ Demand for Steel
Demand for structurals and other types of steel in energy-related construction projects is so strong that mills and service centers are relatively insulated from the effects of the housing slump.

MCN Case Study: Camden Yards Steel Co.
Steel Veterans’ Ship Comes In
In a long-dormant shipbuilding facility on the Delaware River, Camden Yards Steel has grown from a startup to a 100,000-ton shipper in just five years.

2007 Directory of Master Distributors:
Not Published on This Web site
The Metal Center News annual listing of master distributors—distributors who sell to other distributors—is an invaluable tool for service centers seeking new sources for special or hard-to-find products. Master distributors play an important role in the marketplace, giving service centers an alternative to buying in mill quantities and helping to remove redundant and excess inventories from the distribution channel.

From the Editor's Desk
'Trade War' with China
Calls for Unified Voice
By Tim Triplett,
Editor-In-Chief

Business Topics
Will Mills Buy Up Service Centers
As Industry Consolidation Continues?
By Tim Triplett,
Editor-In-Chief

Service Center News Home Page

  • Heidtman Plans to Construct
    Annealing Facility in Midwest
  • Russel’s Earnings, Revenues Down
    During First Quarter
  • Letter to the Editor
  • Main Steel Relocates
    Facility in Dallas Area
  • Marmon/Keystone’s Gottschalk
    Named Chairman of MSCI
  • LB Steel Takes Ownership of Topeka Company
  • Ulbrich Stainless Opening Hong Kong Facility
  • Vitucci Back for 2nd Term
    as President of ASD

Metal Industry News Home Page

  • ThyssenKrupp Picks Alabama
    For Carbon, Stainless Mill
  • Mittal Plans to Restart
    Idled Gary Plate Mill
  • IPSCO Accepts Offer from Sweden’s SSAB
  • Alcoa Launches Hostile
    Bid to Acquire Alcan
  • Wheeling-Pitt Reports
    1QLoss of $59.9 Million
  • Kaiser Reports Record Sales in First Quarter
  • Revenue Up, Profit Down
    at Aleris in First-Quarter
  • Algoma’s Income Declines
    Despite Increase in Sales
  • Briefs
  • People

Association News Home Page

  • ISM: U.S. Economic Growth to Continue Through 2007
  • MSCI: Service Centers Continue Liquidating Inventories
  • Imports Continue Downward: Inventory Reduction
    Takes Longer than Expected
  • AISI: Report Says Steel’s Gaining Ground on Other Materials
  • CBSA: Copper, Alloy Shipments Down Through First Quarter
  • SSINA: Stainless Steel Imports Rise Early in Year
  • IISI: Despite Drop in U.S., World Crude Steel Production Up
 

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