October 2007

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SeverCorr:
A Match Made in Mississippi
While SeverCorr’s attempt to produce automotive-grade steel at its new minimill in the South is groundbreaking, its relationship with on-site service center partners Heidtman Steel Products and New Process Steel is equally pioneering.

Carbon Flat-Roll’s Looking Up
Now that the industry has right-sized inventories, and with imports on the wane, domestic producers expect demand for flat-rolled steel to pick up in 2008.

Service Centers Rate the Mills
Latest Results from the
Jacobson Customer Satisfaction Survey
It’s been said many times before, but the data in the latest Jacobson Survey of steel mill customers shows that it’s true: The key to a company’s success is its people.

From the Editor's Desk
Economy's Uncertainty
Even Puzzles the Pros
 By Tim Triplett,
Editor-In-Chief

Business Topics
Auto Industry's Facing an
'Uncomfortable Period of Change'
 By Tim Triplett,
Editor-In-Chief

Service Center News Home Page

  • Distributors Join Forces with
    Police to Sting Scam Artist
  • Ranger Steel Opens
    New Southern California Site
  • Russel Metals Purchasing
    JMS Metal Services
  • Klein Chooses Facility
    in Western New York
  • A.M. Castle Sells
    Metal Express Business
  • Paragon Expanding,
    Adds Slitter at Butler
  • Channel Corp. Adds
    Houston, Seattle Depots
  • Kinder Acquires Marine Terminals
  • Reliance Acquiring
    UK Aluminum Distributor
  • Future Metals Expands in the Netherlands
  • People
  • Briefs

Metal Industry News Home Page

  • Industrial Sector Moving Well
    Through Mid-Cycle
  • OmniSource Acquisition Moves SDI
    Forward in Backward Integration
  • ArcelorMittal's Goal:
    131 Million Tons by 1012
  • Nucor to Acquire Nelson Steel
  • Outokumpu Increasing
    Stainless Duplex Capacity
  • Harris, Barker Merge
    Northeastern Operations
  • Japanese Laser Maker
    Moves Production to U.S.
  • ThyssenKrupp Merges Sister Companies
  • Steelmakers Shut Down
    STEEL 24-7 Site
  • Briefs
  • People

Association News Home Page

  • NAM: Export, Employment Reports
    are Wakeup Call for Congress
  • Made in China...with
    the Government's Help
  • MSCI: Steel, Aluminum Inventories
    Continue to Dip in U.S., Canada
  • IISI: World Steel Production
    Up 5.3 Percent in August
  • CDA: Funding to Test Copper's
    Germ-Killing Effectiveness
  • AISI: July Shipments Dip
  • CBSA: Average Daily Copper Shipments
    Down Slightly in August
  • Briefs
 

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