September 2007

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MCN Top 50
Service Center Industry Giants
Metal Center News ranks the largest, most successful service centers in North America. Once again, Ryerson remains No. 1, but Reliance has closed the gap.

Imports Put Kink in Standard Pipe
Domestic producers of welded standard pipe are hoping their trade case, now before the U.S. Department of Commerce, will provide some relief from predatory pricing of Chinese imports.

Auto Slump Dings Tool Steel
The automotive slowdown has cooled off the tool steel sector after a hot three-year run, but suppliers remain optimistic about the long-term health of  the market.

Second-Quarter Report and Outlook:
Some Up, Some Down
A roundup of the latest mill and service center second-quarter conference calls with analysts and investors. 

From the Editor's Desk
There's More to Success
Than a Top 50 Ranking
By Tim Triplett,
Editor-In-Chief

Business Topics
Cash to Expand May Be at Hand
 By Mark Battersby

Service Center News Home Page

  • Ryerson Pursues Sale--Without Harbinger
  • Cargill, Robinson Form RPS Venture
  • Worthington Ventures Into Mexico, Europe
  • Reliance Buys Back Stock
  • Trent Tube Acquired by Plymouth Tube Co.
  • Samuel, Generation Metals
    Form UK Aerospace Venture
  • Briefs
  • People

Metal Industry News Home Page

  • U.S. Steel Purchases Stelco
    in $1.1 Billion Deal
  • Kaiser Building New Facility in
    $91 Million Investment Program
  • Samuel Manu-Tech Buys
    Dofasco Elizabethtown
  • Private Firm Buys Idles
    Hamilton SBQ Minimill
  • SeverCorr Melt Shop
    Produces First Coils
  • Alcoa Selling Facilities;
    Enters JV with Sapa
  • Hendrick Acquires Hagen Metal Products
  • Fabtech Scheduled for Nov. 11-14 in Chicago
  • Briefs
  • People

Association News Home Page

  • Aluminum Extruders Declare
    China Guilty of Unfair Trade
  • MSCI: Steel Inventories Decline
    to Lowest Level in 17 Months
  • AISI: Steel Shipments Down
    From Previous Month, Year
  • IISI: World Steel Production
    Up 5.3 Percent in July
  • SSINA: Stainless Imports UP, Consumption Down
  • CBSA: Red Metals Down Again
  • PMA: Metalforming Companies
    Expect Improving Conditions
 

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