March 2008

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2008 Red Metals Outlook
Copper Faces a World of Uncertainty
 Price fluctuations, recession concerns and offshore threats, among other factors, provide mixed signals for red metals producers and distributors during the early stages of 2008.

Housing Slump Leaves
Appliance Out in the Cold
 Sales of household appliances, which had been surprisingly resilient, finally felt the effects of the housing slump in 2007. Suppliers of metals to kitchen and laundry equipment manufacturers can expect further weakness this year.

MCN Roundtable
Generation S2: Steel’s Successors
 Young executives from the Association of Steel Distributor’s Future Leaders Forum share their views on the current state of the industry and their aspirations for a career in steel.

ASD Market Panel
Service Centers Paying the Price
Steel prices are rising, supplies are tightening and demand is as uncertain as the economy. During a panel discussion at the Association of Steel Distributor’s January meeting in Detroit, steel industry veterans describe how their companies are coping with current conditions.

Fourth-Quarter Report and Outlook
All Eyes on the Price
In their fourth-quarter and year-end financial reports to analysts and investors, service center and mill executives discuss the effects—both positive and negative—of sharply rising prices and tight supplies of steel.

From the Editor's Desk
In the Midst of a Muddle,
Not the End of the World
 By Tim Triplett,
Editor-in-Chief

Business Topics
Kuehl: Small Factors Have
Big Impact on Economy
By Dan Markham,
Senior Editor

Service Center News Home Page

  • Nucor Plans Processing Facility
    "Not Service Center," in Mexico
  • O'Neal Steel Acquires TAD Metals Locations
  • Chicago Tube & Iron Building
    North Carolina Fab Center
  • National Bronze Opens French Sales Office
  • Private Equity Firm Acquires Camalloy
  • Sullivan Steel Expands Product Offerings
  • Marmon/Keystone Opens Facility in Texas

Metal Industry News Home Page

  • Nucor Acquires Major Scrap Supplier
  • United Spiral Pipe
    to Open California Facility in 2009
  • Kaiser Adds $14 MIllion to Investment Plans
  • Samuel Manu-Tech Buys Omega Joists
  • Growth Prompts Managment Changes
    at U.S. Steel
  • Mexico's Grupo Simec
    Acquires Grupo San
  • ThyssenKrupp Stainless
    Orders Equipment for New Facility
  • Timken Completes Boring Specialties Purchase
  • Briefs
  • People

Association News Home Page

  • Exports Help U.S.
    Trim Trade Deficit
  • MSCI: Service Center Shipments
    Decline in January
  • IISI: North American Steel Production
    on the Rise
  • AISI: January Imports Below 2006 Rates
  • CBSA: Copper Shipments off
    Slightly in January
  • SSINA: Stainless Imports
    Down 7.6 percent in 2007
  • Briefs

Product News
 

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