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Manufacturing Activity Expands in January

Feb. 6, 2013 Manufacturing Activity Expands in January The PMI registered 53.1 percent in January, reflecting an expansion of economic activity ...

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Red Metals Shipments Dip in 2012

Feb. 6, 2013 Red Metals Shipments Dip in 2012 Service center shipments of red metals declined slightly in 2012, versus the prior year, followin...

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World Steel Output Sets New Record

Feb. 6, 2013 World Steel Output Sets New Record World crude steel production reached 1.548 billion metric tons for the year 2012, up 1.2 p...

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Evraz to Expand Heat-Treat, Threading Capacity in Alberta

Feb. 6, 2013 Evraz to Expand Heat-Treat, Threading Capacity in Alberta Chicago-based Evraz North America plans to expand heat-treat and th...

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Logistics Firm Buys Former Heidtman Plant

Feb. 6, 2013 Logistics Firm Buys Former Heidtman Plant Heidtman Steel's shuttered facility in Maryland will retain its metals industry tie...

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New Metals Supermarket Opens in Chicago Area

Feb. 6, 2013 New Metals Supermarket Opens in Chicago Area The newest Metal Supermarkets facility has opened in Bolingbrook, Ill., the fou...

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Castle Restructuring, to Close 5 Warehouses

Feb. 6, 2013 Castle Restructuring, to Close 5 Warehouses A.M. Castle & Co., Oak Brook, Ill., plans a major organizational restructurin...

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