Metal Center News April 2008

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April 2008

Automotive Market
Bottom of the Trough in Sight?
Metal suppliers are looking past 2008 at hopeful signs of an automotive rebound.

Steel Futures Rollout
Draws Another Look
Proponents of steel futures trading press on despite lackluster interest among steel producers and distributors.

Stainless Weathers 2007 Storm:
Do More Dark Clouds Loom?
Analyst Markus Moll says prospects for the worldwide stainless market are heavily dependent on the U.S. economy’s run-in with recession.

MCN Case Study: Contractors Steel Co.
Contractors Grows as Economy Slows
Despite the doldrums in Detroit, this Michigan service center continues its half-century of growth with unabated investment in plant and equipment.

From the Editor's Desk
Surprising Steel Prices Defy
Law of Supply and Demand
By Tim Triplett,
Editor-In-Chief

Business Topics
What Recession? Steel's Poised
for Profits Despite Poor Demand
By Tim Triplett,
Editor-In-Chief

Commentary and analysis on the metals market from Editor Tim Triplett

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Business Solutions for Service Centers by experts in their fields.

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The Cutting Edge, Cutting and Sawing Equipment, a service center technology supplement to Metal Center News

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Systems Designed with Metals in Mind: What Service Centers Should Know About Today's Software Solutions

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All the latest products for the Metal Service Center Industry

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TRUMPF TruLaser Improves Bevels, Welds

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Behringer Offers High-Production Saw for Pipe, Bar

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Miyachi Unitek Offers 5-Axis Fiber Laser

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Directories

Metal Distribution 2012 is your on-line guide to Metal Producers, Equipment Manufacturers and Software companies.

2012 Directory of Master Distributors
Not Published on This Web site
The Metal Center News Directory 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.

Print copies are available for $85 U.S. for each copy. Download Order Form.

2013 Directory of Toll Processors
Not Published on This Web site
Metal Center News' annual toll processing directory is a simple-to-use resource to help companies locate service providers that can meet their specific processing needs.

Print copies are available for $85 U.S. for each copy. Download Order Form.