Metal Center News November 2008

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November 2008

Financial Headwind Slows Aerospace
With the pace of new aircraft orders slowing, the outlook for aerospace metals sales next year is up in the air.

Aluminum Market Outlook
All’s Quiet on the Nonferrous Front
Aluminum mills and distributors face an uncertain outlook for 2009 as the worldwide financial crisis threatens to filter down to industrial manufacturing.

How Long Before Canada’s
Economy Joins the U.S.?
So far, the Canadian economy seems relatively unfazed by the credit crisis in the United States. But is it only a matter of time before Canada gets drawn into the economic woes of its biggest trading partner?

Third-Quarter Report & Outlook
Mills, Service Centers Girding for a Downturn
In their latest report to analysts and investors, some of the industry’s leading publicly held companies see “no forward visibility on the market or economy.”

Cutting Edge
Service Center Technology Supplement to Metal Center News: Cutting and Sawing Equipment

From the Editor's Desk
Veterans Not Too Worried:
'We've Seen Tougher Times'
By Tim Triplett,
Editor-In-Chief

Business Topics
Steel Distributors Growing
More Pessimistic
Excerpted from September Steel Distributor Survey
by Bob Richard

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 2013 is your on-line guide to Metal Producers, Equipment Manufacturers and Software companies.

2013 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.