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Aluminum Association President and CEO Heidi Brock made a last-second push to convince the Trump Administration to grant permanent exemptions to all U.S. trading partners that operate as market economies.

Red Bud Industries, Red Bud, Ill., has received an order for a cut-to-length line with stretcher leveler from Ratner Steel. The line will be installed at the company’s new facility in Osceola, Ark.

Despite higher first-quarter sales, AK Steel saw a significant year-over-year decrease in net income to start the year. The West Chester, Ohio-based steelmaker reported net income of $28.7 million in the first quarter of 2018, compared with net income of $84.4 million in the year-ago period.

U.S. Steel, Pittsburgh, reported net earnings of $18 million in the first quarter, a reversal of the $180 million loss posted in the same quarter of 2017. The steelmaker’s net sales increased 15.5 percent to $3.1 billion in the quarter.

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the Brussels-based World Steel Association was 148.3 million tons in March, a 4 percent increase compared with the same month in 2017. The year-to-date total of 426.6 million tons was up 4.1 percent against the prior year.

Lapham-Hickey Steel Corp., Bedford Park, Ill., has acquired the Thompson Companies, including the Thompson Dayton Steel Service Centers.

Reliance Steel and Aluminum Co., Los Angeles, reported a record $2.76 billion in sales in the first quarter, a 14 percent increase from last year and up 16 percent from the fourth quarter.

Longview, Texas-based Texas Iron and Steel has completed its first acquisition, purchasing fellow Texas service center Commerce Steel in a $2 million deal.

The U.S. labor force is getting older. It’s a fact that many companies are learning and one they will have to contend with for quite some time.

Big River Steel has signed an option agreement with the Port of Brownsville covering 800 acres of property. The Arkansas-based steel producer is weighing the development of a $1.6-million manufacturing, storage and distribution facility at the port.