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It isn’t often the head of a U.S. trade group lauds the implementation of tariffs by another country. But that’s just what Charles Johnson of the Aluminum Association did last week.

Service center shipments of steel and aluminum plummeted in both the U.S. and Canada in March, the Metals Service Center Institute reported in its latest Metals Activity Report.

Global conflict in multiple locations has defense spending on the rise, though sourcing material remains a challenge.

TW Metals has made two promotions to its leadership team. Bob Pullen has assumed the role of vice president of supply chain. He replaces Bill Schmid, who is retiring this summer after 47 years with the Exton, Pa.-based company.

Braner/Loopco has installed a precision Hi-Performance Turret Head Slitting and Packaging Line for Ulbrich of Illinois. The line is designed to process surface-critical stainless coil in gauges from 0.020 inches through 0.187 inches.

ArcelorMittal Calvert is planning for an advanced manufacturing facility in Calvert, Ala., that could deliver 150,000 metric tons of domestic production capacity of non-grain-oriented electrical steel annually.

IBC Advanced Alloys Corp. will focus on its profitable Copper Alloys division in Franklin, Ind., and cease production this summer at its Massachusetts beryllium-aluminum alloy plant because of insufficient long-term demand for cast beryllium-aluminum alloy products.

The Wieland Group has introduced a new line of lead-free brass with its SZ product family, specifically the eco SZ3 alloy.

Lapham-Hickey Steel Corporation has acquired the operating assets of Crystal Steel Corp., Middleton, Mass. Crystal Steel is a distributor of carbon steel coil products.

United Steel Supply LLC will invest up to $10 million at Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville to open a steel processing and painting facility. Based in Austin, Texas, United Steel Supply is one of the largest steel processors and distributors in the country and a joint venture with Indiana-based Steel Dynamics Inc.