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Midwest Products & Engineering, a design and contract manufacturer to medical and technology OEMs, has acquired Racine Metal-Fab, a leader in the fabrication of highly aesthetic and complex precision sheet metal components and sub-assemblies.

Each month, the World Steel Association delivers its monthly report on crude steel production, which it culls from information from 64 countries that report to the Brussels-based organization. You’ve undoubtedly seen this information countless times.

U.S. steel mills shipped 8.2 million tons of steel in October, a 21.7 percent increase from the same month in 2020, the American Iron and Steel Institute reported. Shipments were up 1.6 percent from September.

PTC Alliance has agreed to purchase the business of Metal-Matic Inc., a producer of welded and drawn over mandrel carbon steel tubing for standard and specialty applications. Upon completion of the sale, the business will become part of PTC Alliance.

Worthington Industries reported net sales of $1.2 billion and net earnings of $110.3 million for its second quarter. In the prior year’s second quarter, the company reported net sales of $731.1 million and a net loss of $74 million.

Coe Press Equipment has appointed Terry Sawyer as new regional sales manager. He will represent the company in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.

In recent years, manufacturers have found little reason to shift from copper to competing materials.

Metal Supermarkets, headquartered in Toronto, has been named to the 2021 Franchise Times’ Top 400 list.

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. made its third acquisition in a week with Rotax Metals, a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based service center. Rotax specializes in copper, bronze and brass alloy products.

The pandemic and its aftermath have been beneficial to the HVAC market, but supply chain issues have tested the sector.