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Joy Abbitt has joined BluTec Machinery as a Florida territory manager. Headquartered in Hickory, N.C., BluTec is a distributor of Elk Grove, Ill.-based MC Machinery Systems Inc.

President Joe Biden unveiled a $2 trillion infrastructure plan in Pittsburgh. The American Jobs Plan would provide significant new funding for infrastructure investment.

Chemcoaters, a provider of anti-corrosion metal coatings for several industries, passed Body-in-White testing near the end of 2020, allowing customers to use their products in the automotive supply chain. This marks the first time Chemcoaters’ rust-preventing products have been approved for use in BIW automotive applications.

United Steelworkers employees have begun a strike at nine ATI facilities. The USW claims ATI is engaged in unfair labor practices.

Earlier this month, Danny Kerr gave a MetalconLive! presentation titled Attracting and Hiring Rock Star Staff. Kerr is managing partner and founder of Breakthrough Academy, Abbotsford, British Columbia. The company helps entrepreneurs in the trades grow their companies’ profitability and effectively manage their time.

Finished steel imports into the U.S. of 2.7 million tons were down 11.1 percent through the first two months of the year, the American Iron and Steel Institute reported. Total imports were down 7.5 percent to 4.3 million tons.

The OECD remains concerned about global overcapacity and other structural issues preventing a sustainable recovery of the steel industry. The OECD conducted its 89th session over the course of four days earlier in March.

U.S. Steel Corp. has launched its newest sustainable steel product line, verdeX. The company introduced the development at the Ceres Conference 2021.

Credit insurance can help companies in many ways – from mitigating risk to growing sales.

Welser Profile has acquired an existing 160,000 square feet of space in Valley City, Ohio, to expand its offerings. The new space follows on the heels of Welser’s 2018 acquisition of Superior Roll Forming.