The Association of Metal Processors and Distributors (AMPD) serves the needs of professionals in the steel distribution industry.
Follow the link below to find an AMPD member steel supplier near you.
The Lex Group, a flat-rolled steel and metal distributor with locations in Chicago and Los Angeles, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The group currently distributes more than 240,000 tons of steel per year. In celebration of the milestone, the group held a company picnic Aug. 10 for employees,...
TimkenSteel Corp.’s board of directors has appointed Marvin Riley, COO of EnPro Industries, as an independent director. Eleven directors now serve on the board. Riley has held several positions at EnPro, including president of its Fairbanks Morse division, vice president of manufacturing, vice...
Synergy Steel has announced plans to open a 32,000-sq.-ft. facility in Lancaster, S.C., that is expected to create 139 jobs. The North Carolina-based manufacturer of steel studs, engineered floor and roof trusses, and wall panels for the construction industry is investing $2.8 million in the...
Pittsburgh-based aluminum producer Alcoa has requested exemption from the 10 percent tariff on imported aluminum. The company wants to exclude some of its Canadian-produced aluminum rolling slab from the tariff, citing the need for the product to meet demand. "Due to the unavailability of U.S....
Bossier City, La.-based McElroy Metal recently opened its 13th U.S. manufacturing facility. Located in the Diamond, Mo., the new plant provides products for the post-frame industry, as well as the architectural and commercial construction markets, to customers in Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and...
Some companies are finding that they aren’t getting feedback about their requests for exclusions from the steel and aluminum tariffs, if they were able to pull together their exemption requests at all. As a result, Congress is calling on the Department of Commerce to get its act together.
The Hendrick group of companies has announced it has achieved ISO 9001:2015 at Hendrick Manufacturing of Carbondale, Pa.; Hendrick Metal Products, Elgin, Ill.; and Hendrick Screen Co., Owensboro, Ky. Hendrick Mfg. and Hendrick Metal Products are providers of perforated metals and high-precision...
Kloeckner Metals Corp. has announced that its Greenville, S.C., branch is the fifth to have been awarded an IATF 16949 management system certificate for processing flat-rolled steel, stainless, and aluminum, including slitting, cut-to-length, and configured blanks. The company’s other branches...
Chicago-based metals and logistics company Union Partners has announced that Lee Steel, Berg Steel, JIT Steel Service, and JIT Steel Transport will operate as Maksteel, and Opus Metals will change its name to Mak Specialty Metals. Now combined, Maksteel further expands its services in...
Metals service center Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., Los Angeles, has acquired all the issued and outstanding equity ownership interests of KMS Fab LLC in Luzerne, Pa., and KMS South Inc. in West Columbia, S.C. The companies offer precision sheet metal fabrication from prototypes to large...
Boomerang Tube LLC, an oil country tubular goods producer in Liberty, Texas, has purchased 100 percent of the ownership interests in Houston-based Southern Tube LLC (STL) from Nippon Steel & Sumikin Oil Field Services Inc. STL now operates as a wholly owned unit of Boomerang Tube. The acquisition...
Altair Eng. Inc. and the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) have announced the winners of the 6th annual Altair Enlighten Award. The awards honor the greatest achievements in vehicle weight savings each year. The winner in the Full Vehicle category is General Motors’ 2019 Chevrolet Silverado,...
Steel products manufacturer Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., has purchased a minority equity position in the parent of Trion Coatings LLC, which is developing an environmentally friendly chrome-plating technology. As part of its investment, Nucor is working with Trion Coatings to commercialize the...
Atlanta-based Novelis Inc., a provider of aluminum rolling and recycling, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aleris Corp., Cleveland, a global supplier of rolled aluminum products. Novelis will acquire Aleris' 13 manufacturing facilities across North America, Asia, and Europe, including...
Chemcoaters, a supplier of green coil coatings and traditional prepaint and protective coil coatings in Gary, Ind., has announced the retirement of Bill Krippes, director of new product development, after 16 years of service. Krippes has been in the coil and mill-applied coating industry for more...
The Fabricator is North America's leading magazine for the metal forming and fabricating industry. The magazine delivers the news, technical articles, and case histories that enable fabricators to do their jobs more efficiently. The Fabricator has served the industry since 1970.
start your free subscriptionAfter Ludlow Manufacturing Inc. (LMI) received The Fabricator's 2024 Industry Award, Todd Ludlow, founder and president of the...
The Association of Metal Processors and Distributors (AMPD) serves the needs of professionals in the steel distribution industry.
Follow the link below to find an AMPD member steel supplier near you.