The Association of Metal Processors and Distributors (AMPD) serves the needs of professionals in the steel distribution industry.
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Business Forward Inc., Washington, D.C., has published its latest monthly American Steel Index report, which compares the prices U.S. manufacturers and their foreign competitors pay for hot- and cold-rolled steel. The index demonstrates three points about the recent Section 232 steel tariffs....
Sims Metal Management, a provider of metals and electronics recycling, has joined the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). The company operates more than 200 facilities in 20 countries and employs abouty 5,000 people globally. WBCSD President/CEO Peter Bakker said, "We live...
Washington Equity Partners, a private equity firm based in the Washington, D.C., metro area, has acquired Accu-Tube Corp. of Englewood, Colo., and appointed Kevin McGrath as CEO. Accu-Tube manufactures standard and custom-size stainless steel tubing from 0.009 to 0.375 in. OD for the medical,...
The materials science team at Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, N.M., has engineered a platinum-gold alloy that it believes to be the most wear-resistant metal in the world. It’s 100 times more durable than high-strength steel, making it the first alloy, or combination of metals, in the...
Mid Continent Steel & Wire Inc., Poplar Bluff, Mo., a producer of steel nails that has reduced its workforce substantially because of soaring costs and cancelled sales resulting from the Section 232 tariffs, welcomed Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley to tour its facility on Aug. 17. The 25...
President Donald Trump’s tweet and tariffs targeting Turkey are just one example of how the White House makes it hard for manufacturers to be confident in their planning.
Penn Stainless Products, a distributor and processor of stainless steel sheet, plate, bar, structural, pipe, and tubular products, recently installed a new Koike Aronson Versagraph Millennium series model 6300 plasma cutting system at its Jackson Center, Pa., facility. The system uses Hypertherm...
Solar Atmospheres Inc. recently hosted the ASM Intl. Teachers’ Camp at its Souderton, Pa., facility. Twelve teachers spent a week at Temple University’s Ambler campus, learning the basics of materials science technology as taught at the high school level and working hands-on with metals,...
The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced the final decision in its antidumping and countervailing duty investigations into stainless steel flanges from India, imposing combined antidumping and countervailing duties of approximately 24 percent to 401.41 percent on Indian flanges. The decision...
Germany-based thyssenkrupp Schulte is expanding its Frankfurt site, which handles sales of carbon steel, stainless steel, and nonferrous metals. The expansion includes a larger high-bay warehouse and processing equipment.
About 65 employees currently work for the company in Frankfurt.
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...
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 subscriptionIn this episode of The Fabricator Podcast, Caleb Chamberlain, co-founder and CEO of OSH Cut, discusses his company’s...
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.