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Schuff Steel Co., a steel fabricator and erector in Columbia, S.C., part of the DBM Global Inc. family of companies and an operating subsidiary of HC2 Holdings Inc., has announced it will refurbish a 148,000-sq.-ft. facility in Rock Hill, S.C., with new operations to begin by Q4 2018. This $9...
A new report states that the market for high-strength steel (HSS) is projected to grow from $27.32 billion in 2018 to $40.85 billion by 2023, at a CAGR of 8.4 percent. The report, titled "High Strength Steel Market by Type (High Strength Low Alloy, Dual Phase, Bake Hardenable, Carbon Manganese),...
The American Institute for International Steel (AIIS) and two of its member companies, Sim-Tex LP and Kurt Orban Partners LLC, have filed a motion for summary judgment with the U.S. Court of International Trade in an effort to halt enforcement of the law under which tariffs are currently being...
Stamping manufacturers that generate stainless steel and high-nickel alloy scrap can increase the return on their material investment by segregating and labeling their scrap.
As steel prices finally level off after a dramatic months-long climb, foreign steel prices start to look pretty attractive. To buy or not to buy that steel is a question that now carries a lot of risk, much more than it did only a year ago.
Olympic Steel Inc., a national metals service center, has been awarded an IATF 16949 management system certificate for its Detroit facility. The International Automotive Task Force technical specification covers manufacturing of flat-rolled steel, stainless, and aluminum, including slitting,...
Benada Aluminum LLC, a producer of extrusions for the pool and patio enclosure, distribution, fenestration, and fence markets, has added a production line at its facility in Sanford, Fla. This addition gives the company an annual capacity of 60 million lbs. of aluminum extrusions. With the jobs the...
Cortec Corp. has developed two Corrologic® products to help prevent corrosion of tube and pipe. CorrCaps™ are heavy-wall, black polyethylene pipe caps that containvapor-phase corrosion inhibitors (VpCI®) to protect pipe threads, pipe ends, and other tubular objects from corrosion, mechanical...
Samuel, Son & Co. Ltd., an integrated network of metal manufacturing, processing, and distribution divisions based in Burlington, Ont., has acquired Riverside, Calif.-based Sierra Aluminum, a provider of aluminum extrusions and related products. Sachin Shivaram has been named president, Sierra...
The Coalition of American Metal Manufacturers and Users (CAMMU) issued the following statement on the July 11 Senate passage, by a vote of 88-11, of a provision that instructs lawmakers working on reconciling spending bills to include language that would give Congress a role in Section 232 tariffs:...
ASTM Intl.’s committee on steel, stainless steel, and related alloys is creating a specification for a new kind of high-grade, lightweight steel tube used in construction of bridges and buildings. Specifically, the standard is for cold-formed, welded, high-strength carbon steel or low-alloy...
Houston-based Texas Steel Conversion Inc. (TSC), a processor of oil country tubular goods and manufacturer of drill pipe, has acquired the business assets of Superior Drillpipe Mfg. Inc., a Houston manufacturer of friction-welded horizontal directional drilling (HDD) drill pipe up to 8-3/4 in., as...
Metal Supermarkets, a supplier of small-quantity metals in Mississauga, Ont., has announced the start of the fourth annual Metal My Way contest, which showcases creative and innovative metal projects from the U.S. and Canada. Individuals and businesses can submit a photo or video of their metal...
A new book from ASM Intl., History of Metals in America, details more than 300 years of metals and metallurgy in the U.S. Written by Charles (Bob) R. Simcoe and edited by Frances Richards, the book leads readers through the evolution of metals and metallurgy from the beginning of iron production in...
Mueller Industries Inc., a copper and copper alloy manufacturer in Memphis, Tenn., has acquired ATCO Rubber Products Inc., a manufacturer of insulated HVAC flexible duct systems. The acquisition will support Mueller’s strategy to grow its climate products businesses. It produces tubing, fittings,...
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.