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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...
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...
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.