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The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), a trade association for structural steel based in New York, has advised its membership of possible market impacts from the Section 232 tariffs ordered by President Trump. “First, the cost of material is just one of several components in the...
Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., has announced it is pleased that President Trump has moved forward to implement the previously announced tariffs on steel imports. "We thank the president for taking decisive and meaningful action to address the massive flood of dumped and illegally subsidized steel...
United States Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, has announced it will restart one of two blast furnaces and the steelmaking facilities at its Granite City Works, an integrated steelmaking plant in Granite City, Ill. The additional capacity will support anticipated increased demand for steel in the U.S. from...
In January 2018 recycled aluminum alloy producers from across the U.S. formed the Aluminum Recyclers Council (ARC). Based in Wauconda, Ill., the council was formed to give key contributors to the aluminum industry a unified voice in an industry undergoing dramatic changes. ARC’s mission is to...
Aleris, a provider of aluminum rolled products, has announced that Helene Lagace, director of research and development, and Brittany Kanz, manager of master planning and inventory, have been named as recipients of Women in Manufacturing STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Production) Ahead...
California Steel Industries Inc. (CSI), Fontana, Calif., is calling for President Trump to exclude semifinished steel (slabs) from the 25 percent tariffs he is expected to impose on steel imports as part of the administration's investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act. CSI is a...
Tokyo-based Kobe Steel Ltd. has announced that CEO Hiroya Kawasaki and Executive Vice President Akira Kaneko have resigned effective April 1 following a scandal over the fabrication of data for products delivered to a variety of industries. The company also said it has discovered that more affected...
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC), Wauconda, Ill., cautions President Trump not to miss the opportunity to confront the real threat to the U.S. aluminum industry: China. AEC says that a global tariff on aluminum products will have the opposite effect than intended and actually play into...
The Trade Partnership, Washington, D.C., has published a brief that examines the potential net impacts on U.S. jobs across all industries of proposed tariffs applied to targeted steel and aluminum imports from all countries. “Does Import Protection Save Jobs?” finds that the tariffs would...
Chicago-based Zekelman Industries, an independent steel pipe and tube manufacturer and provider of modular construction technology, has announced that each of its 2,300 employees will receive a $1,000 annual bonus beginning when President Trump's planned steel trade policy changes take effect, for...
Ashland, Ky.-based Braidy Industries has purchased Veloxint, an ultrahigh-strength alloy and powder metallurgy provider in Framingham, Mass. Veloxint, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Braidy Industries, is led by CEO Dr. Alan Lund, who also assumes the role of Braidy Industries’ chief technology...
The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International (FMA), which represents the interests of the 1.4 million people employed in the U.S. fabricated metal product manufacturing industry, has issued a statement expressing disappointment in President Donald Trump’s announcement to levy a 25...
Steel Warehouse of Arkansas, a provider of production-ready steel sheets, blanks, and slit coil, has announced it will expand the facility on the campus of Big River Steel in Osceola, Ark., to include a Red Bud stretcher-leveler line. The new equipment is expected to be operational by the end of...
SMS has installed an advanced quench-and-temper facility heat-treatment line at TimkenSteel Corp.’s Gambrinus Steel Plant in Canton, Ohio, and the line has started full commercial production. The compact line can treat 10 tons per hour of bars and heavy-walled tubes up to 13 in. dia. It comprises...
In response to Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross' recently released recommendations to adjust aluminum imports, CTTF, a trade group committed to bringing attention to the issue of global aluminum overcapacity, has launched a campaign video titled "Aluminum Now-- Mr. President, Make U.S. Aluminum a...
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.