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The global flat steel market is expected to reach $1,015.7 billion by 2025, growing at a CAGR of 3.6 percent, according to a new report published by Grand View Research Inc. The report, “Flat Steel Market Analysis By Product (Sheet & Strips, Plates), By Material (Carbon, Alloy, Stainless, Tool),...
Italy-based Davi, a plate and angle roll manufacturer with a U.S. facility in Dallas, has received an order for a plate roll machine from a service center in France.
The 10-ft. by 3.5-in. variable-axis roll will be employed in the French firm’s newly opened service center in China.
Steel Market Update currently provides a look at “months of supply” of flat-rolled steel at steel service centers. A new effort is underway to drill down and focus on “days of inventory on hand.”
Netherlands-based Constellium N.V. has extended its long-term contract with aircraft manufacturer Pilatus to support its new executive jets aircraft program. Under this contract, Constellium will supply Pilatus with aerospace plates from its manufacturing plant in Issoire, France, to support the...
The Department of Justice has accused Perfectus Aluminum Inc., Ontario, Calif., of illegally importing more than 2.1 million aluminum pallets from China to the U.S. , evading $1.5 billion in tariffs, from 2011 to 2014. The DOJ has alleged that the company is effectively owned and controlled by Liu...
The American Institute for International Steel (AIIS) has released a report it commissioned from Martin Associates, “The 2016 National Economic Impact of Imported Iron and Steel Products on the U.S. Marine Transportation System and the U.S. Economy,” to illustrate the potential devastating...
The International Titanium Association (ITA), Eastlake, Colo., will host the Fundamentals of Titanium Metallurgy Workshop on Oct. 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Hollywood, Fla. The workshop will provide attendees with detailed information on the types, uses, and properties of common titanium...
The U.S. Department of Commerce has started new antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations to determine whether imports of stainless steel flanges from China and India are being dumped in the U.S. and whether producers in China and India are receiving alleged unfair...
Admiral Steel, a supplier of specialty spring, alloy, and strip-quality steels as coil and sheets, now offers precision-cut blanks with the addition of a Minster-Nova blanking line. According to the company, the line delivers very tight length tolerances and improved flatness when blanking coil to...
Demand for metal roofing in commercial building construction applications is projected to advance to 19 million squares in 2021. The new commercial market will see rapid gains, bolstered by growth in office, retail, and lodging construction spending. Metal roofing will be used increasingly in such...
Irving, Texas-based Commercial Metals Co. has completed the sale of its raw materials trading division, CMC Cometals, to Traxys North America LLC and Traxys Europe SA. CMC Cometals markets, distributes, and processes metal, ores, concentrates, industrial minerals, ferroalloys, chemicals, and...
Perry, Ohio-based MidWest Materials, a carbon flat-rolled steel service center, has appointed Rob Loveman as director of sales, plate products. He has more than 25 years of experience in the steel industry serving as executive vice president of Loveman Steel Corp. Loveman holds a bachelor’s...
Steel mills announce price increases. Steel distributors note they have too much inventory on hand. Steel consumers may not have to deal with announced price increases after all.
Eriez offers the Shred1™ ballistic separator for use in shredding yards, steel mills, and slag processing facilities. It uses ballistics to upgrade frag by segregating the copper-bearing materials from the rest of the ferrous materials. The unit delivers two distinct fractions: a low-copper...
Industry visionary and pioneer James Paddock, who worked to establish a reliable international supply chain for the titanium industry and helped sustain and enlighten the domestic market through his support of a fledgling trade association, is the recipient of the 2017 International Titanium...
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 subscriptionThis week on The Fabricator Podcast, Jason Becker, host of the Arc Junkies Podcast and owner of Underground...
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.