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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...
Chicago-based Zekelman Industries has announced that American Tube Mfg. has been renamed Atlas Tube – Birmingham. The change reflects the ownership position from the acquisition of American Tube Mfg. in February 2017 and the integration of the Birmingham plant into the Atlas Tube operating...
London-based Primetals Technologies and ExxonMobil have signed a global lubricants agreement to provide lubricants and enhanced technical services exclusively to Primetals Technologies customers. The offer includes three new product families engineered for the performance requirements of Primetals...
Alliance Steel Corp., Bedford Park, Ill., has been awarded a bid for 25 acres of land in Gary, Ind., as well as authorization of the execution of a purchase agreement in preparation for the company’s potential relocation to Indiana. If the move goes forward, the company plans to construct a...
Lynam Industries and Vista Metals, both of Fontana, Calif., welcomed Rep. Norma Torres, D-Calif., on Aug. 8. She visited the companies as part of her five-day “Made in the 35th” tour. Lynam Industries manufactures sheet metal products and enclosures. Vista Metals is a manufacturer of aluminum...
Coil coating is usually associated with prepainted metals, which are often used in high-volume production environments such as cabinet manufacturing. That’s changing, however. Here are four reasons manufacturers should look to coil lines for more than just painting.
The International Titanium Association has published Titanium Statistical Review 2012-2016, now available for download. It is a compilation of titanium statistics from government and trade association data. The publication includes industry statistics for Canada, China, EU, Japan, Russia, Taiwan,...
The Doe Run Co., St. Louis, has named Anthony Staley as general manager for the Metals Division. He oversees metal processing and recycling operations at the company’s Resource Recycling facility in Boss, Mo., and the refinery, strip mill, and alloying and casting facility in Herculaneum, Mo....
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.