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Articles tagged with "steel prices"
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10 burning questions you asked about the steel price meltdown: The answers you want to knowDecember came, and the Section 201 tariffs went out under the tide of global and World Trade Organization (WTO) pressure. Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, material price increases hit the metals industry like a tidal wave that made the tariff increases look like gently lapping wading waves. "The Perfect Storm," it's been called.
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Metal manufacturing's greatest concerns: Thoughts from the frontline |
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Steel prices still No. 1Steel prices, which are influenced by raw material availability and prices and rising energy costs, remain metal manufacturing's greatest concern. This article discusses steel prices and discloses how other concerns rank. It also features comments from the metalworking industry professionals who responded to a survey about these concerns.
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Metals upsets, offsets, and onsets in 2007: What are the smart plays on price? |
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Steel prices remain top concern in 2007The January 2007 "Fabricating Update" asked subscribers to choose their No. 1 concern from a list of factors affecting metal manufacturing. It also asked whether the Democrat-controlled Congress sworn in Jan. 4 will have a positive, negative, or no effect on their businesses. This article presents the survey findings.
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Economy edges out other concernsThe fourth annual Fabricating Update subscriber survey revealed that anxiety about the U.S. economy outranks other metal manufacturing industry concerns, including steel prices, the No. 1 concern the previous three years. Beating steel prices by a nose was the skilled-labor shortage. Find out what metal manufacturers think of these and other concerns.
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Opening the gate to efficiency: Farm equipment-maker combines new, custom machines to boost productivitySince 1945 family-owned and -operated Tarter Gate has grown in staff and sales as it has changed the design of its products. To keep up with sales, continue growing the company, and absorb as many rising costs as possible — particularly in steel and fuel prices — the company uses custom machines and new technologies to its advantage.
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