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Heidtman Steel completes pickling line upgrade
Heidtman Steel, a processor of flat-rolled carbon steel, has installed a Bradbury leveler in its Cleveland pickling line.
While the overall...
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ThyssenKrupp and Outokumpu to combine stainless steel businesses
ThyssenKrupp, Essen, Germany, and Outokumpu have announced the combination of Outokumpu with Inoxum, the stainless steel unit of ThyssenKrupp, to...
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Reliance Steel to acquire McKey Perforating Co.
Reliance Steel & Aluminum has announced that a subsidiary is acquiring McKey Perforating Co. Inc., a metal perforating and fabricating company...
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HRB prices on an uptrend
The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker ™ Western European HRB price for January 23 rose 2.6 percent to $662 per ton (on a Euro basis, it rose 1.2...
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Ulbrich Stainless Steels and Special Metals moves corporate headquarters
Ulbrich Stainless Steels and Special Metals Inc., a manufacturer of strip, foil, and wire products, has announced the relocation of its corporate...
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Plymouth Tube announces changes to leadership team
Plymouth Tube, Warrenville, Ill., has named David Barnes to the newly created role of chief operating officer (COO). He has served as vice...
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Scott Stainless Steel moves to larger facility
Scott Stainless Steel Inc. has moved to a facility in Northbrook, Ill., doubling its space and providing room for expansion.
The company...
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O'Neal Industries acquires Iowa Laser Technology
O’Neal Industries, a family-owned metals service center in Birmingham, Ala., has announced the acquisition of Iowa Laser Technology Inc., a...
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HRB prices consolidate gains
The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker ™ U.S. spot HRB price for January 9 rose 3.6 percent to $802 per ton, FOB the mill, for the fourth consecutive...
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Greer upgrades four rolling mills
Greer Steel, Dover, Ohio, a producer of cold-rolled steel strip to customer specifications, has completed significant upgrades on its 30-, 22-,...
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Mid-West Materials completes expansion with massive stretch leveling system
In a ceremony marking the final phase of a multiyear, multimillion-dollar expansion, Mid-West Materials Inc. unveiled North America's largest...
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Marmon/Keystone promotes president, vice president
Marmon/Keystone, a wholesale distributor of tubular products in Butler, Pa., has announced the promotion of two executives.
J.T. "Tim"...
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Nucor announces plan to close Nuconsteel
Nucor Corp. announced today that it will exit the business of fabricating light gauge steel framing and therefore will close its Nuconsteel...
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Wise Metals Group hires CFO
Monte D. Schaefer has joined Wise Metals Group, Muscle Shoals, Ala., as CFO.
Schaefer worked previously at Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp.,...
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MSCI forms Red Metals division
The Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI), Schaumburg, Ill., has added a Copper and Brass Specialty Division.
"This is the natural evolution...
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Marmon/Keystone establishes value-added processing center
Marmon/Keystone has opened a new Southeast regional value-added processing center at its branch in Charlotte, N.C. The center handles value-added...
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World, Western Europe, China HRB prices up; U.S. prices down
The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker ™ World export HRB price for August 22 rose 2.2 percent to $710 per ton, FOB the port of export, for the second...
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Fisher-Barton opens new materials research lab
The Fisher-Barton Group hosted the grand opening of its new $2 million, 1,800-sq.-ft. materials research laboratory Aug. 2 in Watertown, Wis. The...
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United Performance Metals relocates California facility
United Performance Metals has relocated its California branch to a new facility in La Mirada to accommodate the company's growth in the region....
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HRB price decline continues
The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker ™ U.S. HRB price spot for July 25 fell 4.9 percent to $770 per ton, FOB the port of export, for the eighth...
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Chicago Tube and Iron announces completion of merger with Olympic Steel
Olympic Steel Inc., Cleveland, and Chicago Tube and Iron Co. (CTI), Romeoville, Ill., have completed their previously announced merger...
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Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. agrees to acquire Continental Alloys & Services Inc.
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. has announced that it has reached an agreement to purchase all of the outstanding capital securities of...
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Mississippi Steel Processing opens new facility
Mississippi Steel Processing LLC's new flat-rolled toll processing operation, located on the campus of Severstal Steel Mill in Columbus, Miss.,...
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Hynes Industries names four vice presidents
Hynes Industries, a North American supplier and processor of steel and nonferrous metals in Youngstown, Ohio, has announced four new leadership...
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Marmon/Keystone expands Monterrey operation
Marmon/Keystone, Butler, Pa., has doubled the size of its Monterrey, Mexico, location to a total of 54,000 sq. ft. of warehouse space. The company...
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United Performance Metals named one of Cincinnati's top places to work
Enquirer Media has ranked United Performance Metals as 28th on its Top Places to Work 2011 list for greater Cincinnati and northern Kentucky....
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AK Steel recognized for best operational improvements
AK Steel has received an award for Best Operational Improvements from American Metal Market (AMM), a metal industry publication. The award...
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Molybdenum use hits new high
Global use of molybdenum has soared to a new high of 474 million lbs., surpassing the peak use in 2007 of 470 million lbs., according to new...
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HRB downward price trend slowing
The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker ™ World export HRB price for June 13 rose 1.4 percent to $738 per ton, FOB the port of export, after falling...
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Atlas Tube to reopen Arkansas facility
Atlas Tube, a division of JMC Steel Group, has announced that it will reopen its hollow structural section (HSS) manufacturing facility in...
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Macsteel renamed by Brazilian owner
Gerdau S.A., Brazilian owner of Macsteel, Jackson, Mich., has changed the company's official name from Gerdau Macsteel to Gerdau Special Steel...
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International Metallographic Society to appoint honorary CFO
The International Metallographic Society (IMS), an affiliate society of ASM International, will appoint David Rollings as honorary CFO in...
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HRB prices down worldwide
The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker ™ Chinese HRB ex-works price for May 23 slipped 0.3 percent to $634 per ton after rising four consecutive...
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Marmon/Keystone adds new equipment to Fort Worth facility
Marmon/Keystone, Butler, Pa., has completed installation of a model 6S modern automatic cutoff system at its Forth Worth, Texas, branch. The lathe...
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HRB prices down in U.S., up elsewhere
The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker ™ Chinese HRB ex-works price for May 9 rose 0.5 percent to $636 per ton for the fourth consecutive increase....
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AGA announces 2011 Excellence in Hot-Dip Galvanizing Award winners
The American Galvanizers Association (AGA), Centennial, Colo., has announced the winners of the 2011 Excellence in Hot-Dip Galvanizing Awards...
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HRB prices up slightly in China, down elsewhere
The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker ™ Chinese HRB ex-works price for April 25 rose 0.8 percent to $633 per ton for the third consecutive rise. The...
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ASTM presents Award of Merit to Michael Gold
ASTM Intl. Committee A01 on Steel, Stainless Steel and Alloys, W. Conshohocken, Pa., has presented consultant Michael Gold of Gold Metallurgical...
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Timken to increase capacity across steel plants
The Timken Company will increase its annual steelmaking capacity by 120,000 tons across its steel manufacturing facilities in Canton, Ohio. The...
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HRB pricing momentum stalls; China up, U.S., World, & Western Europe down
The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker ™ Chinese HRB ex-works price for April 11 rose 3.6 percent to $628 per ton for the second consecutive rise. The...
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Bushwick Metals promotes three executives
Bushwick Metals LLC, Bridgeport, Conn., a distributor of carbon steel, HSLA steel, stainless steel, and specialty products, has announced the...
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Macsteel Service Centers expands with Florida facility
Macsteel Service Centers USA, Newport Beach, Calif., has expanded its business operations in the Southeast with the opening of a new,...
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Marmon/Keystone promotes value-added manager, adds equipment
Marmon/Keystone has appointed Ryan Burdette to the position of value-added manager, based out of the company's Norcross, Ga., branch. He covers...
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HRB prices keep pushing ahead
The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker ™ Chinese HRB ex-works price for March 28 rose 2.2 percent to $606 per ton after declining two consecutive...
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HRB prices rise in U.S. and Western Europe, fall elsewhere
The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker ™ United States HRB spot price for March 14 rose 2.8 percent to $958 per metric ton, FOB the mill, for the...
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Ryerson acquires Singer Steel
Ryerson Inc., a distributor and processor of metals in North America and China, has announced that it has acquired Singer Steel Company, a...
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Steel Market Update reports on Japanese steel mills & manufacturing affected by earthquake
Steel Market Update has researched the status of various steel mills and manufacturing facilities in Japan that have been affected by the...
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TMK IPSCO upgrades facility in Wilder, Ky.
Pipe producer TMK IPSCO is making a number of investments at its facility in Wilder, Ky., intended to improve operational efficiency and add value...
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Kennametal raises more than half-million dollars for United Way
Latrobe, Pa.-based Kennametal Inc. has announced that it raised more than $570,000 in support of the United Way and its agencies during the...
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Marmon/Keystone opens hot-rolled seamless tubing depot on West Coast
Marmon/Keystone LLC, Butler, Pa., has added a hot-rolled seamless tubing depot at its Los Angeles branch. This new inventory supplies customers in...
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