Jan. 5, 2006 — Macsteel Service Centers USA, Inc. announced that its recent acquisition, Alpha Steel, will now operate under the name Macsteel Service Centers USA.

The newly named Hammond, Ind., plant processes and distributes a broad inventory of structural steel beams, shapes, plate, sheet, tubing and pipe products. Located 19 miles outside of Chicago the facility supplies a large customer base of steel fabricators and OEMs. Alpha also operates a complete in-house processing center for hot rolled steel products.

Michael Hoffman, Macsteel Service Centers USA President and CEO, stated, "With the addition of Alpha Steel, we have greatly strengthened Macsteel Service Centers USA's already solid presence in the Midwest. As we had expected, the company and its capabilities have been a perfect complement to our existing structural business in the Midwest. We are very proud to have them under the Macsteel Service Centers USA name."

The former Alpha Steel is a large distributor of hot rolled and structural steel products in the Midwest.

Headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif., Macsteel Service Centers USA is a leading North American metals service center organization. The company has a network of 32 locations, which includes the former Edgcomb Metals, Regal Steel, Baldwin Steel, Ferro Union, Hokin Katz and Alpha Steel, all of which now operate as Macsteel Service Centers USA. Macsteel Service Centers USA processes and distributes carbon, stainless, aluminum and specialty metals to customers throughout North America and Puerto Rico. Products include a full range of flat rolled, plate, tubing, pipe, bar and structurals. The company also supplies a full range of steel building products, coated and prepainted metals.

Macsteel Service Centers USA is owned by the global steel company, Macsteel Holdings.