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Metals Service Center Institute
The Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) is a trade association that supports and represents most elements of the metals value chain, including metals producers, distributors, and processors and, to a lesser extent, the interests of metals users. Its primary membership consists of metals service centers – businesses that inventory and distribute metals for industrial customers and perform first-stage processing.
Latest News
U.S. and Canadian Service Center Shipments Continued to Decline in June
18 July 2013 - U.S. and Canadian service center shipments of both steel and aluminum continued to decline in June at rates that were similar to those displayed in May, the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) reports.
MSCI Reports U.S. and Canadian Metals Shipments Continue Below Last Year’s Levels
19 June 2013 - In its latest metals activity report, the Metals Service Center Institute said metals shipments from both U.S. and Canadian service centers in May were below last year's levels.
Reliance's Hannah Appointed Chairman of MSCI
20 May 2013 - The Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) announced that David H. Hannah, chairman and chief executive officer of Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., has been elected chairman of the board for the MSCI effective 1 July.
MSCI: North American Service Center Shipment Decline Accelerates
16 April 2013 - Metal shipments in March 2013 decreased at rates that were greater than the declines registered in January and February, the Metals Service Center Institute reported.
North American Service Center Shipments Fell in February
19 March 2013 - Steel shipments from U.S. service centers during the month of February declined almost 8% from a year ago while declines in U.S. service center aluminum shipments declined by just over 12%, the Metals Service Center Institute reported.
2013 Off to a Slow Start for North American Service Centers
20 February 2013 - Service centers’ metal shipments decrease in January 2013 from last January’s levels at small, single digit rates in both the U.S. and Canada, the Metals Service Center Institute reports.
Metals Service Center Institute Responds to State of the Union Address
14 February 2013 - While the Metals Service Center Institute supports the majority of the policies to expand U.S. manufacturing outlined by President Obama, it also recognizes several proposals outlined by the president could have profoundly negative consequences for metals producers, distributors and processors.
MSCI: 2012 Service Center Shipments Match 2011
16 January 2013 - With the exception of aluminum shipments in Canada, which increased moderately, the slowdown in North American service center shipments from 2011 levels that has characterized the second half of 2012 and continued in December, left the year about even with 2011.
North American Service Center Shipments Down Year-on-Year in November
18 December 2012 - The slowdown in shipments from 2011 levels that has characterized the second half of 2012, resumed in November after a brief pick-up in October. Inventory to sales ratios deteriorated slightly across the board, the Metals Service Center Institute reports.
MSCI Urges Strong Leadership, Bi-Partisan Cooperation in U.S. Government
23 November 2012 - As Congress returns to work, Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) expressed the need for Congress and the Obama administration to refocus their energy and efforts on issues critical to manufacturing and the metals industry.
North American Service Centers See Pick Up in October
15 November 2012 - The slowdown in shipments from U.S. and Canadian service centers from 2011 levels which began in August, eased significantly in October, the Metals Service Center Institute reports.
MSCI: Slowdown Continued in September in the U.S. and Canada
16 October 2012 - The slowdown in shipments from 2011 levels, which began last month, continued in September, according to the latest figures from the Metals Service Center Institute.
August Service Center Shipments Slow in the U.S. and Canada
20 September 2012 - August 2012 shipments were slightly lower than in the same month in 2011 for steel and aluminum in the U.S. and for steel in Canada. Although Canadian aluminum shipments were higher than the prior year, the increase slowed significantly.
North American Service Centers Report Steady Business Conditions
17 August 2012 - Canadian aluminum shipments were the bright spot in an otherwise quiet July. Steel shipments and shipments of aluminum in the U.S. were nearly flat in both countries.
North American Service Center Shipments Flat in June
23 July 2012 - June steel shipments declined by roughly 2% in the U.S. and about 1% in Canada from June 2011 levels. Inventory to sales ratios were virtually unchanged for both metals in both countries.
U.S. and Canadian Service Center Shipment Growth Picks Up in May
18 June 2012 - Growth in May shipments of aluminum and steel accelerated in both the U.S. and Canada, an improvement from the smaller growth levels shown in April. Inventory positions improved slightly in both countries, according to the latest report from the Metals Service Center Institute.
Service Center Shipments Show Small Bounce Back in April
16 May 2012 - April service center shipments of aluminum and steel were up slightly in both the U.S. and Canada, an improvement from the year-over-year declines seen in March, according to the latest report from the Metals Service Center Institute.
Metals Service Center Growth Levels Off in March
18 April 2012 - March service center shipments of aluminum and steel were only slightly changed in both the United States and Canada, with inventory positions also remaining nearly constant in both countries, according the latest report from the Metals Service Center Institute.
Service Center Growth Momentum Increases in February
20 March 2012 - February service center shipments of aluminum and steel were up sharply from the same month in 2011 in both the U.S. and Canada, with inventory positions remaining constant in the U.S. and deteriorating only slightly in Canada, according the latest report from MSCI.
US and Canadian Service Center Shipments Show Year over Year Growth
17 February 2012 - Shipments from US and Canadian service centers continued to grow on a year-over-year basis in January 2012, according to the latest Metals Activity Report from the Metals Service Center Institute.
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