Service Centers
The latest news on companies processing and distributing steel products.
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Olympic Steel Reports Record Net Sales
08 August 2014 - Olympic Steel, Inc., a national metals service center, announced financial results for the second quarter and six months ended 30 June 2014.
Reliance Steel Completes Acquisition of Northern Illinois Steel Supply Co.
07 August 2014 - Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. has acquired all of the capital stock of Northern Illinois Steel Supply Co. (NIS), a value-added distributor and fabricator of a variety of steel and non-ferrous metal products, primarily structural steel components and parts, located in Channahon, Ill.
Leeco Steel Names Vice President of Purchasing
31 July 2014 - Leeco Steel, one of the largest suppliers of steel plate in North America, has appointed Ryan Murphy as vice president of purchasing.
Reliance Steel Reports Record Quarterly Sales in Q2
29 July 2014 - While the company was somewhat disappointed with demand growth in the second quarter, Reliance does expect the economy to continue to improve with the potential for continued volume improvement in the second half of 2014.
Wuppermann Orders Economical Pickling and HDG Line from SMS Siemag
10 July 2014 - At the end of June, Wuppermann Group, Germany, a family business with 140 years of experience in steel processing, awarded SMS Siemag the contract to deliver a hot-wide-strip pickling and hot-dip galvanizing line for its new plant in the Hungarian town of Győr-Gönyű.
Samuel Winnipeg Announces Aggressive Expansion Plans
07 July 2014 - Samuel, Son & Co., Ltd., is investing more than US$16 million in an expansion project to be completed over the next 12 months at its Winnipeg, Man., Canada, facility.
Platts Global Metals Awards Laud 2014 Winners’ Innovative & Philanthropic Initiatives
28 May 2014 - Companies and individuals from four continents were honored Wednesday, 21 May 2014 at the 2014 Platts Global Metals Awards for exemplary achievements in the steel, metals and mining industries.
April Service Center Shipments Up in U.S., Down in Canada
23 May 2014 - Growth continued in the United States for both steel and aluminum on a year-over-year basis, according to the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI). Canadian steel and aluminum shipments declined year over year in April 2014.
Olympic Steel Gives Favorable Outlook for Remainder of the Year
01 May 2014 - Olympic Steel Inc., a national metals service center, announced financial results for the first quarter ended 31 March 2014.
Mill Steel Opens New Service Center in Jeffersonville, Ind.
30 April 2014 - Mill Steel Co., a flat rolled steel service center company headquartered in Grand Rapids, Mich., announced the purchase, opening and expansion of its operations in Jeffersonville, Ind., at the Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville.
Reliance Steel Expects Continued Slow, Steady Recovery in Demand
29 April 2014 - In the first quarter of 2014, Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. said it the overall improvement in demand that it experienced in the second half of 2013 continued and it also saw the normal seasonal pick-up compared to the fourth quarter of 2013.
Steel Technologies to Acquire Stripco
23 April 2014 - Steel Technologies LLC announced its agreement to purchase Stripco LLC, Stripco Sales Co. LLC, and Stripco Express Inc. (collectively, “Stripco”).
MSCI: Service Center Growth Accelerates in March
16 April 2014 - Growth in shipments returned to healthy levels for steel and aluminum in both the U.S. and Canada, the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) said in its latest report.
Varsteel Purchases Herr-Voss Stamco ELT Enhanced Leveling Technology
16 April 2014 - Herr-Voss Stamco recently received an order from Varsteel Ltd. of Lethbridge, Alta., Canada, for an Enhanced Leveling Technology (ELT®) retrofit. This new enhancing leveler will process material up to .500” x 96” wide.
Olympic Steel Names Vice President, Sales and Marketing – Flat Rolled
15 April 2014 - Olympic Steel Inc. announced the promotion of Stephen Reyes to vice president, sales and marketing – Flat Rolled.
Steel Rolling Holdings Achieves ISO 9001:2008 Certification
01 April 2014 - Steel Rolling Holdings Inc. (SRH), a steel processing center specializing in cold rolling, annealing and tempering steel coils, announced that it has achieved ISO 9001:2008 certification.
Herr-Voss Stamco Commissions Two New Lines at Cascadia Metals
31 March 2014 - Herr-Voss Stamco® recently completed the commissioning of two new state-of-the-art processing lines at Cascadia Metals in Brandon, Man., Canada, including a cut-to-length line and a Strand Extensioner® slitting line.
McNeilus Steel Installs Fourth Red Bud Stretcher Leveling Line
10 March 2014 - McNeilus Steel recently installed a .500-in. (12.7-mm) cut-to-length line with a stretcher leveler with SUREGRIP® technology from Red Bud Industries at its Fond Du Lac, Wis., facility.
Japanese Companies Mull Steel Wire Rod Processing Plant in Mexico
03 March 2014 - Kobe Steel, Ltd., trading affiliate Shinsho Corp., Metal One Corp., Osaka Seiko Ltd., and Republic Steel have signed a memorandum of understanding to consider establishing a joint venture in Mexico to process steel wire rod into steel wire of cold heading quality (CHQ).
Reliance Steel Gives 2014 Outlook, Reports 2013 Results
21 February 2014 - Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended 31 December 2013.