United States Steel Corp. has honored Tube City IMS Corp.’s Tube City Division as a "2006 Outstanding Supplier."

U.S. Steel developed the award to recognize suppliers who provide outstanding service and performance.

"We are honored that Tube City has been recognized by U. S. Steel for the quality of our service. However, our teammates are the true winners of this award for their commitment to providing outstanding service to U. S. Steel," said Joseph Curtin, President and COO, Tube City IMS, Tube City Division.

"We are pleased that U. S. Steel considers us a trusted and dependable partner, and we look forward to not only continuing our relationship, but expanding it further."

Tube City IMS, through its Tube City and IMS Divisions, is a leading provider of outsourced steel services, including raw materials purchasing and sales worldwide, scrap management, scrap optimization, and slag processing and metal recovery services to integrated steel mills, mini-mills and foundries. Tube City IMS has operations at 67 plants throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe. The company's Tube City Division is headquartered in Glassport, Pa., and its IMS Division is headquartered in Horsham, Pa.