The Association of Steel Distributors has announced its new slate of executive committee members for 2015. Brian Robbins, CEO of MidWest Materials, Inc., Perry, Ohio, will continue as president of ASD. Robbins has been an active member of the ASD Board of Directors since 2004. “I am honored to be chosen to lead an organization […]
We are now two weeks away from the opening of our 4th Steel Summit Conference and our first two day conference. I am quite pleased at the response that we have received from a number of different fronts regarding our conference. Our conference is being held on September 3 & 4 which is only two […]
First thing I want to say is everyone needs to be aware that the market is plum full of rumors and half-truths. There are rumors about dumping suits, Severstal sale, pricing (going both ways) and more. When you hear something question the source, see if there is anything in writing or if the information can […]
I thought the train references in the articles above were fitting as the Kansas City Southern Railroad just became one of our corporate sponsors for this year’s Steel Summit Conference. They are joining Alliance Steel and Magic Coil Products as sponsors. We are in the process of negotiating with a number of other potential sponsors. […]
Flat rolled service center Alliance Steel, through one of its holding companies, Nexus AG Holdings, is in negotiations to purchase the former Delphi plant just north of Decatur, Alabama in Limestone County. Alliance will occupy 165,000 square feet of the 320,000 square foot facility. The balance of the plant will be leased out to tenants […]