June 2008

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Has Nonresidential
Construction Peaked?
Commercial developments and infrastructure upgrades have kept steel suppliers busy, but experts question how much longer nonresidential building can defy the economic downtrend.

Making Money on the Float:
Transporting Steel by Barge
Barge transportation is still the third choice for receiving metal, but high fuel prices and heavy traffic on the nation’s highways and rail lines have made America’s waterways a more attractive option.

2008 Directory of Master Distributors
Not Published on This Web site
The Metal Center News Directory of Master Distributors—distributors who sell to other distributors—is an invaluable tool for service centers seeking new sources for special or hard-to-find products. Master distributors play an important role in the marketplace, giving service centers an alternative to buying in mill quantities and helping to remove redundant and excess inventories from the distribution channel.

Print copies are available for $85 U.S. for each copy by contacting Metal Center News.

From the Editor's Desk
Why You Should Care
About Climate Change
 By Tim Triplett,
Editor-In-Chief

Business Topics
Economist Feldstein on the Recession:
'There is a Risk It Could Be Very Bad'
By Tim Triplett,
Editor-In-Chief

Service Center News Home Page

  • Namasco Acquires TEMTCO;
    Divests Canadian Affiliate
  • Russel's Sales, Earnings
    increase in First Quarter
  • McNichols Relocates
    Boston Service Center
  • PNA Group's Sales
    Increase 16.4% om 1Q
  • American Steel Opening
    New Portland Facility
  • New Acquisitions Spur
    Sales at Gibraltar
  • People

Metal Industry News Home Page

  • Serverstal Challenges Essar's
    Acquisition of Esmark
  • In Big Departure from Minimill Roots,
    Nucor Eyes Iron-making Facility in La.
  • Steel Dynamics Acquires
    Another Scrap Company
  • U.S. Steel Breaks Ground
    on Coke-making Venture
  • Minimill Operator MacSteel
    Acquired by Gerdau Group
  • Latrobe Keeps Producing,
    Despite Labor Lockout
  • Gerdau's Sales, Income
    Jump in First Quarter
  • ArcelorMittal's Sales
    Grow in First Quarter
  • Kaiser's Net Income
    Jumps 129% in 1Q
  • Expectations Decline,
    But Economic Growth Sustainable for 2008
  • Outokumpu Expanding
    in the United Kingdom
  • Briefs
  • People

Association News Home Page

  • Commerce Rules Chinese
    Dumped Welded Pipe
  • MSCI: Steel, Aluminum Shipments
    Rise in the U.S., Canada
  • AISI: April Steel Imports Up
    14.5 Percent vs. March
  • AIIS: April Import Increase Offers
    'Some Relief for Consumers'
  • CBSA: Daily Shipping Rate
    Down for Copper
  • ISSF: Stainless Production
    Forecast to Recover
  • IISI: Short Range Outlook
    Positive for Global Steel
  • Briefs

Product News
 

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