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A major consumer of both copper and aluminum says a battle for dominance presses on between the two markets for certain applications, particularly as pricing differentials make the economics of substitution increasingly attractive.
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TCT Stainless Steel Inc. has commissioned a new 64-inch-wide heavy-gauge slitter, adding to the 20-inch light-gauge slitter commissioned by the company in late 2012.
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General Cable views its prospects as bright following a year in which it made five major acquisitions.
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A nonprofit group that includes major U.S. steel and metal producers has reiterated its warning that further exports of natural gas should be monitored carefully in light of a deal between Houston-based Cheniere Energy Partners LP and British firm Centrica Plc.
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Marmon Distribution Services Inc. vice president Alan Wilkinson has taken over leadership of Marmon/Keystone Canada Inc.
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Nonresidential construction, one of the largest steel markets yet to show a significant recovery from the recession, could start to pick up later this year, according to one Citigroup Inc. analyst.
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Empire Resources Inc., an international distributor of semifinished steel and aluminum products, posted net income of $3.96 million last year, down 20.1 percent from $4.96 million in 2011.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Science Advisory Board has formed a research advisory panel to review its 2014 draft report on the possible effects of hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," on drinking water.
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Caterpillar Inc. has opened a new powertrain facility in Wuxi, China, to make axles, transmissions and final drives for use in a range of Caterpillar earth moving and mining machinery products as it looks to capture "the long-term opportunities related to economic development and infrastructure investment" in the Asian nation.
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Service centers are reporting extending lead times for all copper and brass products on the back of strong demand from the automotive and housing sectors, which could encourage some buyers to turn to imports.
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Independent toll processor Andes Coil Processors LLC has opened a new toll-slitting, warehousing and distribution center in Gary, Ind.
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Gregory Lohnes has resigned as chairman of the board and director of TC PipeLines GP Inc., effective March 25.
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California structural steel fabricator SOS Steel Co. Inc. is confident it will reach a settlement in a lawsuit filed earlier this month by an San Francisco environmental group, company president Steve Boucher said.
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Lead-acid battery producer Exide Technologies has formed a strategic partnership with Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil-based Comab to produce and service motive power industrial batteries.
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An unusual early spring snowstorm in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic mostly passed steelmakers by, with production and shipping at most sites in the region remaining normal, sources told AMM March 25.
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Stainless steel companies must maintain strong lines of communication throughout their supply chains, although this can be challenging for mills further upstream, speakers at the Metals Service Center Institute’s Specialty Metals Division Conference said.
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The U.S. Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a ministerial error notice concerning the final determination in the anti-dumping duty investigation of drawn stainless steel sinks from China.
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The U.S. Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration (ITA) has extended its final results by 21 days to April 30 for the anti-dumping duty administrative review of diamond sawblades from South Korea and China.
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The St. Lawrence Seaway’s 55th navigation season opened March 22 as Canada Steamship Lines Inc.’s new cargo vessel Baie St. Paul moved through the St. Lambert Lock.
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The Port of New Orleans has given its approval for work to begin on its Mississippi River Intermodal Terminal Project.
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Pennsylvania Steel Co. Inc., a metals distributor that carries hot-rolled and cold-finished bar, tool steel, stainless, plate, sheet, tubing and structural sections, has promoted Chris Keiser to general manager of its Richmond, Va., division.
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The board of directors of the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) has elected William J. Adler Jr. as its 2013 chairman.
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Chinese lead-acid battery makers are calling on the central government to delay or reconsider a new tax on battery consumption that is likely to hit the local industry.
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The Canadian government has announced a plan that will invest Canadian $53 billion ($52.8 billion) in the country’s infrastructure, marking "the largest and longest federal investment in provincial, territorial and municipal infrastructure projects in Canadian history," it said in a March 21 statement.