Distributors/Service Centers
January 27, 2026
Written by Michael Cowden
AZZ Inc. posted on its website that it had temporarily closed more than half a dozen locations on Tuesday in response to the extremely cold weather gripping much of the US.
Locations that were temporarily closed on Tuesday included AZZ facilities in Chattanooga, Tenn.; Crowley, Hurst, Fort Worth, and Waskom, Texas; and Nashville.
The results of the latest SMU flat-rolled market survey are now available on our website to all premium members.
Service centers and manufacturers report a tight, seller-driven market for galvanized sheet. Lead times are long, deliveries are late, inventories are thin, imports are down, and demand is strong, causing a shortage of galvanized material.
US service centers’ flat-rolled steel supply declined in August, making the marginal gain the month prior an outlier year-to-date. Shipping days of supply slipped to 44.2 in August, according to SMU data.
Carolina Heavy Steel is set to establish heavy steel processing, fabrication, and coating operations in Ridgeville, S.C.
Totten Tubes has opened a new facility in Cedar City, Utah. The steel tubing distributor and processor, based in Azusa, Calif., recently celebrated the facility’s grand opening.