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Latest news
American Axle workers at Three Rivers plant OK potential strike
American Axle (Dauch Corp.) workers in Three Rivers, Mich., have voted to authorize a strike.
Zekelman taps Nofziger as supply chain VP
Chicago-based pipe and tube manufacturer Zekelman Industries has appointed Jason Nofziger as its vice president of supply chain, effective May 11.
Heating and cooling equipment shipments increase through March
Total heating and cooling equipment shipments jumped 24% from February to March according to recently released AHRI figures.
USS and USW convene ahead of formal contract negotiations
The United Steelworkers labor union and U.S. Steel plan to address their partnership and profit-sharing agreement during the week of May 11.
FabArc Steel Supply expands in Alabama
FabArc Steel Supply announced it will be leasing a 60,000-square-foot fabrication facility on 29 acres in Decatur, Ala.
Steel Dynamics adjusts galvanized coating extras higher
Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has revised their metallic coating extras higher for galvanized, Galvalume, Galfan, and aluminized type 1 products.
Raw steel output continues to rise in US
US mills’ capability utilization hit 81.4% last week, up from 80.4% the week prior and from 76.6% a year ago.
May scrap mart limps towards settle, prime tags mixed
The May scrap market took much longer to settle than most players anticipated, but the results are mostly in.
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