March shipments continued their February increase for steel in Canada and aluminum in the U.S.

February shipments continued their January increase for steel and aluminum in the U.S. and turned up for both metals in Canada.

Rolling Meadows, Ill., March 9, 2018—M. Robert Weidner, III, president and CEO of the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI), issued the following statement regarding President Donald Trump’s plan to impose a 25 percent tariff on steel imports into the United States and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum imports

January shipments increased again for steel and aluminum in the U.S. but declined again for both metals in Canada.

December shipments increased again for steel and aluminum in the U.S. but declined for both metals in Canada.

December shipments increased again for steel and aluminum in the U.S. but declined for both metals in Canada.

November shipments increased again at high rates for steel and aluminum in the U.S. but declined for aluminum products in Canada and stayed flat for steel in Canadian.

Rolling Meadows, Ill., Nov. 17, 2017 — The Metals Service Center Institute today announced the streamlining of its Board of Directors, reducing the maximum number of directors by 60 percent, and creating four official standing committees responsible for Audit, Compensation, Finance and Governance/Nominating.

October shipments increased over 2016 levels for steel and aluminum in both the U.S. and Canada.

September shipments were flat on a year-over-year basis except for a small increase in U.S. aluminum shipments.

The tax reform framework offered by congressional leaders and the president is a positive first step to bring greater prosperity to service centers and to all Americans.

Shipment Growth Continues through August

U.S. Airways co-pilot Jeff Skiles, a keynote speaker at the upcoming Metals Service Center Institute Safety Conference in Indianapolis, Ind., says a no-blame, dedicated safety culture was key as he and pilot Chesley Sullenberger safely crashed their jet into the Hudson River with no lives lost in 2009.

What we are seeing in precision manufacturing is just the beginning, according to artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics expert Neil Jacobstein.

Metal shipments continued the modest growth path established in May and June.

Changing employee attitudes is paramount to reducing injuries on the job, according to safety expert Fred Rine, founder and CEO of FDRSafety in Tennessee. “Workplaces are in better physical shape than they’ve ever been,” he says. “Workers are better trained but unfortunately they are still getting hurt on the job.”

The keys to growth for the industrial metals supply chain are trade and technology, according to Michael Gregory, deputy chief economist and head of U.S. Economics for BMO Capital Markets.

June metal service center metal shipments continued the modest growth path established in May.

June metal service center metal shipments continued the modest growth path established in May.

The Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) submitted written testimony today in the U.S. Commerce Department’s Section 232 aluminum investigation.