Metalworking is a complex, energy-intensive process

How Craig Becker’s appointment to the NLRB may make life difficult for metal stampers and roll form companies

Challenges arise, even with the aid of spectrometry

Deciphering material standards is crucial for international business

As I write this column for the October issue, Hurricane Earl is bearing down on the Outer Banks as a Category 3 storm

Understanding material standards is essential for metal applications

I can’t believe it’s over.

Improving turns a critical step to increasing M&A value

Right now, the market for steel and other non-precious metals, like most other commodities, is tightening, and the general economic crisis has hit the industry hard. That's the bad news.

During recent years, M&A deals have redefined the global steel industry. Are there more to come? Most likely because consolidation might be the best way to cure overcapacity and highly cyclical earnings.