Metals Service Center Institute

A new MSCI Metals Activity Report (MAR) is out. It shows steel and aluminum shipments fell across the board from June 2023 to June 2024. Decreases reached double-digit levels in nearly all overall steel and aluminum categories. What is MAR, you ask? With accurate, reliable data, this report is an indispensable monthly analysis of metals service center shipments and inventories for intelligent strategic and tactical planning. The report’s accuracy and timeliness are respected and widely used throughout the industry as well as by analysts at major banks and the Federal Reserve. Data packages may be available to you based on your company's MSCI membership status and type. The also is available to some categories of non-members. Don't get MAR yet? Find out how you can: https://lnkd.in/gRuHmATf #steel #aluminum #industrialmetals #metalsservicecenters #MetalMatters #MetalsActivityReport

No matter your product line or your position in the metals industry, we all are encountering similar challenges. Gaining insight from industry CEOs will help you minimize risk and maximize opportunity, so join our July 2024 CEO Huddle to do your job better! On July 30 at 1 p.m. CT, MSCI will welcome JSW Steel (USA) Inc. CEO Rob Simon and Friedman Industries Inc, Inc. President and CEO Mike Taylor for a discussion moderated by MSCI’s own President and CEO Bob Weidner. Among the topics the trio could discuss are how to deal with ongoing supply chain disruptions, how to move the industry to a zero-harm environment, capital investment, and human capital management. Invite your teammates to register! All they need is a company email address to create an account with MSCI. Not sure you can make on July 30? Remember that MSCI’s webinars are recorded. You can listen to this content when you want, where you want, how you want…On DEMAND. Register and you will receive a link to join the live as well as a link to the recorded session. Register NOW: ttps://shorturl.at/459zz #MetalMatters #industrialmetals #CEOHuddle

Political violence has no place. Period. We ALL have a responsibility to bring this country together and to have meaningful, respectful conversations about policy and politics. A few months ago, our CEO M. Robert Weidner, III called our industrial metals community members to action in this regard. Bob noted a PRRI survey found 75 percent of all Americans — Republicans, Democrats, and Independents — believe U.S. democracy is at risk. He said, "The business community could argue it is up to politicians to cure what ails us ideologically. We should not. Our workplaces can be places to repair divides." Then he offered three ways we, as members of the business community, can reduce political animosity. The first was to be a truth seeker. "Dr. Kurt Gray, a University of North Carolina professor of psychology and neuroscience, has found one of the best ways to reduce political polarization is to actively correct conspiracy theories," Bob noted. "This misinformation includes incorrect beliefs about how much members of the two parties dislike one another. Gray’s own research has found Republicans and Democrats overestimate the extent to which the other side demonizes them by up to 300 percent." Read Bob's full column here: https://lnkd.in/eB_4N69t

What kind of customer demand can you expect in 2025? Find out at MSCI’s 2024 Economic Summit    Join us Sept. 23-24, 2024 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel in Schaumburg, Ill. Do not wait because you can save $300 by registering by Aug. 16, 2024. This summit is the ONLY PLACE where you can get forecasts for END-USE METALS MARKETS, including aerospace, defense, energy, residential and commercial construction, and more. Additionally, your company can generate new leads and build on your relationships within the metals supply chain by sponsoring MSCI’s 2024 Economic Summit. Contact Kathy Spellman at kspellman@msci.org or Julie Thane at jthane@msci.org for opportunities. View the agenda and register here: https://lnkd.in/ee9nn-Ax #industrialmetals #MetalMatters #metals #steel #aluminum

A message from our President and CEO Bob Weidner: I am delighted to share with our members some very exciting announcements about MSCI’s team. First, on July 1 Ann Zastrow returned to our team. She succeeds Monique Combs as our Vice President of Knowledge and Learning.    Many of you may remember Ann, who served MSCI in a similar capacity a decade ago. Among Ann’s many accomplishments at MSCI were the launch of MetalLearn® and our 20-year-old proprietary Strategic Metals Management, which is now accepting registrations for January 2025 and Cohort XVII.    Ann began her career in the steel industry with Inland Steel in labor relations. For the past decade, she has held positions in executive education and professional development at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and the College of Lake County. She is a seasoned human resource and education professional with more than 30 years of experience. Ann earned an M.Ed. in adult education and training and has held leadership positions in employee relations, retention, professional development, executive education, compensation and benefits, high-performance organizations, and labor relations. She will work closely with MSCI’s account management team to reach out to HR departments and CHROs as MSCI continues to be a resource for member companies when it comes to human capital management. Ann will leverage her experiences to both enhance our open enrollment programs and grow our dedicated company Knowledge and Learning offerings.    In addition to her Knowledge and Learning responsibilities, Ann will be the liaison to the Tubular Council and to the Central New York, St. Louis, and New York Chapters.    Second, Darci Bertoncello has been promoted to the new position of Director of Chapter Ambassadors and Strategic Reporting. For more than 10 years Darci has served as my executive assistant. Her performance has been exemplary. Darci is totally committed to delivering value to our members and has demonstrated a strong work ethic, innovative spirit, and positive attitude to her work from day one. She has a curious mind, takes on additional responsibilities without hesitation, is a consummate team player, and has exceptional communication and organizational skills.    In this new capacity, Darci will execute the biannual Chapter Leadership Symposium, overhaul our Chapter leadership Manual, develop reporting tools for Chapter Leadership engagement in our thought leadership webinar series, create best practices to help Chapters increase scholarship fundraising, improve programming content, and ensure good governance. She will continue to be a member of our accounting team in the development and upkeep of our board strategic reports and other managerial reports as deemed needed by the President and CEO. Darci also will serve as liaison to the Canadian, Southern California, and Arizona Chapters.    Join me in welcoming back Ann and congratulating Darci.    Cheers!    Sincerely, Bob Weidner

No matter your product line or your position in the industrial metals industry, we all are encountering similar challenges. Gaining insight from industry CEOs will help you minimize risk and maximize opportunity, so join our July 2024 CEO Huddle. On July 30 at 1 p.m. CT, MSCI will welcome JSW Steel (USA) Inc. CEO Rob Simon and Friedman Industries Inc, Inc. President and CEO Mike Taylor for a discussion moderated by MSCI’s own President and CEO Bob Weidner. Among the topics the trio could discuss are how to deal with ongoing supply chain disruptions, how to move the industry to a zero-harm environment, capital investment, and human capital management. Invite your teammates to register! All they need is a company email address to create an account with MSCI. Not sure you can make on July 11? Remember that MSCI’s webinars are recorded. You can listen to this content when you want, where you want, how you want…On DEMAND. Register and you will receive a link to join the live as well as a link to the recorded session. Register NOW: https://shorturl.at/459zz #industrialmetals #MetalMatters #CEOHuddle

Ensuring the safety of your workforce while planning for future challenges is not easy, but it is essential. How can you do it? Start by joining our FREE WEBINAR on July 11 at 11 a.m. CT where you can discover how optimized automated solutions can address safety concerns from the receiving of raw materials to the shipping of finished goods, covering all points of movement in between. CareGo Tek Inc. Chief Commercial Officer Kurt Fowler will discuss: - What it mean to implement optimized automation in a facility - Which product movements can be optimized and automated - What the safety features and benefits of optimized automation are Safety, operations, finance, information technology, engineering, and quality personnel all should attend, but this webinar is relevant for any MSCI member company employees dedicated to safeguarding their employees while optimizing operations. Sign up now: https://shorturl.at/tJKJj #MetalMatters #SafetyMatters #industrialmetals #safety

Are you a member of the Millennial or Gen Z generation working in the industrial metals community? Then we have a FREE event just for YOU! Join MSCI's Forge Ahead movement in Texas for two days of fun, growth and learning focused on forging a championship-level team.    This two-day event, set for August 23-24, 2024 in Dallas, is complimentary and brought to you by MSCI and its generous supporters. Come to all events or the ones that fit in your schedule. The agenda includes: - Networking and learning with tours at Gerdau Midlothian and Delta Steel Technologies - Insights from the playbooks of industry professionals and how to have a Superbowl career in the metals industry - Friday night cocktails and classic bar games - A tailgate party before watching the Cowboys take on the Chargers from a suite at AT&T Stadium Register early! There are capacity limits at each event. Want your company logo featured on event promotions, MSCI communications, and social media channels before, during, and after the event? Contact Kathy Spellman at 847-485-3018 or Julie Thane at 847-485-3014. Just registering? Do so here: https://lnkd.in/emMEdfRF #industrialmetals #metals #MetalMatters

Know your team’s worth! Guessing at fair or even competitive compensation is a lose-lose situation. Information helps improve negotiations, allowing employers and employees to arrive at an agreeable rate more quickly. MSCI's Compensation Surveys provide a clear, complete picture of industry salaries and wages. From retirement benefits to time off, get a comprehensive and exclusive view of industry-wide compensation-related statistics in our latest survey, which looks at compensation for sales, administrative, management, and other professional roles. The report includes breakdowns by annual sales and region. In addition to providing aggregate data on participating MSCI member companies, a total of companies in the warehouse/distribution sector participated in the survey. Find it here: https://shorturl.at/eEWgw #compensation #hiringnegotiations #industrialmetals #MetalMatters

MSCI is excited to welcome two new members to our industrial metals community. Joining us recently are: - High Strength Plates & Profiles Inc., which was founded in 1985, is one of Canada’s top suppliers of high-strength and abrasion-resistant steel products. Its product specialization and years of experience have allowed the company to pioneer and implement value-added solutions for all its clients’ steel needs. - Northlake Steel Corporation, which was founded in 1977, has more than 150,000 square feet of production and inventory space that holds more than 12 million pounds of steel on hand. Committed to quality, the company’s goal is to continue growing its business by providing our customers with world-class products and services. Want to learn more about our community and how MSCI helps strengthen it? Visit www.msci.org for info. #industrialmetals #MetalMatters #metals #MembershipMatters