Metals Service Center Institute

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

REMINDER: APPLICATIONS FOR MSCI'S SAFETY INNOVATION AND CULTURE IMPROVEMENT AWARDS IS JULY 15! The Safety Innovation and Culture Improvement Awards are open to ALL MSCI members — service centers, mills, and affiliates. These prestigious awards recognize companies that, over the last year, have demonstrated the type of continuous improvement needed to foster a zero-harm environment. - The Safety Innovation Award, which is given to companies that have implemented a new tool, process, or device that has kept employees out of harm’s way or reduced occupational risk or exposure. - The Culture Improvement Award, which is given to companies that have undertaken the rigorous work needed to affect a true change in an organization’s mindset around safety. These awards provide inspiration to the whole industry and, we believe, also will drive deeper engagement between you and your teams by giving them the recognition they deserve for working toward a SAFETY ALWAYS culture. Apply now: https://shorturl.at/cgJMW #safety #SafetyMatters #MetalMatters #industrialmetals

MSCI's Metals Activity Report (MAR) for May 2024 determined steel and aluminum shipments fell across the board from May 2023 to May 2024. Log on to our website to download the latest report and get additional details across all tracked product categories. Don’t get MAR yet? You're missing out! With accurate, reliable data, the MAR 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 membership status and type. The MAR is available to MSCI members and some categories of non-members. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/gRuHmATf #industrialmetals #steel #aluminum #servicecenters #MetalsActivityReport #MetalMatters

The Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) joined the Alliance to Fight for Health Care and nearly 70 other business organizations, employers, labor unions, patient and disease advocacy groups, and healthcare stakeholders to send a letter reminding members of Congress about the value of employer-provided healthcare coverage and explaining why it should remain tax-free. The letter comes after several legislative proposals have been offered or considered in the U.S. House and Senate that would tax employer-provided healthcare coverage even though employee-sponsored healthcare coverage has never been recognized as income to the employee and would result in increased taxes on millions of American families. The letter argued, “In addition to broad societal benefits and underpinning the stability of our healthcare system, the current tax-favored treatment of employer-provided health coverage delivers critical value for employers, workers and their families, and the federal government itself.” Taxing benefits would not lower the cost healthcare, the letter said, but would reduce healthcare access. For workers and their families, employer-sponsored healthcare promotes healthcare access and ensures they are treated equitably wherever they live or work. Indeed, the cost of healthcare services often varies significantly based on location. If employees were taxed on the cost of their healthcare coverage, there would be a disproportionate impact on Americans who live in areas of the country where costs are higher. The letter also noted U.S. workers values these benefits. Polling has indicated 96 percent of workers view their employer-provided health insurance as important to them. Employees also are satisfied with the coverage they receive from their employers. The Alliance to Fight for Health Care is a broad-based coalition comprised of businesses, patient advocates, employer organizations, labor unions, healthcare companies, consumer groups, and other stakeholders that support employer-provided health coverage. The Alliance works to ensure employer-provided coverage remains an available and affordable option for working Americans and their families. Read the letter here: https://lnkd.in/gutebk93 #industrialmetals #healthcare #healthinsurance #MetalMatters #HealthMatters #AdvocacyMatters

Did you miss our latest safety webinar. Here is what Harbor Steel & Supply Corporation President Michael Weis had to say about it:    “This webinar was very eye opening for our leadership team. We learned just because our numbers are low doesn't mean we are safe. It caused us to realize we need to adopt this Zero Harm mindset and approach to build the safety culture at Harbor Steel.” John Reid, chair of the MSCI Board of Directors and director, president, and CEO of Russel Metals, and Steve Yates, MSCI Health and Safety Committee member and president and founder of UpVantage Strategies, LLC, discussed revolutionizing safety in the industrial metals sector and the steps MSCI member companies need to take to create a zero harm environment. You can view the webinar at the link below, but don't forget about all the other safety resources that are available to MSCI members., including our Metals Safety Workshop Series. You can find info for that series and more under the safety tab at the very top right of www.msci.org. As John and Steve noted on the webinar, developing safety leaders is a crucial step in creating a zero harm environment. MSCI can help!   Start by watching the webinar replay: https://lnkd.in/eehwZFqd #industrialmetals #safety #metalssafety #MetalMatters #SafetyMatter #SafetyAways #ZeroHarm

Missed our Annual Meeting? We cannot replace the in-person networking opportunities you missed, but we recorded all sessions. Click the link to hear the latest on trade from former U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and an Election 2024 update from the Bulwark's AB Stoddard. You will also find a replay of our June CEO Huddle and a thought-provoking discussion on the challenges and opportunities facing the industrial metals industry in 2024 and beyond. Just a few benefits of being an MSCI member! Get all the content here: https://lnkd.in/edxaGCpw #industrialmetals #MetalMatters #MembershipMatters