Top 100 Service Centers
Staff -- Purchasing, 5/2/2002
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1. Ryerson Tull Inc., Chicago, Ill.
2001 sales: $2.24 billion (2001, $2.86 billion)
Stocking locations: 57 (2001, 62)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 10 million
Delivery fleet: 500
Products: Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, specialty steels, copper, brass, bronze, aluminum, superalloys, grating (carbon, stainless & aluminum), fiberglass, industrial plastics
Processing services: Cut-to-length, bending, heat treating, leveling, roll forming, coating/plating, shearing, machining, cutting & sawing, slitting, welding, blanking, polishing, thermo-cutting
Stocking regions: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Plains, Rockies, Southeast, Southwest, West, Quebec, Ontario, Mexico, Asia
2. Thyssen Inc. (North America), Detroit, Mich.2001 sales: $2.3 billion (2000, $2.3 billion)
Stocking locations: 75 (2000, 75)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 3.5 million
Delivery fleet: 170
Products: Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, specialty steels, copper, brass, aluminum, titanium and alloys, industrial plastics
Processing services: Cut-to-length, heat treating, leveling, shearing, cutting & sawing, slitting, welding, blanking
Stocking regions: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Plains, Southeast, Southwest, West, Quebec, Ontario, Alberta & British Columbia, Mexico
3. Integris Metals, Minneapolis, Minn.2001 sales: $1.7 billion (2000, $2.15 billion)
Stocking locations: 88 (2000, 93)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 6 million
Delivery fleet: 255
Products: Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, specialty steels, copper, brass, aluminum
Processing services: Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing, leveling, polishing, shearing, slitting, blanking
Stocking regions: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Plains, Rockies, Southeast, Southwest, West, Atlantic Maritimes, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba & Saskatchewan, Alberta & British Columbia
4. Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., Los Angeles, Calif.2001 sales: $1.66 billion (2000, $1.73 billion)
Stocking locations: 88 (2000, 78)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 7.3 million
Delivery fleet: 535
Products: Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, specialty steels, copper, brass, aluminum, titanium & alloys
Processing services: Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing, leveling, bending, shearing, slitting, blanking
Stocking regions: Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Plains, Rockies, Southeast, Southwest, West
5. Metals USA Inc., Houston, Texas2001 sales: $1.6 billion (2000, $2.1 billion)
Stocking locations: 55 (2000, 82)
Warehouse space: 2.1 million sq ft.
Delivery fleet: 240
Products: Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, copper, brass, aluminum
Processing services: Cut-to-length, bending, blanking, boring, heat treating, leveling, machining, roll forming, shearing, slitting, cutting & sawing, tempering, welding, laser cutting
Stocking regions: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Plains, Southeast, Southwest, West
6. Carpenter Technology Corp., Distribution Div., Wyomissing, Pa.2001 sales: $1.169 million (2000, $981 million)
Stocking locations: 9 (2000, 9)
Delivery fleet: 80
Products: Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, specialty steels, copper, superalloys, titanium & alloys
Processing services: Cut-to-length, blanking, cutting & sawing, machining, polishing
Stocking regions: Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Southeast, Southwest, West, Ontario, Mexico, Europe, Asia
7. Worthington Industries, Columbus, Ohiohttp://worthingtonindustries.com
2001 sales: $1.15 billion (2000, $1.25 billion)
Stocking locations: 10 (2000, 10)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 3.8 million
Products: Carbon & alloy steel
Processing services: Cut-to-length, leveling, blanking, slitting, coating & plating
Stocking regions: Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Southeast
8. EMJ (Earle M. Jorgenson Co.), Brea, Calif.2001 sales: $1.05 million (2000, $1.07 billion)
Stocking locations: 34 (2000, 32)
Products: Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, specialty steels, aluminum sheet, plate, rod & bar and tubing, superalloys
Processing services: Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing, heat treating, leveling, bending, polishing, shearing, coating & plating, slitting, machining, blanking
Stocking regions: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Plains, Rockies, Southeast, Southwest, West, Quebec, Ontario, Alberta & British Columbia
9. Samuel, Son & Co., Mississauga, Ont., Canada2001 sales: $1.02 billion (2000, $1.19 billion)
Stocking locations:34(2000, 36)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 2.5 million
Delivery fleet: 192
Products:Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, specialty steel, aluminum, titanium & alloys
Processing services:Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing, slitting, blanking, leveling, shearing, roll forming
Stocking regions:Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Southeast, Southwest, West, Atlantic Maritimes, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba & Saskatchewan, Alberta & British Columbia, Australia
10. MacSteel Service Centers USA, Chicago, ILL.2001 sales: $1.0 billion (2000, $1.4 billion)
Stocking locations: 22 (2000, 23)
Delivery fleet: 185
Products: Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, specialty steels, aluminum
Processing services: Cut-to-length, blanking, cutting & sawing, heat treating, leveling, bending, polishing, shearing, roll forming, slitting, machining, welding
Stocking regions: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Southeast, Southwest, West, Puerto Rico
11. Russel Metals Inc., Mississauga, Ont., Canada2001 sales: $905 million (2000, $1.03 billion)
Stocking locations: 57 (2000, 56)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 2.1 million
Delivery fleet: 225
Products: Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, specialty steels, copper, brass, aluminum, superalloys, titanium & alloys
Processing services: Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing, leveling, bending, shearing, slitting, welding, machining, bending
Stocking locations: Midwest, Rockies, Southwest, Atlantic Maritimes, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba & Saskatchewan, Alberta & British Columbia, Yukon & Northwest Territories
12. Namasco Corp., Roswell, Ga.2001 sales: $827 million (2000, $812 million)
Stocking locations: 25 (2000, 23)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 2.6 million
Delivery fleet: 175
Products: Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, aluminum
Processing service: Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing, leveling, shearing, slitting, blanking, bending, welding
Stocking region: Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Plains, Southeast, Southwest, Ontario, Manitoba Atlantic & Saskatchewan, Alberta & British Columbia, Europe
13. Preussag North America Inc., Atlanta, Ga.2001 sales: $750 million (2000, $931 million)
Stocking locations: 28 (2000, 27)
Warehouse space (sq ft):2.5 million
Products: Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services: Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing, leveling, shearing, bending, slitting, roll forming
Stocking regions: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Southeast, Southwest, West, Mexico
14. O'Neal Steel Inc., Birmingham, Ala2001 sales: $742 million (2000, $938 million)
Stocking locations: 38 (2000, 39)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 5.4 million
Delivery fleet:300
Products:Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, specialty steels, aluminum, grating & expanded metals
Processing services:Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing, leveling, bending, shearing, slitting, machining, blanking, welding, roll forming
Stocking regions: Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Rockies, Southeast, Southwest
15. McJunkin Corp., Charleston, W.Va.2001 sales: $731 million (2000, $790 million)
Stocking locations: 115 (2000, 115)
Products:Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, specialty steels, copper, aluminum
Processing services:Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing, bending, machining, welding, polishing, coating & plating
Stocking regions: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Rockies, Southeast, Southwest, West, Mexico, Latin & South America
16. Central Steel & Wire Co., Chicago, Ill.2001 sales: $630 million (2000, $650 million)
Stocking locations: 6 (2000, 6)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 2 million
Delivery fleet: 100
Products:Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, specialty steels, copper, brass, aluminum
Processing services: Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing, heat treating, leveling, bending, polishing, shearing, roll forming, slitting, blanking, welding, machining, coating & plating
Stocking regions: Midwest, Plains, Southeast
17a. Marmon/Keystone Corp., Butler, Pa.2001 sales: $571 million (2000, $680 million)
Stocking locations: 35 (2000, 35)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 2.8 million
Delivery fleet: 154
Products: Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, aluminum
Processing services: Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing, heat treating, bending
Stocking regions: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Plains, Rockies, Southeast, Southwest, West, Atlantic Maritimes, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba & Saskatchewan, Alberta & British Columbia, Europe, Mexico
17b. A.M. Castle & Co. Franklin Park, Ill.2001 sales: $571 million (2000, $680 million)
Stocking locations: 19 (2000, 19)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 2.5 million
Delivery fleet: 80
Products: Carbon & alloy steel sheets, stainless steels, specialty steels, copper, brass, aluminum, superalloys, titanium
Stocking regions: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Plains, Southeast, Southwest, West, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba & Saskatchewan, Alberta & British Columbia, Mexico, Latin & South America, Europe
19. TW Metals Inc. Exton, Pa.2001 sales: $500 million (2000, $500 million)
Stocking locations: 29 (2000, 31)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 3.6 million
Delivery fleet:200
Products:Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, specialty steels, copper, brass, aluminum, superalloys, titanium & alloys
Processing services: Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing, leveling, bending, polishing, shearing, slitting, machining
Stocking regions:Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Plains, Rockies, Southeast, Southwest, West, Europe, Asia
20. Leroux Steel Inc. (Acier Leroux), Boucherville, Quebec, Canada2001 sales: $497 million (2000, $565 million)
Stocking locations:27 (2000, 27)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 2.73 million
Delivery fleet:135
Products: Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services:Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing, leveling, shearing, cambering
Stocking regions:Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Southeast, Atlantic Maritimes, Quebec, Ontario
21. Novamerican Steel Dorval, Quebec, Canada2001 sales: $417 million (2000, $478 million)
Stocking locations: 23 (2000, 21)
Warehouse space (sq ft):1.43 million
Products:Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, specialty steels, aluminum
Processing services:Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing, slitting, leveling, blanking, roll-forming, burning
Stocking regions:Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Quebec, Ontario
22a. Olympic Steel Inc. Bedford Heights, Ohio2001 sales: $416 million (2000, $520 million)
Stocking locations: 13 (2000, 13)
Warehouse space (sq ft):1.7 million
Products: Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels
Processing services:Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing, leveling, shearing, roll forming, slitting, blanking, welding, machining
Stocking regions:Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Plains, Southeast
22b. Heidtman Steel Products Toledo, Ohio2001 sales: $416 million (2000, $416 million)
Stocking locations: 11 (2000, 11)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 1.5 million
Products:Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services: Cut-to-length, leveling, coating & plating, shearing, slitting, blanking
Stocking regions: Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Southeast
24. Alro Steel Corp. Jackson, Mich.2001 sales: $400 million (2000, $420 million)
Stocking locations: 40 (2000, 41)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 3 million
Delivery fleet:140
Products:Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, specialty steels, copper, brass, aluminum, superalloys, titanium & alloys, ductile iron
Processing services: Cutting & sawing, welding, shearing, machining, heat treating
Stocking regions: Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Southeast
25. Kenwal Steel Corp. Dearborn, Mich.2001 sales: $380 million (2000, $298 million)
Stocking locations: 7 (2000, 4)
Products:Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services: Slitting, blanking, pickling
Stocking regions: Midwest, Ontario
26. Southwestern Ohio Steel Inc. Hamilton, Ohio2001 sales: $350 million (2000: $322 million)
Stocking locations: 7 (2000: 6)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 600,000
Delivery fleet:15
Products: Carbon & alloy steel sheet, stainless steels
Processing services:Cut-to-length, leveling, shearing, slitting, blanking
Stocking regions: Midwest, Southeast
27. Transtar Metals Inc. Los Angeles, Calif.2001 sales:$278 million (2000: $290 million)
Stocking locations: 24 (2000: 24)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 800,000
Delivery fleet: 43
Products:Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, specialty steels, copper, brass, aluminum, titanium & alloys
Processing services: Cutting & sawing, leveling, shearing, water jet cutting
Stocking regions: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Plains, Southeast, Southwest, West, Europe, Asia
28. Majestic Steel Service USA Inc., Cleveland, Ohio2001 sales: $265 million (2000, $245 million)
Stocking locations:1 (2000, 2)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 500,000
Products: Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels
Processing services: Cut-to-length, leveling, slitting, shearing, blanking
Stocking regions:Midwest
29. Steel Warehouse Co. South Bend, Ind.2001 sales:$210 million (2000, $250 million)
Stocking locations:5 (2000, 5)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 800,000
Delivery fleet: 55
Products:Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services: Cut-to-length, leveling, shearing, slitting, blanking, tempering, pickling
Stocking regions: Midwest, Southeast
30. Edgen Corp. Baton Rouge, La.2001 sales: $203 million (2000, $181 million)
Stocking locations: 16 (2000, 15)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 190,000
Delivery fleet:25
Products: Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, specialty steels, superalloys
Processing services:Cut-to-length, coating & plating, cutting & sawing, welding, various pipe processing services
Stocking regions:Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Rockies, Southeast, Southwest, West
31. Primary Steel Inc. Middletown, Conn.2001 sales: $200 million (2000, $195 million)
Stocking locations: 6 (2000, 6)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 875,000
Delivery fleet:35
Products: Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services: Cut-to-length, blanking, machining, cutting & sawing, leveling, shearing, bending, heat treating, slitting
Stocking regions: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Southeast, West
32. Maksteel Inc. Mississauga, Ont., Canada2001 sales: $189 million (2000, $790 million)
Stocking locations: 1 (2000, 7)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 200,000
Delivery fleet: 300
Products: Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services: Cut-to-length, slitting, coating & plating
Stocking regions:Ontario
33. Pacesetter Steel Service Kennesaw, Ga.2001 sales: $182 million (2000, $189 million)
Stocking locations:4 (2000, 4)
Warehouse space (sq ft):550,000
Delivery fleet: 90
Products: Carbon & alloy steel sheet
Processing services:Leveling, coating & plating, slitting, blanking, embossing
Stocking regions: Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Southeast, Southwest
34. Eaton Steel Corp. Oak Park, Mich.2001 sales: $175 million (2000, $180 million)
Stocking locations: 8 (2000, 7)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 550,000
Delivery fleet: 25
Products:Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services:Cutting & sawing, heat treating, shearing, polishing, cold-drawing
Stocking regions: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Southeast, Southwest
35a. Baldwin Steel Co. Laurence Harbor, N.J.2001 sales:$170 million (2000, $175 million)
Stocking locations:6 (2000, 6)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 600,000
Delivery fleet: 16
Products:Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services: Cut-to-length, roll forming, slitting, blanking
Stocking regions: Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Southeast, Southwest
35b. Chicago Tube and Iron Co., Chicago, Ill.2001 sales: $170 million (2000, $170 million)
Stocking locations: 11 (2000, 11)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 1.2 million
Delivery fleet:40
Products:Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, aluminum, titanium & alloys
Processing services: Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing, heat-treating, bending, welding
Stocking regions: Midwest, Plains, Southeast
37. Kerry Steel Inc. Farmington Hills, Mich.2001 sales:$175 million (2000, $163 million)
Stocking locations:4 (2000, 4)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 279,000
Products: Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services:Cut-to-length, leveling, slitting
Stocking regions: Midwest, Southeast, Ontario
38. Mill Steel Inc. Grand Rapids, Mich.2001 sales: $145 million (2000, $175 million)
Stocking locations: 4 (2000, 3)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 300,000
Delivery fleet: 15
Products:Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services:Cut-to-length, blanking, leveling, slitting
Stocking regions: Midwest, Southeast, Ontario
39. Yarde Metals Bristol, Conn.2001 sales:$158 million (2000, $140 million)
Stocking locations: 6 (2000, 5)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 650,000
Delivery fleet:42
Products: Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, copper, brass, aluminum
Processing services:Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing, heat-treating, shearing, machining, plasma-cutting, milling
Stocking regions: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest
40. Tubular Steel Inc. St. Louis, Mo.2001 sales: $130 million (2000, $160 million)
Stocking locations: 8 (2000, 6)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 700,000
Delivery fleet: 8
Products: Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels
Processing services: Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing
Stocking regions: Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Southeast, Southwest, West
41. Brown-Strauss Steel Aurora, Colo.2001 sales: $125 million (2000, $152 million)
Stocking locations:6 (2000, 6)
Warehouse space (sq ft):100,000
Delivery fleet: 14
Products:Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services: Cut-to-length
Stocking regions: Rockies, Southwest, West
42. Friedman Industries Inc. Houston, Texashttp://www.friedmanindustries.com
2001 sales: $120.4 million (2000, $120.3 million)
Stocking locations: 3 (1996, 4)
Warehouse space (sq ft):161,000
Products: Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services: Cut-to-length, leveling
Stocking regions: Southeast, Southwest
43. Norfolk Iron & Metal Co. Norfolk, Neb.2001 sales:$119 million (2000, $129 million)
Stocking locations: 3 (1996, 2)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 495,000
Delivery fleet: 70
Products: Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services:Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing, leveling, blanking, bending, shearing
Stocking regions: Plains, Rockies
44. Eastern Metal Supply Inc. Lake Worth, Fla.2001 sales: $116 million (1996, $126 million)
Stocking locations:4 (2000, 5)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 345,000
Delivery fleet: 42
Products:Aluminum
Processing services: Bending, roll forming
Stocking regions: Midwest, Southeast, Southwest
45. Crest Steel Corp. Carson, Calif.2001 sales: $109 million (2000, $119 million)
Stocking locations: 4 (1996, 3)
Warehouse space (sq ft):200,000
Products: Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services: Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing, leveling, slitting
Stocking regions:Midwest, Rockies, West
46. Kasle Steel Corp., Dearborn, Mich.2001 sales: $104 million (1996, $129 million)
Stocking locations: 4 (1996, 4)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 600,000
Products:Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services:Cut-to-length, slitting, blanking
Stocking regions: Midwest, Ontario
47. Trident Steel Corp. St. Louis, Mo.2001 sales: $101 million (2000, $77 million)
Stocking locations: 9 (2000, 9)
Products:Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services: Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing, heat-treating, coating & plating, threading, upsetting
Stocking regions: Midwest, Plains, Southeast, Southwest
48a. Lapham-Hickey Steel Corp., Chicago, Ill.2001 sales: $100 million (2000, $100 million)
Stocking locations: 6 (2000, 6)
Products:Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, specialty steels
Processing services:Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing, leveling, slitting, shearing, blanking, bending, heat treating
Stocking regions: Northeast, Midwest, Southeast
48b. McNeilus Steel Inc. Dodge Center, Minn.2001 sales:$100 million (2000, $105 million)
Stocking locations: 3 (1996, 3)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 50,000
Products: Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steel, aluminum
Processing services: Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing, leveling, bending, shearing, blanking
Stocking regions: Midwest, Plains
50. McNichols Co. Tampa, Fla.2001 sales: $96 million (2000, $101 million)
Stocking locations: 16 (2000, 16)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 320,500
Products: Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, specialty steels, aluminum, plus perforated, expanded and specialty processed
Processing services: Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing, shearing, welding
Stocking regions:Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Plains, Rockies, Southeast, Southwest, West
51. Contractors Steel Co. Livonia, Mich.2001 sales: $93 million (2000, $101 million)
Stocking locations: 4 (2000, 4)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 650,000
Delivery fleet:800,000
Products:Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services:Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing, leveling, bending, shearing
Stocking regions: Midwest
52. Century Steel LLC Chicago Heights, Ill.2001 sales: $90 million (2000, $100 million)
Stocking locations:1 (2000, 1)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 100,000
Delivery fleet: 10
Products:Carbon & alloy steel sheet
Processing services:Cut-to-length, slitting, blanking
Stocking regions: Midwest
53. Action Steel Supply Indianapolis, Ind.2001 sales:$83 million (2000, $101 million)
Stocking locations: 7 (2000, 7)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 550,000
Delivery fleet: 42
Products:Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, aluminum
Processing services:Cutting & sawing, shearing, bending, machining
Stocking regions:Midwest, Southwest
54. Ulbrich Stainless Steels & Special Metals Inc. North Haven, Conn.2001 sales: $82 million (2000, $100 million)
Stocking locations: 12 (2000, 12)
Products:Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, specialty steels, superalloys, titanium & alloys
Processing services:Cut-to-length, leveling, shearing, cutting & sawing, slitting, blanking, polishing
Stocking regions: Northeast, Midwest, Southeast, West, Quebec, Ontario, Mexico, Europe
55. Magic Steel Sales Grand Rapids, Mich.2001 sales:$ 81 million (2000, $104 million)
Stocking locations:5 (2000, 6)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 160,000
Delivery fleet: 22
Products: Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services: Slitting
Stocking regions: Midwest
56. Aerospace Tube & Pipe Hesperia, Calif.2001 sales: $80 million (1996, $86 million)
Stocking locations: 1 (1996, 1)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 101,000
Delivery fleet:29
Products: Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, specialty steels, aluminum, superalloys, titanium & alloys high temperature tube & pipe
Processing services: Cut-to-length
Stocking regions:West
57. Chapel Steel Fort Washington, Pa.2001 sales: $ 78 million (2000, $76 million)
Stocking locations: 5 (2000, 4)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 350,000
Products:Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services: Plasma cutting
Stocking regions: Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Southeast, Southwest, West
58. Petersen Aluminum Corp. Elk Grove, Ill.2001 sales: $76 million (19976, $75 million)
Stocking locations: 4 (1997, 4)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 300,000
Delivery fleet:6
Products:Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, specialty steels, copper, aluminum
Processing services:Cut-to-length, leveling, bending, shearing, roll forming, slitting, blanking, welding, polishing, anodizing
Stocking regions: Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Southeast, Southwest
59. Saginaw Pipe Inc. Saginaw, Ala.2001 sales: $75 million (2000, $68.5 million)
Stocking locations: 4 (2000, 4)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 300,000
Delivery fleet:7
Products:Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services:Cut-to-length, sawing & cutting, welding
Stocking regions: Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Southeast, Southwest
60. Admiral Metals Woburn, Mass.2001 sales:$72 million (2000, $76 million)
Stocking locations: 4 (1997, 4)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 150,000
Delivery fleet: 25
Products: Stainless steels, specialty steels, copper, brass, bronze, beryllium & alloys, aluminum, superalloys, titanium & alloys
Processing services: Cutting & sawing, grinding, machining
Stocking regions:Northeast
61. Miami Valley Steel Service Inc., Piqua, Ohiohttp://www.miamivalleysteel.com
2001 sales:$71 million (2000, $77 million)
Stocking locations:6 (2000, 5)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 170,000
Delivery fleet: 7
Products: Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services: Cut-to-length, blanking, leveling, shearing, slitting
Stocking regions: Midwest
62. Cambridge-Lee Industries Inc., Boston, Mass.2001 sales:$70 million (2000, $85 million)
Stocking locations: 12 (1996, 14)
Warehouse space (sq ft):400,000
Delivery fleet: 10
Products: Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, copper, brass, tellurium-copper alloys, aluminum
Processing services: Cutting & sawing, shearing, slitting, leveling
Stocking regions: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Plains, Rockies, Southeast, Southwest, West, Ontario
63. Corus Metals Delta, B.C., Canada(unit of Corus Metal Services North America, Schaumburg, Ill.)
2001 sales: $67 million (2000, $63 million)
Stocking locations:8 (1996, 8)
Products:Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, specialty steels, brass, aluminum
Processing services: Cutting & sawing, shearing, slitting, leveling
Stocking regions: West, Manitoba & Saskatchewan, Alberta & British Columbia
64a. Kelco Metals Inc. Annison, Ill.2001 sales: $65 million (2000, $62 million)
Stocking locations:1 (2000, 1)
Warehouse space (sq ft):110,000
Products:Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services: Slitting
Stocking regions: Midwest
64b. Titanium Industries Inc. Parsippany, N.J.2001 sales: $65 million (2000, $65 million)
Stocking locations: 12 (2000, 12)
Products: Titanium & alloys, nickel & chrome superalloys
Processing services:Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing, shearing, roll forming, slitting, machining, welding
Stocking regions: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Southeast, Southwest, West, Quebec
66. Ugine Stainless & Alloys Inc. Colmar, Pa.2001 sales: $64 million (2000, $80 million)
Stocking locations: 8 (2000, 7)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 300,000
Delivery fleet: 7
Products: Stainless steels, specialty steels, superalloys
Processing services:Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing
Stocking regions:Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Southeast, Southwest, West
67a. Atlas Steel Products Co. Twinsburg, Ohio2001 sales: $60 million (2000, $60 million)
Stocking locations: 5 (2000, 4)
Warehouse space (sq ft):120,000
Products:Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, specialty steels
Processing services: Cut-to-length, leveling, shearing, slitting, blanking, welding, roll forming
Stocking regions:Midwest, Southeast
67b. Gerrard Steel & Tube Florence, Ala.2001 sales:$60 million (2000, $65 million)
Stocking locations: 3 (2000, 3)
Products:Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services: Slitting
Stocking regions: Southeast
67c. MST Steel Corp. Warren, Mich.2001 sales: $60 million (2000, $64 million)
Stocking locations: 8 (2000, 6)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 170,000
Delivery fleet: 5
Products: Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services: Cut-to-length, leveling, shearing, slitting, edging, decambering
Stocking regions: Midwest, Southeast
67d. Pierce Aluminum Co. Franklin, Mass.2001 sales: $60 million (2000, $65 million)
Stocking locations:3 (2000, 2)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 180,000
Delivery fleet: 15
Products: Aluminum
Processing services:Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing, leveling, bending, shearing, machining, blanking, welding
Stocking regions:Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast
71. Block Steel Corp. Skokie, Ill.2001 sales: $58 million (2000, $53 million)
Stocking locations: 6 (2000, 4)
Warehouse space (sq ft):165,000
Delivery fleet: 4
Products: Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services: Cut-to-length, leveling, roll forming, slitting, blanking
Stocking regions: Midwest, Southeast, Southwest
72. Triumph Group Wayne, Pa.2001 sales:$56 million (2000, $66 million)
Stocking locations: 2 (2000, 2)
Warehouse space (sq ft):300,000
Products: Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services: Cut-to-length, leveling, shearing, slitting, blanking, polishing, coating & plating
Stocking regions: Mid-Atlantic, Midwest
73. Alliance Metals Inc. West Chester, Pa.2001 sales: $52 million (2000, $48 million)
Stocking locations:5 (1996, 5)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 200,000
Delivery fleet: 10
Products:Stainless steels, aluminum
Processing services: Cut-to-length, leveling, shearing, slitting, blanking, bending, roll forming, polishing, coating & plating
Stocking regions: Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Southwest, West
74. DuBose Steel Inc. of N.C. Roseboro, N.C.2001 sales: $49 million (2000: $51 million)
Stocking locations: 1 (2000, 1)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 360,000
Delivery fleet: 32
Products: Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services: Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing, shearing
Stocking regions:Southeast
75. Metal Services International King of Prussia, Pa.2001 sales: $47 million (2000, $51 million)
Stocking locations: 9 (2000, 8)
Products:Copper, brass, bronze, aluminum
Processing services:Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing, leveling, shearing, slitting, blanking
Stocking regions: Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Southeast
76a. Certified Steel Co. Lawrenceville, N.J.2001 sales: $45 million ( 2000, $45 million)
Stocking locations:1 (2000, 2)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 250,000
Delivery fleet: 30
Products:Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels
Processing services:Cut-to-length, leveling, cutting & sawing, shearing
Stocking regions: Mid-Atlantic
76b. Westfield Steel Inc. Westfield, Ind.2001 sales: $44 million (2000, $47 million)
Stocking locations:2 (2000, 2)
Warehouse space (sq ft):155,000
Delivery fleet:12
Products: Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services: Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing, bending, shearing
Stocking regions: Midwest
78. Winston Steel Inc. Mississauga, Ont., Canada2001 sales: $75 million (2000, $64 million)
Stocking locations: 2 (2000, 2)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 156,000
Delivery fleet: 12
Products: Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services:Cut-to-length, slitting, blanking
Stocking regions: Ontario
79a. Charter Steel Trading Co. Inc., Chicago, Ill.http://www.chartersteeltrading.com
2001 sales:$43 million (2000, $46 million)
Stocking locations:12 (2000, 12)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 165,000
Products:Carbon & alloy steel sheet
Processing services: Slitting
Stocking regions:Midwest
79b. O'Brien Steel Service Co. Peoria, Ill.2001 sales:$43 million (2000, $49 million)
Stocking locations:1 (2000, 1)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 170,000
Delivery vehicles: 25
Products: Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services: Heat treating, shearing, cutting & sawing, flame cutting, plasma cutting
Stocking regions:Midwest
81. State Pipe & Supply Inc. Santa Fe Springs, Calif.2001 sales: $42 million (2000, $40 million)
Stocking locations:4 (2000, 4)
Warehouse space (sq ft):20,000
Delivery fleet:12
Products:Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services:Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing, coating & plating, threading
Stocking regions: West
82a. Berlin Metals Hammond, Ind.2001 sales: $40 million (2000, $41 million)
Stocking locations: 7 (2000, 4)
Warehouse space (sq ft):120,000
Products:Carbon & alloy steel sheet; stainless steels
Processing services:Cut-to-length, slitting
Stocking regions: Midwest, Southeast, Southwest, West
82b. Lancaster Steel Service Lancaster, N.Y.2001 sales: $40 million (2000, $43 million)
Stocking locations:1 (2000, 1)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 250,000
Products: Carbon & alloy steel
Processing services: Cut-to-length, slitting, blanking, shearing, leveling, cutting & sawing
Stocking regions: Mid-Atlantic
84a. Central Plains Steel Kansas City, Kan.2001 sales: $39 million (2000, $42 million)
Stocking locations: 2 (2000, 2)
Products: Carbon & alloy steels
Stocking regions: Midwest
84b. Lee Steel Corp. Detroit, Mich.2001 sales:$39 million (2000, $42 million)
Stocking locations:2 (2000, 1)
Delivery fleet: 8
Warehouse space (sq ft):147,000
Products: Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services: Cut-to-length, slitting
Stocking regions: Midwest
84c. Mid-West Materials Inc. Perry, Ohiohttp://www.mid-westmaterials.com
2001 sales: $39 million (2000, $42 million)
Stocking locations: 12 (2000, 17)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 240,000
Products: Carbon & ally steels
Processing services:Cut-to-length, leveling, shearing, slitting, blanking
Stocking regions: Northeast, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast
87. Basic Metals Inc. Germantown, Wis.2001 sales: $38 million (2000, $41 million)
Stocking locations: 1 (2000, 2)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 80,000
Products: Aluminum, copper
Processing services: Cut-to-length, shearing, slitting
Stocking regions: Midwest
88a. Denman & Davis Clifton, N.J.2001 sales: $37 million (2000, $39 million)
Stocking locations: 3 (2000, 3)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 180,000
Delivery fleet: 14
Products: Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, specialty steels
Processing services: Cutting & sawing, heat-treating, shearing, machining, plasma cutting
Stocking regions: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic
88b. Precision Steel Warehouse Inc., Franklin Park, Ill.2001 sales: $37 million (2000, $51million)
Stocking locations:2 (2000, 2)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 200,000
Delivery fleet: 4
Products: Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, brass, aluminum
Processing services:Cut-to-length, leveling, shearing, slitting, blanking, edging
Stocking regions: Midwest, Southeast
88c. Turrett Steel Industries Inc., Leetsdale, Pa.http://www.turretsteel.com
2001 sales: $37 million (2000, $39 million)
Stocking locations: 3 (2000, 3)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 270,000
Products:Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services:Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing, heat treating
Stocking regions: Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Southeast
91. Almetals Co. Wixom, Mich.2001 sales: $36 million (2000, $33 million)
Stocking locations:2 (2000, 2)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 60,000
Delivery fleet: 4
Products: Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, brass, aluminum, clad metals
Processing services: Cut-to-length, shearing, slitting
Stocking regions:Midwest, Southeast
92a. Sabel Steel Service Montgomery, Ala.2001 sales:$35 million (2000, $36 million)
Stocking locations:5 (2000, 5)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 280,000
Delivery fleet:34
Products:Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, aluminum
Processing services:Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing, shearing
Stocking regions:Southeast
92b. Stripco Inc. Osceola, Ind.2001 sales: $35 million (2000, $41 million)
Stocking locations:1 (2000, 1)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 170,000
Delivery fleet:12
Products: Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services: Slitting, edging, annealing, cold rolling
Stocking regions: Midwest
94. Hadco Aluminum & Metal Corp., Jamaica, N.Y.2001 sales: $33 million (2000, $35 million)
Stocking locations: 3 (2000, 3)
Warehouse space (sq ft):135,000
Delivery fleet: 12
Products: Aluminum
Processing services:Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing, shearing, blanking
Stocking regions:Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast
95. High Steel Service Center Lancaster, Pa.http://www.high.net/carbonsteel
2001 sales: $31 million (2000, $33 million)
Stocking locations: 1 (2000, 1)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 145,000
Delivery fleet:14
Products: Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services: Cut-to-length, leveling, shearing, cutting & sawing, slitting, blanking, burning
Stocking regions:Mid-Atlantic
96. Clad-Tex Metals Inc. Pottstown, Pa.2001 sales: $30 million (2000, $27 million)
Stocking locations: 1 (2000, 1)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 150,000
Delivery fleet: 6
Products:Carbon & alloy steels
Processing services: Cut-to-length, shearing, slitting, bending, blanking, embossing
Stocking regions:Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Rockies
97a. Erickson Metals Corp. Cheshire, Conn.2001 sales: $28 million (2000, $28 million)
Stocking locations: 3 (2000, 3)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 170,000
Delivery fleet:10
Products: Aluminum
Processing services:Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing, leveling, shearing, slitting, heat treating, polishing
Stocking regions: Northeast, Midwest, Rockies
97b.U.S. Brass & Copper Downers Grove, Ill.2001 sales: $28 million (2000, $25 million)
Stocking locations: 2 (2000, 2)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 85,000
Products: Stainless steels, copper, brass, aluminum
Processing services:Cut-to-length, leveling, shearing, slitting, blanking, cutting & sawing
Stocking regions: Midwest
99. Farmer's Copper & Industrial Supply Inc., Galveston, Texas2001 sales: $27 million (2000, $27 million)
Stocking locations: 3 (2000, 3)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 246,000
Delivery fleet: 9
Products: Carbon & alloy steels, copper, brass, aluminum
Processing services: Cutting & sawing, water jet cutting, shearing, bending, machining
Stocking regions: Southwest
100. Action Stainless & Alloys Inc., Carrollton, Texas2001 sales:$26 million (2000, $38 million)
Stocking locations: 6 (2000, 6)
Warehouse space (sq ft): 130,000
Delivery fleet: 11
Products: Stainless steels
Processing services: Cutting & sawing, shearing
Stocking regions:Southeast, Southwest
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