6. O'Neal Steel Inc., Birmingham, Ala
2008 sales: $2.925 billion (2007, $2.5 billion)
Stocking locations: 82 (2007, 79)
Warehouse space (sq. ft.): 6 million
Delivery fleet: 250
Products: Carbon & alloy steels (sheet, plate, bars, pipe, tube, structurals), stainless steels, specialty steels; aluminum (sheet, plate, extrusions, rod & rod, tubing), superalloys, titanium & alloys
Processing services: Cut-to-length, leveling, shearing, slitting, blanking, cutting & sawing, bending, machining, welding
Markets served: Transportation (air & space, rail, ship & barge), oil & gas, agriculture, machinery, commercial equipment, military, construction, mining, lumbering & quarrying
Stocking regions: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Plains, Rockies, Southeast, Southwest, West; Europe, Asia
Operating subsidiaries: Metalwest, Aerodyne Alloys, Leeco Steel, TW Metals, Timberline Steel, United Performance Metals, Supply Dynamics, TAD Metals




