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Birds of a feather: The changing dynamics of aero distributionMay 1

What has Boeing wrought? The big plane builder?s decision almost a decade ago to realign its raw materials sourcing strategy has had a profound impact on the size, shape and number of players comprising the aerometals supply chain.

Inside the Airbus-Boeing DogfightMay 1

A foreign company wins a big chunk of a $35-billion Air Force contract, and all hell breaks loose. The shoot-out pits free trade vs. national security vs. government waste vs. American jobs and leaves a presidential contender flying over Hanoi again.

The Big GambleMay 1

Buy now or wait it out? With hot-rolled sheet up to $850 per ton for June delivery and imports a fading memory, the stakes were never higher for service centers. Bet the wrong way and your business is courting disaster. Bet the right way and your customers are uncompetitive.

Why 304 users would rather fight than switchMay 1

The incentive is there and ISSF statistics suggest just the opposite, but North American service centers, fabricators and manufacturers are proving surprisingly reluctant to opt out of the higher-cost, more-expensive-to-produce austenitic series.

Features

Birds of a feather: The changing dynamics of aero distributionMay 2008

Inside the Airbus-Boeing DogfightMay 2008

The Big GambleMay 2008

Why 304 users would rather fight than switchMay 2008

Perspectives

AERO FASTENERS: Fastener makers pin the shortfall on a lack of skilled laborMay 2008

The dark, gloomy days that followed Sept. 11, 2001, had many wondering if the clouds would ever lift.

AERO FASTENERS: For Boeing, Airbus, new planes bring big birthing painsMay 2008

AERO FASTENERS: Analysts see a superboom and fading fastener woesMay 2008

CELLULAR TOWERS: Soaring metal prices are murdering builders’ marginsMay 2008

CELLULAR TOWERS: Mixed signals on growth but unanimity on ‘Nimby’May 2008

CELLULAR TOWERS: ‘Co-location’ is taking a mounting toll on tower buildsMay 2008

CULINARY STEELS: Mills are ultra-busy cooking up alternatives to Type 304May 2008

CULINARY STEELS: Eateries are having it their way despite the dull economyMay 2008

CULINARY STEELS: Restaurant construction is red hot despite thinning trafficMay 2008

Regions

ASIA: China is poised to purchase a big piece of the PilbaraMay 2008

SINGAPORE: China’s Sinosteel Corp. has launched a hostile bid for Australian iron ore junior Midwest Corp. Ltd., the first of what could be many such forays by Chinese companies into the iron-ore-rich Pilbara region of Western Australia.

UNITED STATES: Three candidates, three advisers, three takes on tradeMay 2008

CANADA: Why feasibility studies are falling so far short of the markMay 2008

This month in metals

The month in metalsApr 2008

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Departments

THE MEDIA ON METALS: What’s a penny, old copper or Bear-ish advice worth?May 2008

AMM does its best to be your go-to place for metals news and market information, but we don’t have a lock on coverage profiling the various links along the metals supply chain. In case you missed them the first time around, here’s a recap of recent stories in the general media.