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Articles in February, 2002 issue of Metal Center News

• Steel dodges Enron bullet: last July, we asked whether Enron could succeed as steel's market-maker. Now we look at its spectacular failure and learn that steel has largely skirted the fallout.
  by Tom Bagsarian
• U.S. Steel revisits distribution: Straightline Source: a boon for some processors but a bust for service centers? (Straightline)
  by Tim Triplett
• Plate specialist performs through thick and thin: now part of A.M. Castle, Oliver sees growth opportunities both within and outside its parent company. (MCN case study: Oliver Steel Plate Co.)
  by Myra Pinkham
• Maverick focuses on future in oil patch: as it closes its Longview, Wash., mill, Maverick Tube Corp. seeks to boost its cost competitiveness and profits. (Pipe & Tube)
  by Corinna C. Petry
• AISI rebuts OECD trade position. (Metal Industry News)
• SSCI proposal seeks relief for mills, protection for steel consumers. (Association News)
• Aluminum balance, prices on watch. (Business Topics)
  by James Southwood
• Steel execs recommend strong action on trade, legacy costs. (Metal Industry News)
• Equipment maker to emphasize familiar brands. (Service Center News)
• Shipment forecast weak, but orders could resurge. (Association News)
• Merger: Norsk Hydro will acquire VAW. (Metal Industry News)
• 2002 steel consumption to be flat. (Business Topics)
  by Charles A. Bradford