June 27, 2007 - Modern Distribution Management

June 27, 2007

ABC Supply Co. Inc. Buys Ashley Aluminum

ABC Supply Co. Inc., Beloit, WI, has purchased Ashley Aluminum LLC.&nbsp ; Ashley Aluminum’s 48 branches in Florida, Texas, Alabama and Georgia are now part of ABC Supply’s Town & Country Industries division.
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ABC Supply is a $3 billion distributor of roofing, siding, windows and other select exterior building products.&nbsp ; ABC Supply’s Town & Country division is a wholesale distributor of aluminum and building products.&nbsp ; These include awnings, pool enclosures, screen doors and other patio products; shutters and Eyewall Armor hurricane protection products; extrusions, custom shapes and aluminum products for the industrial market; and such exterior building products as decking, railing and vinyl siding.
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ABC Supply operates more than 350 branches …

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U.S. Nail Producers File Anti-Dumping Suit Against China, UAE

Five U.S. producers of steel nails have filed antidumping duty petitions alleging that dumped imports of nails from China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are causing material injury to the domestic industry. The petitioners allege antidumping margins of 59 percent to 136 percent for China and 98 percent to 114 percent for the UAE.
The petitioners are Mid Continent Nail Corporation, Poplar Bluff, MO; Davis Wire Corporation, Irwindale, CA; Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation (Atlas Steel & Wire Division), Tampa, FL; Maze Nales (Division of W.H. Maze Company), Peru, IL; and Treasure Coast Fasteners, Inc., Fort Pierce, FL.

Domestic nail producers contend that unfairly priced imports of steel nails have injured the U.S. industry by undercutting their prices and taking sales based …

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