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O’Neal Steel Market Informer

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Alexandra Woolbright

U.S., China Expect to Sign Phase One Trade Deal in Mid-January As The Associated Press reported on January 2, President Donald Trump has announced that he will sign the first phase of a U.S.-China trade agreement at the White House in mid-January. Vice Premier Liu He will travel to Washington, D.C. to sign the agreement… Read More

Precision Ground Bar: Back to Basics

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Patrick Sprague

Though O’Neal Steel has been selling precision ground bar for several months, we want to do a refresher on some of the technical basics of this great product. Did you know there are some key differences between precision ground bar and our traditional cold finish, alloy, and stainless steel round bar? In fact, there are… Read More

O’Neal Steel Market Informer

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Alexandra Woolbright

Steel Imports Soar By 34.6% In October Steel import permit applications rose to 2.56 million tons in October, according to the U.S. Commerce Department’s most recent Steel Import Monitoring Analysis data. That’s a 29.2% increase from the 1.98 million tons permitted in September and a 34.6% increase from the 1.9 million tons of steel actually… Read More

Precision Ground Bar: Five Questions

Posted on November 20, 2019 by Patrick Sprague

Last month we showed you the ways precision ground bar can save you money! This month, as we continue highlighting this new product, we are answering five questions you may have when determining if precision ground bar is right for you. 1. How can I apply the bar? If the end will be used… Read More

O’Neal Steel Market Informer

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Alexandra Woolbright

Industry News Senate To Resume Consideration Of Transportation Funding Bill Legislation that would provide funding in fiscal 2020 for federal transportation agencies is among the measures set for consideration in the U.S. Senate on October 28. Floor managers have scheduled consideration of the bill. The Senate’s version would provide $74.3 billion for transportation infrastructure programs,… Read More

Embracing Technology

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Stephen Armstrong

Recently, I had the pleasure of spending an afternoon with a small startup technology company and was amazed by the energy, passion, and natural curiosity demonstrated by this impressive group of 20-somethings. They were truly curious about our business and how technology could help us improve. The ideas they had seemed to flow freely, and… Read More

Precision Ground Bar: Five Top Costs

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Patrick Sprague

Using precision ground bar? Here are five ways you can save by using this product: Downtime The greatest cost for a production facility is downtime. If a company is unable to deliver a product to a customer for any reason, the costs can quickly add up. Just think the last time a crane went down. … Read More

Introducing The Knowledge Tree

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Alexandra Woolbright

Introducing The Knowledge Tree, O’Neal Steel’s blog providing valuable, relevant, and actionable information for the metals industry! At O’Neal Steel, we are dedicated to our customers and providing outstanding service. We run our business in a way that is efficient and innovative—meaning we want to provide you, our customers, with content that solves problems, answers… Read More