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Featured Report #MetalMarketUpdate – MARCH 2025

Posted on March 11, 2025

The ISM Manufacturing PMI registered 50.3 percent in February, 0.6 percentage point lower compared to the 50.9 percent recorded in January. The overall economy continued in expansion for the 58th month after…

#MetalMarketUpdate – February 2025

Posted on February 12, 2025

The ISM Manufacturing PMI registered 50.9 percent in January, 1.6 percentage points higher compared to 49.3 percent recorded in December. The overall economy continued in expansion for the 57th month…

#MetalMarketUpdate – January 2025

Posted on January 8, 2025

In December, the ISM Manufacturing PMI rose to 49.3 percent, a 0.9 percentage point increase from November’s 48.4 percent. This marked the 56th consecutive month of overall economic expansion, following…

Featured Report #METALMARKETUPDATE – DECEMBER ’24

Posted on December 10, 2024

Before we dive into the numbers, here’s a little lighthearted ASME Code fabricator humor for you. Why did the pressure vessel join the gym? It couldn’t handle the stress anymore.…

#METALMARKETUPDATE – NOVEMBER ’24

Posted on November 5, 2024

Before we dive into the numbers, here’s a little lighthearted ASME Code fabricator humor for you. Why did the welder bring a ladder to work? Because he heard the job…

#METALMARKETUPDATE – OCTOBER ’24

Posted on October 9, 2024

Before we dive into the numbers, here’s a little lighthearted ASME Code humor for you. How did the ASME Codebook handle rejection? It just revised its specifications and moved on…