#MetalMarketUpdate – July ’20 Newsletter
June’s ISM Manufacturing Index (PMI) jumped from the 43.1 reading in May to a 52.6 mark in June. This is the first expansion for manufacturing in 3 months. Employment increases,…
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Section 232 (Tariffs on Imported Steel and Aluminum) and Section 301 (Tariffs on Chinese Final Products)
Effective June 1st 2018 – the Trump administration imposed 25% steel and 10% aluminum tariffs (section 232) on all countries including the European Union, Canada and Mexico. The month of August…
Top Seven Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Failure Mechanisms (#3 – Corrosion)
#3 – Corrosion… If your responsibilities include heat exchangers, you probably know that corrosion is a common failure mechanism. Most everyone in the refining and petrochemical worlds sees corrosion on…
Top Seven Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Failure Mechanisms (#2 – Fouling)
#2 – Fouling… Some processes are prone to solids forming inside the tubes. When you are working with those processes, you have to build a preventative maintenance program to keep…
#MetalMarketUpdate – May ’20 Newsletter
Continuing March’s trend, the ISM Manufacturing Index (PMI) shrunk more in April, ending at a 41.5 reading compared to March’s 49.1. The coronavirus pandemic and global energy market weakness acted…
Top Seven Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Failure Mechanisms (#1 – Tube Plugging)
#1 – Tube Plugging… If you work around shell & tube heat exchangers, it is likely that you’ve seen or heard of plugged tubes. Plugging can be intentional, where a…
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