The Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) is a
trade association
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and
nonprofit organization
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based in
Rolling Meadows, Illinois, in the United States. It was established as the American Horseshoe and Heavy Hardware Association in 1909 and was subsequently known as the American Steel Warehouse Association, then the Steel Service Center Institute. The organization's members are primarily metal service centers that inventory and distribute metals for industrial customers and perform first-stage processing. MSCI has approximately 400 members operating from 1,500 locations primarily in North America.
MSCI members purchase about 75 million tons of steel, aluminum and other metals from metals producers, with 300,000 customers, primarily businesses in manufacturing and fabrication.
The organization formerly produced the
trade publication
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''Forward Magazine'' and issues a monthly "Metals Activity Report".
History
The organization was originally called the American Horseshoe and Heavy Hardware Association
when it was founded in 1909.
[ In 1936, the name was changed to the American Steel Warehouse Association. In 1952 it was changed again, to the Steel Service Center Institute, and in 2002 — reflecting that year's merger with the National Association of Aluminum Distributors — the word "steel" was changed to "metals".][
Illinois governor Bruce Rauner and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney were featured speakers at the organization's annual meeting in 2015.][
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Mission
The mission of MSCI is promoting the profitability and health of the metals industry and its role in the North American value chain. The organization delivers information, conferences and professional development,[ including a series of courses in cooperation with ]Washington University in St. Louis
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;[ safety practices studies and guidelines,]U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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(SEC) filings.Volvo
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in 2015.
In 2010, MSCI asked American scientist and award-winning science fiction
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author David Brin
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, with art by Jan Feindt, is called ''Tinkerers''.
Leadership
MSCI's Chief Executive Officer and President is Robert "Bob" Weidner.[
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See also
Steel service center
References
External links
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