08-03-2018, 02:01 AM
I think your scrap place got bad advice from someone.
BUT... products that are made of steel are going up in price. My company's primary product is about 80% steel. AND the ONLY steel that fits our requirements comes from Canada. We tried. Nobody in the US will make that product in the large volumes we need. Both mills in the US that made the product closed in the 90's... despite what Trumplicans believe, you don't just 'turn the machines back on. Old steel mills are nothing but holes in the ground.
Guess what ? We had to raise our prices 25%. Our customers are NOT happy.
BUT... products that are made of steel are going up in price. My company's primary product is about 80% steel. AND the ONLY steel that fits our requirements comes from Canada. We tried. Nobody in the US will make that product in the large volumes we need. Both mills in the US that made the product closed in the 90's... despite what Trumplicans believe, you don't just 'turn the machines back on. Old steel mills are nothing but holes in the ground.
Guess what ? We had to raise our prices 25%. Our customers are NOT happy.