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==Reliance Steel and Aluminum==
===Reliance Steel and Aluminum: Metal Processing Giant ===
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==Description==
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Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. is one of the largest leading metals service center companies in the United States. The company has a strong network of more than 180 locations in over 37 states of the Unites States in addition to Belgium, Canada, China and South Korea. The principal activity of the company is to provide value-added metals processing services and marketing of a full line of more than 90,000 metal products. The mail line of these products includes galvanized, hot-rolled and cold-finished steel, stainless steel, aluminum, brass, copper, titanium and alloy steel. The products of the company are sold to more than 95,000 customers in across a wide range of industries.
  
The business of metal processing has been taken to a global scale by the company called Reliance Steel and Aluminum Co. also known as RSAC. This company, which is based in Los Angeles, California, in the US, has quite a huge number of outlets and service centers in 37 states and a few countries worldwide. The company first began as a steel reinforcing bar fabricator in Los Angeles way back in 1939 and slowly grew to include other steel and aluminum products in their manufacturing plants over the years. By acquiring certain companies to help with the growing need for quality metal products, Reliance Steel and Aluminum Co. soon became a force to be reckoned with by the 1960s and 1970s. With the addition of certain specialty metal products in their line of metal items like aluminum, stainless steel and copper, the company was well on its way to becoming the world wide metal processing conglomerate it now is today.  
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Company History
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The company was founded in 1939 in Los Angeles, California. The firm began its operations during the initial stage as a fabricator of steel reinforcing bar. During subsequent developments, the Company emerged as a full-line distributor of steel and aluminum functioning from a single metals service center located in Los Angeles. Eventually during the 1960's, the Company extended its operations by means of a series of acquisitions and by establishing a range of additional service centers. During the mid-1970's, the Company ventured into establishing specialty metals centers equipped with inventories of select range of metals like aluminum, stainless steel, brass and copper. The facility comprised automated materials handling and precision cutting equipment. Reliance completed an IPO in 1994 to raise the funds to go in for several acquisitions in the related industry. The subsequent acquisitions were significant in contributing a great deal towards the growth of the company. Following the initial offering in 1994, the company aggressively pursued multiple acquisitions and has completed about 30 acquisitions since then.  
  
===If It's Metal You Want, What Kind Do You Get?===
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Through its 187 facilities located in more than 37 states in addition to Belgium, Canada, China, and South Korea, Reliance offers a broad range of customized metal processing services to a wide range of clients. The range of industries served by the company is manufacturing, construction, transportation, aerospace, and semiconductor industries. The company distributes more than 90,000 products made of carbon, alloy, stainless, and specialty steel, as well as aluminum, brass, copper, and titanium. The strong customer base of the company consists of more than 125,000 reputed clients. In a significant move in 2006, the company acquired its rival service center operator Earle M. Jorgensen, in addition to Yarde Metals, Inc., thereby expanding its principal interests to cover the specialties of the acquired companies.
  
When you talk about metal, there are quite a few choices you can select from. Reliance Steel and Aluminum Co. processes a huge number of different metals and alloys for the different needs that different industries worldwide need. The company processes different metals in their different plants all over the US, with the use of the company's acquisitions over the years. Among the metals and metal products that RSAC produces, you can easily find alloy steel, aluminum, copper, brass, stainless steel, and carbon steel on the list. These metals come in approximately 100,000 metal products that are manufactured by the 25 operating subsidiaries and 27 divisions of the company.
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Company Profile
 
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Very few industries in the world have enhanced their business operations through aggressive acquisitions like Reliance. While penetrating into new markets, the company is also expanding its facilities and product offerings in many of its existing geographic locations. The major customers of the company are Alcoa Inc, Alcan Aluminum Ltd, Aleris International Inc and Kaiser Aluminum Corp. The company is listed in the New York stock exchange with a ticker symbol RS. The annual sales of the company are over $5,748.4 millions with a net income of $354.5 millions. The company has provided employment to more than 8,600 people across the globe. The one-year employee growth rate of the company is 72.6%. The chief competitors of the company are Metals USA, Ryerson, and Worthington Industries
===Metal Processing Giant in Action===
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These products that Reliance Steel and Aluminum Co. makes cover quite a huge number of metal needs that various industries require. These are all made through state-of-the-art machines that the company uses in their different processing plants that produce specific metal items for the company. With the different metal needs that people have, it would be extremely difficult to put all these specialized metal producing equipment in one plant or in one area. Since metal needs come in a very wide range of choices and specifics, RSAC uses their extensive number of metal processing subsidiaries to produce the orders that come in through the mother company. This kind of a movement makes it easier for customers to find what they need without having to exact too much effort since Reliance already has a fixed system in place for the different metals and specialty metals that clients need. This kind of a system makes it easier for clients to have their needs processed in the amount of time they require at a more reasonable rate. This kind of a system also benefits the people and the subsidiaries that Reliance gets some of their products from.
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The official website of the company is www.rsac.com. The sites give a broad over view of its products range and services. To know more about the company’s market research reports, business profile and corporate information, the sites listed under references and additional readings can be consulted.  
 
 
===Supplying the World with Metal and Metal Alloys===
 
 
 
Aside from the outlets that the company has in the US, Reliance Steel and Aluminum Co. also has outlets in countries like Belgium, China, Canada and South Korea. These areas benefit from the metal processing and customized metal services that this American company provides. RSAC produces some of the world's metal products for the construction, aerospace, manufacturing, transportation and semi-conductor industries. With their yearly acquisitions of metal producing and processing companies, Reliance is poised to give people worldwide more of the specialty metals and metal processing needs that they require.
 
 
 
===Metal Processing Capabilities Unveiled===
 
 
 
The huge number of metal processing companies that are under the umbrella of Reliance shows people just how capable the company is when it comes to producing the different metal needs that different industries require. The metal processes that Reliance is capable of include bending, cambering, edge conditioning and trimming, electro polishing, fabricating and metallurgy, just to name a few. Aside from these processes, there are still a lot of other metal processing related activities that the company is capable of exacting. With the use of precision and specialty machines, Reliance can fabricate and create the different metal types, combinations, shapes and textures that their clients order from them. With highly skilled metal workers and technicians, quality standards are also kept at the level that clients expect from such a company as Reliance.  
 
  
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Contact Information:
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Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co
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350 S. Grand Ave., Ste. 5100
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Los Angeles, CA 90071
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Phone: 213-687-7700
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Fax: 213-687-8792
  
 
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==References==
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*1. [http://www.rsac.com RSAC.com]
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*2. [http://www.hoovers.com/reliance-steel/--ID__42203--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml Hoovers.com]
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*3. [http://www.answers.com/topic/reliance-steel-aluminum?cat=biz-fin Answers.com]
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*4. [http://www.alacrastore.com/company-snapshot/Reliance_Steel_Aluminum_Co-1014046 AlacraStore.com]
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*5. [http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=rs Yahoo! Finance]
  
 
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Reliance Steel and Aluminum

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Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. is one of the largest leading metals service center companies in the United States. The company has a strong network of more than 180 locations in over 37 states of the Unites States in addition to Belgium, Canada, China and South Korea. The principal activity of the company is to provide value-added metals processing services and marketing of a full line of more than 90,000 metal products. The mail line of these products includes galvanized, hot-rolled and cold-finished steel, stainless steel, aluminum, brass, copper, titanium and alloy steel. The products of the company are sold to more than 95,000 customers in across a wide range of industries.

Company History The company was founded in 1939 in Los Angeles, California. The firm began its operations during the initial stage as a fabricator of steel reinforcing bar. During subsequent developments, the Company emerged as a full-line distributor of steel and aluminum functioning from a single metals service center located in Los Angeles. Eventually during the 1960's, the Company extended its operations by means of a series of acquisitions and by establishing a range of additional service centers. During the mid-1970's, the Company ventured into establishing specialty metals centers equipped with inventories of select range of metals like aluminum, stainless steel, brass and copper. The facility comprised automated materials handling and precision cutting equipment. Reliance completed an IPO in 1994 to raise the funds to go in for several acquisitions in the related industry. The subsequent acquisitions were significant in contributing a great deal towards the growth of the company. Following the initial offering in 1994, the company aggressively pursued multiple acquisitions and has completed about 30 acquisitions since then.

Products & Services Through its 187 facilities located in more than 37 states in addition to Belgium, Canada, China, and South Korea, Reliance offers a broad range of customized metal processing services to a wide range of clients. The range of industries served by the company is manufacturing, construction, transportation, aerospace, and semiconductor industries. The company distributes more than 90,000 products made of carbon, alloy, stainless, and specialty steel, as well as aluminum, brass, copper, and titanium. The strong customer base of the company consists of more than 125,000 reputed clients. In a significant move in 2006, the company acquired its rival service center operator Earle M. Jorgensen, in addition to Yarde Metals, Inc., thereby expanding its principal interests to cover the specialties of the acquired companies.

Company Profile Very few industries in the world have enhanced their business operations through aggressive acquisitions like Reliance. While penetrating into new markets, the company is also expanding its facilities and product offerings in many of its existing geographic locations. The major customers of the company are Alcoa Inc, Alcan Aluminum Ltd, Aleris International Inc and Kaiser Aluminum Corp. The company is listed in the New York stock exchange with a ticker symbol RS. The annual sales of the company are over $5,748.4 millions with a net income of $354.5 millions. The company has provided employment to more than 8,600 people across the globe. The one-year employee growth rate of the company is 72.6%. The chief competitors of the company are Metals USA, Ryerson, and Worthington Industries

Official Website The official website of the company is www.rsac.com. The sites give a broad over view of its products range and services. To know more about the company’s market research reports, business profile and corporate information, the sites listed under references and additional readings can be consulted.

Contact Information: Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co 350 S. Grand Ave., Ste. 5100 Los Angeles, CA 90071 Phone: 213-687-7700 Fax: 213-687-8792

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350 So. Grand Ave #5100
Los Angeles CA 90071 US

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