Steel Slabs
Steel Slabs
(OP)
I'm a trader, somewhat new to the steel industry. I've recently thought of a business idea in purchasing steel slabs from another country and selling the slabs here in the U.S. Although I've kind hit a speed bump in the process... Who in the world will buy slabs here in the U.S??? I talk to fabricators, distributors ect. and everyone is not interested. I mean I can get the slabs for almost half the price of what these big name manufactures are selling them for. I'm just trying to get a hint, or some advise. I'm sure some of you guys have had experience in this sort of thing.





RE: Steel Slabs
You would have to sell them to someone who can roll them into a usable form.
And the guys that roll are the ones melting steel here.
No one at the user end buys slabs.
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P.E. Metallurgy, Plymouth Tube
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ameyerrenke- the certifications are not a problem I just have to ask. I'm fairly good at selling I would not say I'm the best by any means, where are you getting your prices from exactly? That sounds extremely cheap for the U.S.
I'm really just seeing if anyone has any feelers out? Such as who I may need to talk to or what kind of clients should I be going after? I know companies like Nucor, Kloekner, and U.S Steel probably already have people that do that for them. So talking to them would just be a waste of time and effort.
Thanks guys!
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It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all.
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The problem you're going to run into, is they're most likely much better at buying steel than you are.
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Steel is cheap relative to the value of a finished steel product. There is a risk associated with purchasing from an unknown source is greater than the small possible increase in profit from reduced material cost.
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Honestly, no market other than perhaps you can sell them as monogrammed boat anchors.
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since it likely to not be as constant as what a mill would melt themselves it would not be suitable for more demanding work.
You will need to find marginal applications.
People used to take old railroad rails and roll them into fence posts, so there are places for outside material.
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P.E. Metallurgy, Plymouth Tube
RE: Steel Slabs
forklifts, cranes and other material handling equipment, sometimes I
would find a sand filled void running the entire length of the slab,
but for counterweights they were acceptable.
Larry
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RE: Steel Slabs