Chicago, Illinois-based metals service center and processor and distributor Ryerson Inc. announced Monday that it is in the final stages of an expansion to its Atlanta, Georgia operations. The expansion is designed to enhance inventory and processing capabilities in long products and fabricated plate, according to a press release from the company. The project is slated for completion in Q1 2012.
Additionally, electric resistance welded (ERW) tube manufacturing capabilities have been expanded to include heavier wall thicknesses of up to 3/16". ID Scarfing and Eddy Current testing capabilities have also been added. Plate fabrication capabilities have been expanded through investment in additional plasma and oxy-fuel burning capability, deslagging, shot blasting and precision aluminum sawing capability. Significant inventory investments have also been made in carbon, stainless and aluminum plate, with grade and size additions, and in long products, with the addition of more than 750 new sizes of special bar quality (SBQ), tubing, stainless and aluminum long products.