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Subsequent Events	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012
Subsequent Events
Subsequent Events	11. Subsequent Events Effective April, 27, 2012, through our wholly-owned subsidiary Precision Strip, Inc., we acquired the assets of the Worthington Steel Vonore, Tennessee plant, a processing facility owned by Worthington Industries, Inc.  The Vonore plant operates as a Precision Strip, Inc. location which processes and delivers carbon steel, aluminum and stainless steel products on a “toll” basis, processing the metal for a fee without taking ownership of the metal. Effective April 4, 2012, we acquired all the outstanding limited liability company interests of National Specialty Alloys, LLC (“NSA”), a global specialty alloy processor and distributor of premium stainless steel and nickel alloy bars and shapes, headquartered in Houston, Texas. NSA was founded in 1985 and has additional locations in Anaheim, California, Buford, Georgia and Tulsa, Oklahoma. Net sales of NSA for the twelve months ended October 31, 2011 were approximately $96.0 million. We funded these acquisitions with borrowings of approximately $101.9 million on our revolving credit facility.

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