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Note 12 - Subsequent Events	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	12. Subsequent Event : On April 2, 2018, the Company acquired all of the net assets of Berlin Metals, LLC, based in Hammond, Indiana. Berlin Metals was founded in 1967 and is one of the largest North American service centers processing and distributing prime tin mill products and stainless steel strip in slit coil form. Berlin Metals is also a supplier of galvanized, light gauge cold rolled sheet and strip and other coated metals in coil forms, to customers in the building products, automotive and specialized industrial markets. The acquisition will be accounted for as a business combination and the assets valued at fair market value. The acquisition is not considered significant and Berlin Metals’ results will be included in the Company’s specialty metals flat products segment in the Company’s second quarter of 2018 financial results. The acquisition is expected to be accretive to 2018 earnings. Upon the acquisition, the Company entered into an amendment to include the eligible assets of Berlin Metals in its ABL Credit Facility.

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The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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