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Why Tie Wire Matters
Those who know and have used MAR-MAC Industries, Inc.’s products, know that our products aren’t “just” anything. Behind one roll of coil wire is over 65 years of…
“Buy America” Steel Requirements Strengthened Through Biden Executive Order
On January 25, 2021, President Biden signed an executive order aimed at strengthening “Buy America” steel requirements for jobs using federal funding. The new order establishes a Made in…
Why RodBusters Are Beyond Important
While we could always write an essay (annotations, references, and all) about why rodbusters are important and necessary to any project build involving concrete in the industry, we’re going…
Spring 2020 RodBuster Letter
Dear RodBuster, Wow! It feels like the year has just gotten started and that five years of events have been packed into five months. John wrote a reminder…
Photo Submission Guidelines
RodBusters! We here at MAR-MAC love all the things you RodBusters do, and what better way to document than pictures? We want photos of you on the job…
Tariff Update and Impact on Steel and Building Products
This article is an update to one from June 1, 2018 titled “Impact on Steel Markets & Products of Trump Administration Trade actions”. You can read that…
“Buy America” Steel Requirements Increases Through Trump Executive Order
On July 15, 2019, President Trump signed an executive order to increase “Buy American” steel requirements for jobs using federal funding. Previous “Buy…
Water Infrastructure Bill Gives 5 Year Extension to “Buy America”
President Trump signed a water infrastructure bill on 10/23/18 that includes a provision to extend the Buy America mandate for an additional five years. The mandate…
Impact on Steel Markets & Products of Trump Administration Trade Actions
Media reports have created more confusion than clarity around tariffs and effects on costs in the market for steel mill and downstream products. I offer this memo as…