Become a Member – The Metals Service Center Institute

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The Metals Service Center Institute is the premier trade association in the metals industry.

MSCI provides vision and voice to the metals industry, along with the tools and perspective necessary for successful businesses:

Relevant, insightful and timely information to the metals and manufacturing industries
Access to the key decision makers within the metals industry
A national and regional platform for leaders within the industrial metals supply chain
Invaluable aggregated industry benchmarking data, forecasting models and best practices
Customized executive education and professional development programs – metals centric
An industry voice to protect business and manufacturing in the United States and Canada
A seasoned, professional, diverse and skilled staff dedicated to and for the metals industry

MSCI’s members are the “who’s who” of the metals community.

When we observe MSCI members we often find that they:

Understand the importance of having an industry network, business acquaintances and friendships
Are critical thinkers and use both analytical tools as well as instincts to run their business
Believe that people are important assets and, as such, invest in training to improve morale, insure a safe workplace, enhance financial performance and increase company loyalty
Understand industry stewardship and want to be associated with others of like mind
Value information that will help them make better business decisions
Have both a long- and short-term perspective on running their company with a desire for prosperous growth and sustainability.

List of MSCI Members See Member Map

Membership Types & Applications

MSCI offers several classes of membership that, together, make the Institute accessible to almost any company in the metals value chain.

Service Centers

Active members operate metals service centers; facilities that inventory metals, provide first-stage fabrication services (cut-to-length, slitting, etc.), and distribute metals to a wide range of manufacturing customers, processors, or other service centers.

Download the Active Member application.

Metal Producers

Associate members are companies that perform metal production or processing or finishing using steel, aluminum, stainless steel, alloys, copper and brass and tool steels. Some associate members convert metal in a finished form such as tubing, perforated metal products, or they create special grades and tempers.

Download the Associate Member application.

Affiliate Members

(Effective January 1, 2019)

Affiliate members are companies who provide cutting, coating, heat treating, processing, finishing, transportation, consulting, material handling, financial (banking) services and other products and services (which shall not include the publication or dissemination of news and information, digital or otherwise, regarding the metals industry either for a direct or indirect fee from a subscriber or a member of the metals industry) to Active Members and/or Associate Members. Affiliate Members, by definition, cannot maintain owned or consigned inventory of metal products for resale, unless the inventory is of products upon which dues are not based.

Download the Affiliate Member application.

International Members

MSCI also offers Active and Associate membership to companies that are located outside of the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Download the International Active Member application.

Download the International Associate Member application.

Associate Trading Organizations

Any corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship or individual organized in the United States, Canada or Mexico, with annual sales to North American service center members (Active members), from owned or consigned inventory in North America of at least $50,000,000 per year, who sales force represents a non-North American corporation with a non-North American production facility or facilities engaged in the production of one or more of the metal products upon which Active Member dues are based.

Download the application for Associate Trading Organizations.

International Trade Associations

Associations based outside of North America whose membership is comprised primarily of companies who would be eligible for Active, Associate or Affiliate membership in the Institute if they maintained a physical location or facility in the United States, Canada or Mexico are also eligible for membership. Member companies of an International Trade Association member (ITA) would be conferred the same meeting attendance and seminar participation benefits of regular North American members.

Please contact Member Services memberservices@msci.org for more information.