PITTSBURGH, Oct. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- TMS International Corp. (NYSE: TMS), the parent company of Tube City IMS Corporation, a leading provider of outsourced industrial services to steel mills globally, today announced that it has opened a trading office in Nashville, TN.
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J. David Aronson, President and Chief Operating Officer of the company's Raw Material and Optimization Group, said the launch of the office demonstrates the company's long-term commitment to its customers and partners in the United States.
"The opening of the Nashville office is part of the company's ongoing efforts to continue its expansion in the U.S.," Mr. Aronson said. "This new office compliments our Southeastern operations and trading locations in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia."
Heading up the newly-opened office will be Todd Minnier as Trader. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Minnier worked at several large U.S. metals trading companies specializing in steel products. He has a bachelor's degree from The Pennsylvania State University.
"Todd will be responsible for strategic planning, procurement and business development for the greater Nashville region. He is an experienced trader and we are pleased to welcome him to the team," Mr. Aronson said. "Todd will report directly to Chris Ochoa, Vice President, Southern Region, who manages the company's Birmingham, AL, trading office."
About TMS International Corp.
TMS International Corp., through its subsidiaries, including Tube City IMS Corporation, is the largest provider of outsourced industrial services to steel mills in North America as measured by revenue and has a substantial and growing international presence. The Company provides services at 78 customer sites in 10 countries and operates a global raw materials procurement network with 26 offices in 11 countries spanning five continents.
Certain information in this news release contains forward-looking statements with respect to the Company's financial condition, results of operations or business or its expectations or beliefs concerning future events. Such forward-looking statements include the discussions of the Company's business strategies, estimates of future global steel production and other market metrics and the Company's expectations concerning future operations, margins, profitability, liquidity and capital resources. Although the Company believes that such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that any forward-looking statements will prove to be correct. Such forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties, estimates and assumptions that may cause the Company's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different. Additional information relating to factors that may cause actual results to differ from the Company's forward-looking statements can be found in the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements after the day of the release as a result of new information, future events or developments except as required by law.
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