Russel Metals Inc. is a Canada-based metals distribution company in North America, with a focus on value-added processing. The Company carries on business in three segments: metals service centers, energy field stores and steel distributors. Metals Service Centers carries an extensive line of metal products in a range of sizes, shapes and specifications, including carbon hot rolled and cold finished steel, pipe and tubular products, stainless steel, aluminum and other non-ferrous specialty metals. The Company's energy field stores carry a specialized product line focused on the needs of energy industry customers. These operations are manufacturers of flanges, valves and fittings and other products, international steel mills and other distributors, through its field store operations in Western Canada and the United States. The Company's steel distributors act as master distributors, selling steel in large volumes to steel service centers and equipment manufacturers mainly on a basis.