PITTSBURGH, Oct. 11 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Tube City IMS, LLC, a service provider to steel mills and foundries throughout the world, today announced that it has opened its first representative trading office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

J. David Aronson, President - Raw Materials and Optimization Group, said Vietnam is an increasingly important market in the Asia-Pacific region.

"We believe the steel industry in Vietnam will continue to grow over the coming years," Mr. Aronson said. "The opening of this office, coupled with our offices in Beijing, China, Jakarta, Indonesia, and Singapore, provides the Company with an excellent platform to serve its customers in the region."

Heading up the newly-opened Vietnam office will be Thao Nguyen as Chief Representative. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Nguyen worked at several large Asian trading companies specializing in steel products. She has bachelor degrees in both English and economics from Ho Chi Minh City University in Vietnam. Tam Nguyen has also joined the office as an Administrative Assistant.

"Thao is a seasoned trader, and we are pleased to welcome both her and Tam to the team," Mr. Aronson said. "Thao will report directly to Hideyuki ‘Nishi’ Nishizawa, Managing Director of Asia, who is responsible for developing, managing and expanding the Company’s Asian trading operations from the Singapore trading office."

Tube City IMS is a leading provider of outsourced steel services, including raw materials procurement, scrap management, raw materials optimization, slag processing, metal recovery and surface conditioning to integrated steel mills, mini-mills and foundries. The Company, headquartered in Glassport, PA, has operations at 75 plants throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, the Caribbean, South America and Asia.



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