You can still buy terne-coated steel at any roofing supply store.

Purchasing agents buy the fuel, steel, plastics and other building blocks of industry.

Since most companies buy steel on long-term contracts, few fear immediate price fluctuations.

Japanese auto companies, as a rule, have never bought Korean steel.

The problem is that people are buying and consuming too much steel.

But the auto makers have long bought foreign steel.

We should set Americans free to buy steel on the most advantageous terms - wherever they can.

But if you had the money to buy steel, you'd be wearing it.

Many companies that bought lower-price foreign-made steel have had to pay more.

"For the average artist, it's expensive to buy steel," he noted.