Business Segment and Geographic Area Information

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

16. Business Segment and Geographic Area Information

The Company’s only business segment is the sale and distribution of metals. Sales are attributed to countries based on location of customers as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
United States	$	107,504	$	87,729	$	225,416	$	162,697
Latin America		1,383		24,097		14,588		57,268
Canada		10,371		12,987		24,331		24,683
Australia & New Zealand		7,125		11,493		19,734		22,406
Europe		8,103		10,210		18,670		17,779
	$	134,486	$	146,516	$	302,739	$	284,833