LOS ANGELES, March 02, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (NYSE:RS) announced today that effective March 1, 2018, it has acquired all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of DuBose National Energy Services, Inc. (“DuBose Energy”) and its affiliate, DuBose National Energy Fasteners & Machined Parts, Inc. (“DuBose Fasteners”).  DuBose Energy and DuBose Fasteners specialize in global fabrication, supply and distribution of metal and metal products to the nuclear industry, including utilities, component manufacturers and contractors. DuBose Energy was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Clinton, North Carolina. DuBose Fasteners was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, the Companies’ combined net sales were $36.3 million. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

“Our acquisitions of DuBose Energy and DuBose Fasteners align with our growth strategy of acquiring niche businesses that provide specialty products with high levels of value-added processing capabilities at attractive returns,” commented Gregg Mollins, President and Chief Executive Officer of Reliance. “The DuBose companies have consistently grown their fabrication capabilities over the past several years and we look forward to expanding our presence in this important market.  DuBose has a solid reputation in the industry, backed by a strong management team that fits well with the Reliance culture. I couldn’t be more pleased to welcome them to the Reliance family of companies.”

About Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., headquartered in Los Angeles, California, is the largest metals service center company in North America. Through a network of more than 300 locations in 40 states and thirteen countries outside of the United States, the Company provides value-added metals processing services and distributes a full line of over 100,000 metal products to more than 125,000 customers in a broad range of industries. Reliance focuses on small orders with quick turnaround and increasing levels of value-added processing. In 2017, Reliance’s average order size was $1,740, approximately 48% of orders included value-added processing, and approximately 40% of orders were delivered within 24 hours. Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.'s press releases and additional information are available on the Company's web site at www.rsac.com.

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