Empire Resources, Inc. (ERS)

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Ryerson (RYI) pps Has Risen 38.8% Since Nov. 24, 2006:

3 month chart:
http://stockcharts.com/c-sc/sc?s=RYI&p=D&b=5&g=0&i=t39049556380&r=3340


NOTE: Ryerson is Empire Resources' largest single customer accounting for between 14 and 16% of ERS's total sales over recent history.

This can be seen by looking at ERS' 2005 10K under 'Customers'
regarding Ryerson and then comparing those figures with the figures in prior and subsequent 10Q's
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1019272/000095011706001504/a41665.htm

Although Ryerson is involved with several metals and carbon, as considerable part of their income is derived from 'aluminum products':

The following table shows our percentage of sales by major product lines for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively:



Percentage of Sales
Three Months Ended
September 30, Nine Months Ended
September 30,

Product Line
2006 2005 2006 2005

Stainless and aluminum
55 % 51 % 53 % 51 %

Carbon flat rolled
25 25 25 25

Fabrication and carbon plate
8 10 9 10

Bars, tubing and structurals
7 9 8 10

Other
5 5 5 4


Total
100 % 100 % 100 % 100 %