Ryerson Inc., a distributor and processor of metals in North America, has opened a new service center in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. The facility is expected to begin operations on 30 August 2010. The 56,000sq/ft Monterrey facility will serve as a general line service center and carry a wide range of carbon, aluminum and stainless steel products in a variety of different shapes, similar to the product lines Ryerson stocks throughout North America. Ryerson has been actively serving the Mexican market from the border states of Texas, Arizona and California for many years. In 2008, Ryerson sold its stake in a joint venture with a Mexican steel distributor and started developing the company’s ability to serve the Mexican market independently. In 2009, Ryerson established a location in Nogales, Mexicali, and opened a new facility in McAllen, Texas, to service customers from the Laredo-Nuevo Laredo area down to Brownsville-Matamoros.