In October 2002, the assets of Michigan Seamless Tube were purchased by Russell Maier, the former CEO of Republic Engineered Steels, Inc., and Atlas Holdings FRM LLC for an immediate start-up. The MSTube team took the facility from hot idle to production in nine working days and by the fourteenth working day the employees were hired and producing seamless tubes for immediate delivery. MSTube successfully resumed production on November 15, 2002 and shipped the first order on November 25, 2002. Michigan Seamless Tube has over 200 years of industry experience in upper management. Upper management and the employees are committed to the production of quality products with a competitive lead-time. Michigan Seamless Tube is a portfolio company of Atlas Holdings. Atlas Holdings is a private investment firm that brings together its capital and industrial experience to acquire and to build successful, long-term businesses. Over the past twenty years, the principals of Atlas Holdings have undertaken more than 300 transactions and, in partnership with capable management teams, have built more than 40 companies in a variety of industries, including basic manufacturing, industrial distribution and