THE GLOBAL STEEL WHIPLASH—AND HOW TRINRICO NAVIGATED IT Ramoutarsingh points out that the pandemic was one shock; geopolitics was another.Tariffs, freight swings, and wars rewired steel flows in areas including: • Ukraine produced a large percentage of the World’s steel plates and related items pre war. • Russia was a major exporter of billet—even backstopping Turkey when it ran short. • Israel is a substantial importer of Turkish rebar. OPERATIONS AND CULTURE: CHANGE BY DESIGN Ramoutarsingh notes that Trinrico used the last three to four years to re-engineer how the plant works, highlighting: “I had a strong sense that the old ways were not sustainable,” Ramoutarsingh says. “Competition sharpened, costs surged, and clients needed more speed and certainty. Our people—long-standing and new—stepped up.” WHY TIMING MATTERED An engineer on the mesh project told Ramoutarsingh mid-pandemic: When markets come back, you’ll be ready. He was right. As ministries and developers across CARICOM began specifying concrete roads with mesh reinforcement—and as regional projects accelerated—Trinrico’s new line and aligned wire-rod supply hit stride at the same moment. “When timing meets preparation, you serve the region when it needs you most,” Ramoutarsingh says. COLLABORATION THAT COMPOUNDS Trinrico’s operating model is relationship-driven end-to-end characterized by: • New investments by Trinrico and it’s critical raw material suppliers aligned perfectly. • Ports & haulers: affiliated contractors who “stepped up” with Trinrico to match the tempo. • Hardware & contractors: a distribution network positioned to deliver spec-compliant products across islands without friction. Fencing provided by Trinrico for Aecon’s St. Vincent Port project, inaugurated in October 2025 21 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 12, ISSUE 10 TRINRICO STEEL AND WIRE PRODUCTS
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