Commitments and Contingencies	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Commitment and Contingencies
Commitments and Contingencies	Note 16. Commitments and Contingencies Purchase Commitments As of December 31, 2021, we had commitments to purchase minimum quantities of certain metal products, which we entered into to secure material for corresponding long-term sales commitments we have entered into with our customers. The total amount of the minimum commitments based on current pricing is estimated at approximately $442.2 million, with amounts in 2022, 2023 and thereafter being $196.1 million, $131.0 million and $115.1 million, respectively. Collective Bargaining Agreements As of December 31, 2021, approximately 1,760, or 12%, of our total employees were covered by 61 collective bargaining agreements at 52 of our different locations, which expire at various times over the next five years. Approximately 400 of our employees are covered by 19 different collective bargaining agreements that will expire during 2022. Environmental Contingencies We are subject to extensive and changing federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations designed to protect the environment, including those relating to the use, handling, storage, discharge and disposal of hazardous substances and the remediation of environmental contamination. Our operations use minimal amounts of such substances. We believe we are in material compliance with environmental laws and regulations; however, we are from time to time involved in administrative and judicial proceedings and inquiries relating to environmental matters. Some of our owned or leased properties are located in industrial areas with histories of heavy industrial use. We may incur some environmental liabilities because of the location of these properties. In addition, we are currently involved with an environmental remediation project related to activities at former manufacturing operations of EMJ, our wholly owned subsidiary, that were sold many years prior to our acquisition of EMJ in 2006. Although the potential cleanup costs could be significant, EMJ maintained insurance policies during the time it owned the manufacturing operations that have covered costs incurred to date and are expected to continue to cover the majority of the related costs. We do not expect that this obligation will have a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Legal Matters From time to time, we are named as a defendant in legal actions. These actions generally arise in the ordinary course of business. We are not currently a party to any pending legal proceedings other than routine litigation incidental to the business. We expect that these matters will be resolved without having a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. We maintain general liability insurance against risks arising in the ordinary course of business. COVID-19 Risks and Uncertainties The global COVID-19 outbreak and associated actions implemented by governments around the world, as well as the related increased business uncertainty and economic contraction, had an adverse impact on our financial results during 2020. We took a variety of actions during 2020 to help mitigate the financial impact, including rightsizing our inventory and reducing our workforce. Activity in many of the end markets we serve sequentially improved as 2020 progressed, however we believe our financial results for the year ended December 31, 2021 were limited by impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and related macroeconomic effects, including, labor shortages, raw material constraints and other supply chain disruptions. Our customers and suppliers were similarly impacted by the effects of the pandemic. While our financial performance improved in each quarter of 2021, resurgences of the virus or its variants, including the Omicron variant, evolving government restrictions and requirements, including vaccination mandates, and the broader impacts of the continuing pandemic, could significantly impact our workforce and performance as well as those of our customers and suppliers, and our estimates and judgments may be subject to greater volatility than in the past.

Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Note 16. Commitments and Contingencies

Purchase Commitments

As of December 31, 2021, we had commitments to purchase minimum quantities of certain metal products, which we entered into to secure material for corresponding long-term sales commitments we have entered into with our customers. The total amount of the minimum commitments based on current pricing is estimated at approximately $442.2 million, with amounts in 2022, 2023 and thereafter being $196.1 million, $131.0 million and $115.1 million, respectively.

Collective Bargaining Agreements

As of December 31, 2021, approximately 1,760, or 12%, of our total employees were covered by 61 collective bargaining agreements at 52 of our different locations, which expire at various times over the next five years. Approximately 400 of our employees are covered by 19 different collective bargaining agreements that will expire during 2022.

Environmental Contingencies

We are subject to extensive and changing federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations designed to protect the environment, including those relating to the use, handling, storage, discharge and disposal of hazardous substances and the remediation of environmental contamination. Our operations use minimal amounts of such substances.

We believe we are in material compliance with environmental laws and regulations; however, we are from time to time involved in administrative and judicial proceedings and inquiries relating to environmental matters. Some of our owned or leased properties are located in industrial areas with histories of heavy industrial use. We may incur some environmental liabilities because of the location of these properties. In addition, we are currently involved with an environmental remediation project related to activities at former manufacturing operations of EMJ, our wholly owned subsidiary, that were sold many years prior to our acquisition of EMJ in 2006. Although the potential cleanup costs could be significant, EMJ maintained insurance policies during the time it owned the manufacturing operations that have covered costs incurred to date and are expected to continue to cover the majority of the related costs. We do not expect that this obligation will have a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Legal Matters

From time to time, we are named as a defendant in legal actions. These actions generally arise in the ordinary course of business. We are not currently a party to any pending legal proceedings other than routine litigation incidental to the business. We expect that these matters will be resolved without having a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. We maintain general liability insurance against risks arising in the ordinary course of business.

COVID-19 Risks and Uncertainties

The global COVID-19 outbreak and associated actions implemented by governments around the world, as well as the related increased business uncertainty and economic contraction, had an adverse impact on our financial results during 2020. We took a variety of actions during 2020 to help mitigate the financial impact, including rightsizing our inventory and reducing our workforce. Activity in many of the end markets we serve sequentially improved as 2020 progressed, however we believe our financial results for the year ended December 31, 2021 were limited by impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and related macroeconomic effects, including, labor shortages, raw material constraints and other supply chain disruptions. Our customers and suppliers were similarly impacted by the effects of the pandemic. While our financial performance improved in each quarter of 2021, resurgences of the virus or its variants, including the Omicron variant, evolving government restrictions and requirements, including vaccination mandates, and the broader impacts of the continuing pandemic, could significantly impact our workforce and performance as well as those of our customers and suppliers, and our estimates and judgments may be subject to greater volatility than in the past.