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ATI, AK Steel, NAS lower stainless steel surcharges - American Metal ...
Wed, 22 May 2013 22:31:07 +0100
NEW YORK — ATI Allegheny Ludlum Corp., AK Steel Corp. and North American Stainless Inc. (NAS) have lowered their surcharges on most stainless steel grades for June. Ludlum, a division of Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Technologies Inc., set its June ...


AK Steel's JV Concludes $375 million Financing
Tue, 21 May 2013 17:20:02 +0100
AK Steel's joint venture has completed $375 million financing for building a new iron ore pellet plant.


Steelworkers prepare for talks at Essar - Sault This Week
Tue, 21 May 2013 16:08:19 +0100
President of United Steelworkers Local 2251 Mike DaPrat, representing about 2,000 unionized wage earners at Essar Steel Algoma, has begun discussing dates and times for negotiations for a new contract with the employer. DaPrat said last Friday ...


Merrill Lynch Issues Specialty Metals and Mining Stocks to Buy - ...
Tue, 21 May 2013 13:18:27 +0100
Nucor Corp. (NYSE: NU) leads off the list of stocks to buy at Merrill Lynch. Nucor, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of steel and steel products in North America and internationally. It operates through three segments ...


US steel capacity utilization tops 79% for highest mark since May ...
Mon, 20 May 2013 23:20:30 +0100
But the last time the capacity utilization in percentage terms was any higher was in the week that ended May 19, 2012, when the steel industry produced 1.976 million st of steel and operated at 80% of capacity. Year-to-date steel production totaled 36 ...


AK Steel Joint Venture Completes $375 Million ...
Mon, 20 May 2013 22:15:00 +0100
PR Newswire - WEST CHESTER, Ohio, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AK Steel (NYSE: AKS) said today that Magnetation LLC ("Magnetation"), its joint venture with Magnetation, Inc., has successfully completed a $325 ...


AK Steel's Coshocton Works Recognized For Outstanding Safety ...
Mon, 20 May 2013 18:09:00 +0100
AK Tube LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AK Steel, employs about 300 men and women in plants in Walbridge, Ohio and Columbus, Indiana. AK Tube produces carbon and stainless electric resistance welded (ERW) tubular steel products for truck, ...


AK Steel's Coshocton Works Recognized For Outstanding Safety Performance
Mon, 20 May 2013 16:15:00 +0100
WEST CHESTER, Ohio, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --AK Steel's (NYSE: AKS) Coshocton (Ohio) Works has been recognized for outstanding safety performance by the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, Division ...


Steel execs address strengths, challenges of North American industry
Sun, 19 May 2013 03:30:00 +0100
To stay competitive globally and to grow, the North American steel industry needs reasonable, streamlined and effectively enforced policies from the U.S. and Canadian governments, top steel executives said.


China Kingho may spend up to $10-billion in Sierra Leone
Fri, 17 May 2013 19:58:00 +0100
A truck is loaded with iron ore at a port in Nantong, China, May 5, 2013. China Kingho Energy Group, one of China's largest privately-owned energy companies, could spend between $6-billion (U.S.) and $10-billion on infrastructure projects in Sierra Leone over the next five years, with an emphasis on iron ore production. (CHINA ...


Severstal's Miss. mill moving up value chain - American Metal ...
Fri, 17 May 2013 18:35:30 +0100
NEW YORK — Severstal North America Inc. is looking to move up the value chain in the products it supplies from its Columbus, Miss., mill to pipe makers, particularly as end-users in oil and gas ratchet increase their requirements. "We've run X65 ...


Train collides with truck carrying metal near steel plant - WAFF
Fri, 17 May 2013 17:18:08 +0100
A train collided with a truck near the Nucor Vulcraft plant Friday morning. The 18-wheeler was carrying metal. Crews are still on the scene clearing the wreck. There's no word on injuries. Check back here for updates and watch WAFF 48 News at Noon for ...


AISI Announces 2013 Institute Medal Winners
Fri, 17 May 2013 14:36:25 +0100
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) today awarded its highest technical award, the 2013 Institute Medal, to four industry authors for their winning paper, Effects of Deformation Behavior and Processing Temperature on the Fatigue Performance of Deep-Rolled Medium Carbon Bar Steels.


Steel Industry Analyzed & Forecast by MarketLine in Insightful ...
Fri, 17 May 2013 08:31:37 +0100
During the same period the overall production volumes of steel grew ... COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), announced today ...


Former BP Chief Emerges as Interim Chairman at Glencore Xstrata - ...
Fri, 17 May 2013 02:19:59 +0100
New York Times - As part of the deal, Xstrata's chief executive, Mick Davis, announced that he was leaving the merged company earlier than had been expected, while a number of his top lieutenants have also departed. Steve Robson, a company director, announced his ...