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Steel for bridge made to spec: Gerdau - American Metal Market
Wed, 22 May 2013 21:12:54 +0100
LOS ANGELES — Gerdau Long Steel North America says that the steel it produced to create anchor rods for the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge that have since failed met the specifications "it was ordered to." A spokesman for San Francisco's ...
http://www.amm.com/Article/3209403/Supply-Chain/Steel-for-bridge-made-to-spec-Gerdau.html


Murrieta: 4-foot Sinkhole Opens When Water Main Breaks - Press-enterprise
Tue, 21 May 2013 23:23:00 +0100
Water district officials said customers in the area should expect to see brown water throughout the day. Crews are flushing the pipes to remove the sediment stirred up by the rupture. Valencia said the 24-inch-diameter steel pipe that corroded and ...
http://www.pe.com/local-news/riverside-county/murrieta/murrieta-headlines-index/20130521-murrieta-pipe-rupture-creates-sinkhole-prompts-water-shutoff.ece


Gerdau to Expand Tennessee Operations - Recycling Today
Tue, 21 May 2013 21:16:41 +0100
American Metal Market - The steel company Gerdau has announced plans to expand its operations at the WestBridge Business Park in West Knox County, Tenn. The expansion will include building a facility that will take steel rebar manufactured at Gerdau's Lonsdale, Tenn., mill ...
http://www.recyclingtoday.com/gerdau-expands-tennessee-operations.aspx


Gerdau adding 40 jobs in Knox County - Knoxville News Sentinel
Mon, 20 May 2013 16:40:38 +0100
WBIR-TV - The new facility will have a capacity of about 120,000 tons of finished steel per year, and the expansion represents a multi-million-dollar investment by Gerdau. Brice Wager, Gerdau's general manager, cited assistance from the state and county, saying ...
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/may/20/gerdau-adding-40-jobs-in-knox-county/


ThyssenKrupp Posts Deep Net Loss on Renewed Steel Americas Charges ...
Wed, 15 May 2013 06:58:05 +0100
IBTimes.co.uk - FRANKFURT--German industrial conglomerate ThyssenKrupp AG (TKA.XE) said Wednesday a new substantial write-down on the value of steel plants in Brazil and the U.S., which the company has been trying to sell since last May, resulted in a considerably ...
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20130515-701052.html?mod%3Dgooglenews_wsj


Jinzhao Mining to open $1.5bn Pampa de Pongo mine in Peru by 2016
Tue, 14 May 2013 07:04:33 +0100
Jinzhao Mining Peru, an exploration company, is mulling over commencing the operations at its $1.5bn Pampa de Pongo iron-ore mine in Peru by 2016.
http://www.energy-business-review.com/news/jinzhao-mining-to-open-15bn-pampa-de-pongo-mine-in-peru-by-2016-140513


Tata Steel challenged by 30 per cent drop in global demand
Sat, 11 May 2013 00:44:18 +0100
Tata Steel has not commented on the report. But the analysis makes grim reading for steel bosses. In one section, it states: The former Corus business, now called Tata Steel Europe, is weighed down by 3.4bn of debt and reported a pre-tax loss of ...
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Vale's share Brazilian iron ore market may fall sharply ...
Fri, 10 May 2013 19:03:00 +0100
The miner also lose iron ore market share to competitors, according to a report released last month by Brazilian mining association Ibram. The group said the start of new iron ore projects and the increased capacity of competitors will cause Vale's ...
http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/Metals/26931446


ArcelorMittal: Infrastructure Program To Raise Brazil Steel Demand ...
Fri, 10 May 2013 14:40:00 +0100
RIO DE JANEIRO--Low steel demand, one of a slew of challenges facing the Brazilian steel industry, should begin to reverse in the next few years as government efforts to upgrade the country's infrastructure gather momentum, top global steelmaker ...
http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2013/05/10/arcelormittal-infrastructure-program-to-raise-brazil-steel-demand/


Earnings Plummet at Gerdau in 1Q
Wed, 08 May 2013 21:50:02 +0100
Brazilian steel producer Gerdau S.A. (GGB) reported disappointing first quarter 2013 results.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/earnings-plummet-gerdau-1q-205002199.html


Brazil miner Vale wants part of US steel recovery - Reuters
Tue, 07 May 2013 21:27:48 +0100
CEO says shale gas makes U.S. steel industry competitive. * Recovery in United States would reduce dependence on China. By Guillermo Parra-Bernal and Gustavo Bonato. SAO PAULO, May 7 (Reuters) - Vale SA, the world's biggest iron ore miner, hopes to ...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/07/vale-us-steel-idUSL2N0DO27A20130507


Brazil's Gerdau Aims for Lower Debt Levels by Year-End - Fox ...
Tue, 07 May 2013 17:54:43 +0100
Brazilian steel maker Gerdau SA (GGB, GGBR4.BR) expects its debt levels to improve toward the end of the year amid better operating performance and stronger cash generation, company executives said Tuesday. Gerdau's net debt rose to 13.11 billion ...
http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2013/05/07/brazil-gerdau-aims-for-lower-debt-levels-by-year-end/


Gerdau to open regional office in Irving - Dallas Business Journal
Mon, 06 May 2013 22:51:27 +0100
based Gerdau, an affiliate of Gerdau Ameristeel Corp. (NYSE: GNA), plans to open a southwest regional office at 114 Business Center at 6440 N. Belt Line Road in Irving. The company — which operates reinforcing steel plants in Farmersville in Collin ...
http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2013/05/06/gerdau-ameristeel-to-open-regional-hub.html


ThyssenKrupp : Steel Americas sale talks ' intense ' - ...
Sat, 04 May 2013 11:05:57 +0100
domain-B - FRANKFURT--ThyssenKrupp AG's plan to sell state-of-the-art steel mills in Brazil and the U.S. appears to be nearing its end after the industrial conglomerate said Friday it is in "intense talks" and seeks to sign a deal in due course, while a person ...
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/thyssenkrupp-steel-americas-sale-talks-intense-2013-05-03


Cleveland Mining and BC Iron JV to acquire first iron ore projects ...
Fri, 03 May 2013 14:28:00 +0100
Cleveland Mining Company (ASX: CDG) has signed a memorandum of understanding to acquire 80% of three iron ore exploration projects in Brazil, the first projects for a strategic alliance between the company and BC Iron (ASX: BCI) formed in August last ...
http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/56513/cleveland-mining-and-bc-iron-jv-to-acquire-first-iron-ore-projects-in-brazil-56513.html



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