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Alstom Board Chooses GE Offer

26 June 2014 - GE was informed that the Alstom Board of Directors has unanimously decided to positively recommend GE’s offer to acquire the Power and Grid businesses of Alstom.

Kansas City Gets a New Tram System, Thanks to ArcelorMittal Steel

26 June 2014 - From high-speed train networks to customer product-showcases, ArcelorMittal’s rails have long had both a strong reputation and demand in Europe. Now they are increasingly being used in the US; most recently to strengthen the transport infrastructure of Kansas City in Missouri.

Annual Report on the Implementation of the EU Steel Action Plan

25 June 2014 - At today's High level expert group on the future of the European steel industry the annual report on progress in the implementation of the Steel Action Plan will be presented. The plan was devised in June 2013 to help the sector confront challenges and lay the foundations for future competitiveness by fostering innovation, creating growth and jobs.

Edax Launches New Banglaore Demonstration Facility

25 June 2014 - EDAX, Inc., a leader in X-ray microanalysis and electron diffraction instrumentation, has opened a new highly equipped demonstration laboratory within AMETEK’s Bangalore, India, sales, service and support center that significantly increases the availability of important materials characterization technologies to scientists and microscopists around the region and across India.

Essar Steel Minnesota LLC Announces Amendment to Consent Solicitation Relating to Senior Secured Notes due 2020

25 June 2014 - Essar Steel Minnesota LLC ("ESML") announced today that it is amending the terms of its previously announced solicitation of consents (the "Solicitation") from holders of its $450,000,000 aggregate principal amount outstanding of 11.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2020 (the "Notes") upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Supplement No. 1 to the Notice of Consent Solicitation dated June 24, 2014 (the "Supplement").

Friedrich Kocks Introduces Next Generation of Reducing & Sizing Blocks

25 June 2014 - The independent and family-owned company FRIEDRICH KOCKS GmbH & Co KG located in Hilden/Germany, is proud to announce the launching of the next generation of its well-established Reducing & Sizing Block (RSB).

TÜV Rheinland Opens New Metallurgical Testing Lab in Aliquippa, Pa.

25 June 2014 - TÜV Rheinland Industrial Solutions (TRIS), a full-service inspection, testing and certification company, expanded its metallurgical testing and engineering consulting services by opening a new laboratory in Aliquippa, Pa.

Latin America: Finished Steel Use Grows Only 1% While Production Remains Stable in Jan/Apr 2014

24 June 2014 - During the first 4 months of 2014, the steel market of Latin America and the Caribbean continued to reflect the weaknesses of the global and regional economies and the increasing incidence of imports.

SMS Siemag Is Expanding the Hot Strip Mill at Xichang Steel With a Slab Sizing Press

24 June 2014 - PIETC Panzhihua Co., Ltd. has awarded SMS Siemag, Germany, the contract for expanding the roughing mill in its hot strip mill in Xichang City, China, through the addition of a slab sizing press.

AK Steel’s Wainscott Receives Vision Award

24 June 2014 - James L. Wainscott, chairman, president and chief executive officer of AK Steel Corp., received the 2014 Willy Korf/Ken Iverson Steel Vision Award during the Steel Success Strategies XXIX conference in New York this past week.

TimkenSteel Management Team Discusses Business Strategy and Outlook at Investor Meeting

23 June 2014 - Members of the executive management team of TimkenSteel Corporation hosted an investor meeting on 19 June to share their vision and value-creation strategy for the company in advance of its planned spinoff from The Timken Company

Severstal North America wins national award

23 June 2014 - Severstal North America has been honored for its scrap purchase operations at the Columbus plant

Ferriola Hints at Second DRI Plant for Louisiana

23 June 2014 - A report by American Metal Market, sponsor of the New York Steel Success Strategies XXIX, organized by World Steel Dynamics, claims that American steelmaker Nucor Corporation is seriously considering a new Direct-Reduced Iron (DRI) plant in Louisiana, USA, as well as a new heat-treat line at its Tuscaloosa, Alabama, plate mill.

NLMK Supplies OMK with 1 Million Metric Tons of Slabs for Large-Diameter Pipes

23 June 2014 - Since 2012, as part of a long-term contract, NLMK Group (LSE: NLMK), a major Russian steelmaker, has supplied OMK Group (Unified Metallurgical Company), a leader in the Russian large-diameter pipe market, with over 1 million tonnes of slabs for the production of large-diameter pipes.

AHMSA receives international quality certificate for CR mill No. 2

23 June 2014 - Mexican steelmaker Altos Hornos de México has received an international quality certificate for its cold rolling (CR) mill No. 2.

ArcelorMittal takes home “Best Innovation – Process” award at American Metal Market’s fifth annual Awards for Steel Excellence ArcelorMittal Wins “Best Innovation – Process” Award at AMM’s Fifth Annual Awards for Steel Excellence

20 June 2014 - ArcelorMittal proudly accepted the ‘Best Innovation – Process’ award at American Metal Market’s fifth annual Awards for Steel Excellence held June 17 at The Edison Ballroom at New York City.

SSAB Considers Expanding Iowa Facility

20 June 2014 - The potential expansion would increase melting and casting capabilities by up to 1.2 million tons above current melting capacity. This represents roughly an additional 800,000 tons per year of finished product along with 400,000 tons of melting capacity to be transferred as slab to SSAB’s Mobile facility for rolling and finishing.

AK Steel Provides Second Quarter 2014 Guidance

20 June 2014 - AK Steel provided guidance for its second quarter 2014 financial results. AK Steel said it expects to report a net loss of $0.19 to $0.23 per diluted share of common stock, which is a substantial improvement over its first quarter results.

Nucor Announces Guidance For Its Second Quarter Earnings

20 June 2014 - Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) announced today guidance for its second quarter ending July 5, 2014. Nucor expects second quarter results to be in the range of $0.35 to $0.40 per diluted share.

AMM Article: DRI Output to Soar by 2020: Midrex

20 June 2014 - Midrex Technologies Inc. expects direct-reduced iron (DRI) output in the United States to surpass 10 million tons annually "sometime near the end of the decade," director of marketing Henry P. Gaines said.

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