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Fourth Annual SteelDay Draws Attendance of More Than 10,000 People

09 October 2012 - More than 10,000 people attended about 175 free events across the U.S. on 28 September 2012for the fourth annual SteelDay.

Harsco Extends 30-Year Relationship With Tata Steel in the UK Under Multi-Year Agreement

09 October 2012 - Harsco's Metals & Minerals group and Tata Steel UK have agreed to extend their long-term relationship at the Scunthorpe and Port Talbot steelworks in a UK-wide, multi-year contract.

McNeilus Steel Expands, Projects 50 New Jobs

09 October 2012 - McNeilus Steel Inc. broke ground Monday on a $15 million coil processing facility in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.

Outokumpu Submits a Binding Remedy Commitment Related to the Inoxum Transaction

09 October 2012 - After the rejection of the Swedish remedy by the European Commission, Outokumpu has now submitted a binding remedy commitment to ensure the approval of the Inoxum transaction.

SSINA Concerned With Electrical Steel Imports Into U.S.

08 October 2012 - The Specialty Steel Industry of North America (SSINA) is expressing growing concern over the substantial increase in imports of grain-oriented electrical steel in 2012.

Italy Prosecutors Order Ilva to Start Shutdown

08 October 2012 - Italian prosecutors have ordered steel maker ILVA to comply within five days with an order to begin shutting down operations because of heavy pollution at its site in the southern city of Taranto, according to documents seen by Reuters.

ArcelorMittal Invests €7.2m in a New Galvanizing Line for Florange

08 October 2012 - ArcelorMittal Florange has recently started test runs at its new galvanizing line in Sainte-Agathe, France. The line will be used to coat Usibor®, a press-hardened boron steel used in automotive applications.

Saudi Billionaire Signs US$600 Million Ethiopian Steel-Plant Deal

08 October 2012 - An Ethiopian company owned by Saudi billionaire Mohammed al-Amoudi and Italy’s Danieli & C Officine Meccaniche SpA signed a US$600 million deal to build the nation’s biggest steel plant, Project Director Shimelis Eshete said, according to a published report.

Evraz Takes Indirect Controlling Interest in Coking Coal Producer

08 October 2012 - Russia's EVRAZ plc announced that it has agreed the terms of the acquisition of an indirect controlling interest in coking coal producer OJSC Raspadskaya and its subsidiaries.

Interpipe Steel Opens New Plant in Ukraine

08 October 2012 - On 4 October, in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, the electric steel melting complex Interpipe Steel - the first metallurgical plant built from scratch since Ukraine became independent - was opened. President of Ukraine Victor Yanukovich participated in the opening ceremony.

AIST Introduces AIST Process Benchmarker™ — Benchmarking Steel Manufacturing for a Sustainable Future

05 October 2012 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) has partnered with Management Science Associates Inc. to develop the AIST Process Benchmarker™, a secure, online benchmarking service utilized for tracking key performance indicators between companies engaged in the production and processing of iron and steel and related raw materials.

AIST Introduces AIST Process Benchmarker™ — Benchmarking Steel Manufacturing for a Sustainable Future

Tata Steel Europe Announces Start of Second ULCOS HIsarna Campaign

05 October 2012 - The second campaign of the HIsarna campaign began with the lighting of the pilot plant’s burners – the start of the process to heat the furnace up to the right temperature. In about two weeks’ time the test campaign to make liquid iron using the new technology will commence.

Mechel Announces New Executive Appointments

05 October 2012 - Mechel OAO, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announced new executive appointments.

Marmon/Keystone Canada Announces 2013 Leadership Change

05 October 2012 - Marmon/Keystone Canada Inc. President David Rombough has announced plans to retire effective 31 January 2013.

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Acquires GH Metal Solutions

04 October 2012 - Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. announced that, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Feralloy Corporation, effective 1 October 2012 it completed the acquisition of all the outstanding capital stock of GH Metal Solutions, Inc. (formerly known as Gas House, Inc.), a value added processor and fabricator of carbon steel products located in Fort Payne, Ala.

Jindal Steel & Power Names New Managing Director and CEO

04 October 2012 - The management of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. announced the appointment of Mr. Ravi Uppal, as its managing director & CEO with effect from 1 October 2012.

Posco Selected as One of the Best Carbon Disclosure Companies

04 October 2012 - POSCO was selected as a leading company in carbon disclosure by the Carbon Disclosure Project, a global climate change evaluation organization.

U.S. Import Permits Up 3% in September vs. August

03 October 2012 - Based on the Commerce Department’s most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the American Iron and Steel Institute reported that steel import permit applications for the month of September totaled 2,550,000 tons.

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Acquires Sunbelt Steel Texas

03 October 2012 - Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. announced that effective 1 October 2012, it has acquired all the outstanding limited liability company interests of Sunbelt Steel Texas, LLC, a value-added distributor of special alloy steel bar and heavy-wall tubing products to the oil and gas industry.

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