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Outokumpu Oyj Concludes Statutory Negotiations with General Stainless

10 September 2012 - Statutory negotiations concerning white-collar employees in General Stainless started in June 2012 have now concluded, Outokumpu announced. Negotiations were started after Outokumpu announced plans to improve the efficiency of its operations to reach sustainable profitability.

Majestic Steel USA Wins NorthCoast 99 Award

10 September 2012 - Majestic Steel USA is honored to be recognized by ERC as one of Northeast Ohio’s best places to work.

Outokumpu Duplex Specialty Stainless Breakthrough in the Chinese Water Heater Market

10 September 2012 - Outokumpu introduces duplex stainless steel to domestic water heaters in China producing the first-ever duplex water heater tank in cooperation with a local fabricator Phinx. Duplex stainless steel means that less material is required while superior corrosion resistance is maintained in the application.

CME Group Announces First Trades and Clearing of Hot Rolled Coil Steel Options

10 September 2012 - CME Group announced the first trades of its U.S. Midwest Domestic Hot-Rolled Coil (HRC) Steel Index options equivalent to 20,000 tons (1,000 contracts), which were cleared through CME ClearPort.

Allegheny Technologies Elects New Director

10 September 2012 - Allegheny Technologies Incorporated announced that Carolyn Corvi has been elected to the ATI Board of Directors. Her election increases the number of directors to eleven.

Carpenter Announces Departure of Senior VP & CFO

10 September 2012 - Carpenter Technology announced that K. Douglas Ralph, 52, Carpenter’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since July 2007, will leave the company at the end of August 2013.

USW Announces Tentative Agreement with ArcelorMittal

10 September 2012 - The United Steelworkers (USW) on 8 September 2012 said that the union has reached tentative agreement on a new, three year contract with ArcelorMittal USA on behalf of nearly 14,000 workers at 15 of the company’s U.S. locations.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Announces Personnel Changes

10 September 2012 - The Supervisory Board of ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG has appointed two new members to its Executive Board, replacing two members who are stepping down.

ArcelorMittal Poland Announces Four New Investment Projects

10 September 2012 - ArcelorMittal Poland has invested €58m in four projects, including a major new production line for Dąbrowa Górnicza.

POSCO Hosts 2nd Annual Steel Design Festa Contest

07 September 2012 - To widen understanding and interest in steel and find new ideas utilizing steel materials, POSCO hosted the 2nd Annual POSCO Steel Design Festa contest with an award ceremony held at the POSCO Center on 28 August.

ArcelorMittal Liberia Signs Collective Bargaining Agreement with Workers’ Union

07 September 2012 - On 31 August 2012, ArcelorMittal Liberia and the United Workers’ Union of Liberia (UWUL-Local #4, ArcelorMittal Workers) signed the company’s first Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), aimed at establishing a formal structure for regulating all aspects of the company and its employees’ relationship.

POSCO Selected as One of "Best Places to Work" for 3rd Consecutive Year

07 September 2012 - POSCO ranked 2nd in the manufacturing sector and 1st in the steel industry sector in the "30 Best Places to Work in Korea" rankings selected by KMAC.

Court Blocks Deliveries to Italian Steel Plant

06 September 2012 - An Italian court has blocked raw material deliveries to Europe’s biggest steel plant, an investigative source said on Thursday 6 September, according to Reuters, escalating a spat between the government and judges over the future of one of southern Italy’s largest industrial employers.

New Volkswagen Golf Lightens Up with High- and Ultra High-Strength Steel

06 September 2012 - WorldAutoSteel, the automotive group of the World Steel Association, is saluting the news that Volkswagen’s new Golf uses an increased amount of advanced steel grades to aid in its safety-conscious lightweighting efforts.

China Issues New Regulations for Steel Industry

06 September 2012 - On 3 September, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced a series of new regulations to fine-tune the domestic iron and steel industry to make it more energy efficient and environmentally friendly.

WISCO Develops Corrosion-Resistant Steel Plate for Oil Tankers

06 September 2012 - Hubei Province-based Chinese steelmaker Wuhan Iron and Steel Co. (WISCO) announced it has successfully produced corrosion-resistant steel plate for application in oil storage tanks aboard oil tankers.

Construction Industry Remains Major Steel Consuming Sector in ASEAN

06 September 2012 - The construction industry is the largest steel consuming sector in ASEAN, contributing to about 63% of total steel consumption in the region, the Southeast Asia Iron and Steel Institute reports.

Universal Stainless Achieves Nadcap Materials Testing Laboratory Accreditation for North Jackson

06 September 2012 - Universal Stainless & Alloy Products' North Jackson, Ohio, facility recently completed the Nadcap audit, successfully meeting all requirements for checklists AC7101/1 Rev E, the general requirement for all Nadcap accredited laboratories, and AC7101/2 Rev C for chemical testing.

Aerospace Market Continues Testing New Landing Gear Application Using CUSTOM 465® Stainless Steel

06 September 2012 - Carpenter Technology Corporation is participating in a multi-year program to qualify CUSTOM 465® stainless steel for landing gear components where ultra-high strength steel is used.

Aerospace Market Continues Testing New Landing Gear Application Using CUSTOM 465® Stainless Steel

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