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Gerdau Ameristeel Adds New Member to Board

21 July 2008 - Gerdau Ameristeel appoints former Cummins Vice President Rick J. Mills to its Board of Directors.

PSI to Supply Manufacturing System for ArcelorMittal Dofasco

21 July 2008 - Dofasco contracts PSI to supply a complete manufacturing execution system for all production areas, from hot rolling to finishing, at its Hamilton, Ont., facility.

Severstal Extends Tender Offer for Esmark Shares

21 July 2008 - OAO Severstal extends the expiration for its tender offer to purchase outstanding shares of Esmark to Monday, August 4, 2008.

Reliance Announces Public Offering of Common Stock

18 July 2008 - Reliance Steel & Aluminum announces its intention to offer 6,750,000 shares of its common stock in a registered public offering.

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Reports Record 2nd Quarter, YTD Results

18 July 2008 - Reliance Steel & Aluminum reports record net income of $156.6 million on record sales of $2.1 billion for the second quarter, and record net income of $264.0 million on record sales of $4.0 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2008.

Nucor Reports Record 2nd Quarter, Six-Month Results

18 July 2008 - Nucor announces record consolidated net earnings of $580.8 million on record consolidated net sales of $7.09 billion for the second quarter, and record consolidated net earnings of $990.5 million on record consolidated net sales of $12.06 billion for the first half of 2008.

Cleveland-Cliffs and Alpha Natural Resources to Merge

17 July 2008 - Cleveland-Cliffs and Alpha Natural Resources announce a definitive merger agreement in which Cleveland-Cliffs will acquire all outstanding shares of Alpha in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $10 billion.

AK Steel to Increase Carbon Steel Prices

16 July 2008 - AK Steel will increase spot market prices for its carbon steel products by $50 per ton effective with new orders scheduled for delivery on September 1, 2008 and later.

CMC to Expand Rebar Fabrication with Acquisition of RPS and Affiliates

16 July 2008 - Commercial Metals enters agreement to purchase the operating assets of Reinforcing Post-Tensioning Services, Regional Steel Corp., and RPS Cable Corp., based in Claremont, Calif.

California Steel Reports 2nd Quarter Results

16 July 2008 - California Steel reports net income of $44.2 million on sales revenues of $431.1 million for the second quarter, and net income of $53.8 million on sales revenues of $800.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008.

Metals USA Reports Record 2nd Quarter Results

15 July 2008 - Metals USA Holdings announces net income of $39.8 million on net sales of $593.1 million for the second quarter, and net income of $43.6 million on net sales of $1082.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008.

Allegheny Technologies Raises 2nd Quarter Expectations

15 July 2008 - Allegheny Technologies raises its earning expectations for the second quarter of 2008 into the range of $1.65 to $1.67 per share, including a $0.11 per share one-time net tax benefit.

Cleveland-Cliffs Acquires Remaining Interest in United Taconite

15 July 2008 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc has acquired United Mining's 30% interest in United Taconite, making it the sole owner of the Eveleth, Minn., iron ore mining and pelletizing operation.

CMC Board Names McClean Chairman

14 July 2008 - The Commercial Metals Co. Board of Directors elects Murray R. McClean as Chairman of the Board in addition to his ongoing responsibilities as President and Chief Executive Officer.

ArcelorMittal Launches Funds to Support Environmental Initiatives

14 July 2008 - ArcelorMittal has launched a new clean technology venture capital fund to support commercialization of clean energy technologies, as well as a new carbon fund to promote climate friendly solutions for steel production processes.

Cliffs Plans Expansion Project at Empire and Tilden Mines

14 July 2008 - Cleveland-Cliffs Board approves a capital project that will expand capacity at its Empire and Tilden mines in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

Nucor Ad Campaign Honored by NYC Business Marketing Association

11 July 2008 - A Nucor ad campaign takes top honors at the Business Marketing Association of New York City’s 25th annual awards competition.

Latrobe Specialty Steel Offers 90-Day Contract Extension

11 July 2008 - Latrobe Specialty Steel reiterates its offer for a 90-day extension to its labor contract with the United Steelworkers — again.

Northwest Pipe to Supply Pipe for San Francisco Project

09 July 2008 - Northwest Pipe will supply 12,500 feet of 72-inch steel pipe for the Alternative Intake Project Pipeline in the Contra Costa Water District in California.

Carpenter Completes Sale of Metal Shapes Business

09 July 2008 - Carpenter Technology completes the sale of its Rathbone Precision Metals business to Treci Srl, controlling company of Calvi Holdings, Srl.

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