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Timken Latrobe to Modify Specialty Steel Pricing Policy

01 February 2005 - Timken Latrobe Steel is changing its pricing policy to ‘price in effect at time of shipment’ to select market segments, effective with shipments on April 1, 2005. Timken Latrobe will temporarily suspend its 50% cancellation charge during the month of February on any planned orders to customers affected by this policy change.

EMJ Reports 3rd Quarter Results

31 January 2005 - Earle M. Jorgensen Co. (EMJ) reported net income of $4.3 million on revenues of $401.7 million for the third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2004.

Ryerson Tull Reports Year-End Income

31 January 2005 - Ryerson Tull, Inc. reported net income of $3.8 million on net sales of $904 million for the fourth quarter and net income of $54.5 million on net sales of $3302 million for the year ended December 31, 2004.

Stelco Court Monitor Files 17th Report

31 January 2005 - Stelco Inc.’s court-appointed Monitor has filed its Seventeenth Report regarding the company's Court-supervised restructuring. The Report outlines an extension of Stelco’s credit facilities, progress on the sale of Stelco Plate Co. assets, and simplification of Stelco’s corporate structure.

Nucor Steel Orders New P&H Ladle Crane

28 January 2005 - Nucor Corp. has contracted Morris Material Handling to engineer and build a new CMAA Class F severe duty ladle crane for the company’s Crawfordsville, Ind., facility. The new crane, which Nucor will use to transport ladles of molten steel from the meltshop floor to the continuous caster turret, has become necessary in the face of increasing productivity needs.

Roanoke Electric Announces Sale of Subsidiary Assets

28 January 2005 - Roanoke Electric Steel Corp.’s Resco Steel Products Corp. subsidiary has sold its reinforcing bar assets to Rockingham Steel, Inc., a reinforcing bar fabricator located in Harrisonburg, Va. Terms of the transaction were not announced.

Nucor Reports Record Results for 2004

28 January 2005 - Nucor Corp. announced consolidated net earnings of $341.4 million on net sales of $3.09 billion for the fourth quarter, and consolidated net earnings of $1.12 billion on consolidated net sales of $11.38 billion for the full year 2004. Net earnings per share and average shares outstanding for all periods reflect a two-for-one stock split effective in October 2004.

Grupo Imsa Anticipates Strong 4th Quarter Results

27 January 2005 - Grupo Imsa, SA de CV estimates that its fourth quarter 2004 sales will total 9,596 million pesos, a year-over-year growth of approximately 30%. Grupo Imsa says its EBITDA (operating income plus depreciation and amortization) could reach 1,252 million pesos for the quarter, an 89% increase compared to 2003.

Universal Stainless to Increase Tool Steel Plate Base Price

27 January 2005 - Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. will increase its base price 4% for all tool steel plate products manufactured at its Bridgeville, Pa., facility.

Northwest Pipe to Supply Pipe for Albuquerque Water Treatment Plant

27 January 2005 - Northwest Pipe Co. has received a letter of intent to supply approximately $9 million of welded steel pipe to PCL Construction of Tempe. The pipe is for a City of Albuquerque water treatment plant.

Timken Names Vice President of Product Innovation

27 January 2005 - The Timken Co. has named Donald J. Remboski Vice President—Product Innovation for the Technology Group at Timken Research in North Canton, Ohio.

AISI Announces New Officers for 2005

27 January 2005 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Board of Directors has elected United States Steel Corp. President and CEO John P. Surma Jr. to a one-year term as AISI Chairman.

Quanex Sells Piper Impact

27 January 2005 - Quanex Corp. announced the sale of Piper Impact, the company's cold forged impact extrusion business, to Piper Metal Forming Corp., a privately held company.

California Steel Reports Record Results for 2004

26 January 2005 - California Steel Industries, Inc. (CSI) reported net income of $35.1 million on sales of $339.8 million for the fourth quarter, and net income of $109.34 million on sales of $1.250 billion for the full year of 2004, both record results for the company, now in its twentieth year of operations.

AK Steel Reports Full Year 2004 Results

26 January 2005 - AK Steel reported adjusted 2004 fourth quarter pre-tax income of $73.7 million on record net sales of $1,433.8 million.

AK Steel Announces New Senior Vice Presidents

25 January 2005 - AK Steel has named David C. Horn and John F. Kaloski Senior Vice Presidents. Mr. Horn is the corporation’s General Counsel and Secretary, and Mr. Kaloski oversees the corporation’s safety, operations, quality assurance, engineering, purchasing and supply chain management functions.

Steel Technologies Reports Record 1st Quarter Results

25 January 2005 - Steel Technologies Inc. reported record net income of $14.5 million on record sales of $254.0 million for the first fiscal quarter of 2005 ended December 31, 2004.

U. S. Steel Reports Record 4th Quarter and Full-Year Results

25 January 2005 - United States Steel Corp. reported fourth quarter net income of $462 million on revenues of $3890 million, and full year net income of $1085 million on revenues of $13,969 million.

Carpenter Technology Reports 2nd Quarter Results

24 January 2005 - Carpenter Technology Corp. reported record second quarter net income of $32.5 million on record net sales of $312.1 million for the second fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2004. The record sales and net income reflected strong market conditions and a continued focus on costs through lean and variation reduction.

ThyssenKrupp Will Not Match Arcelor’s Latest Offer for Dofasco Shares

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