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Mechel Announces Closure of Deal to Dispose of Toplofikatsia Rousse EAD

12 July 2013 - Mechel OAO, a Russian mining and metals company, announced the closure of a deal disposing of 100% of the shares of Toplofikatsia Rousse EAD (TPP Rousse, Bulgaria).

ArcelorMittal Ostrava Elects New Chairman of the Supervisory Board

12 July 2013 - The Supervisory Board of ArcelorMittal Ostrava appointed Augustine Kochuparampil, vice-chairman of the ArcelorMittal group and the CEO of Long Carbon Europe, a new member of the Supervisory Board and at the same time elected him chairman of the Supervisory Board.

SunCoke Energy Named One of Chicago's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work for Again in 2013

11 July 2013 - SunCoke Energy, Inc. announced that for the second consecutive year it has been recognized by Chicago’s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For™ by the National Association for Business Resources (NABR).

Praxair Recognizes Employee Zero Waste Efforts With Global Tree Planting Program

11 July 2013 - In recognition of Praxair, Inc. employee efforts to achieve zero waste around the world, the Praxair Foundation is implementing “Praxair’s Greenway Project,” a new sustainability program that will plant or preserve 250,000 trees globally this year.

Siemens to Deliver Dephosphorization Plant to Indian Steel Producer

11 July 2013 - The Indian steel manufacturer Vandana Global Ltd. has ordered a treatment stand for dephosphorization of liquid steel from Siemens Metals Technologies.

Canadian Aboriginal Group Will Not Back Down in Fight Against Rio Tinto's IOC

11 July 2013 - The Innu First Nation of Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam wishes to remind potential purchasers of Rio Tinto's share of Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) that the Canadian Aboriginal group continues to fiercely oppose IOC's mining, railway and port operations within their traditional territory.

Metalloinvest and Chelyabinsk Pipe-Rolling Plant Extend Cooperating Program

11 July 2013 - Metalloinvest and Chelyabinsk Pipe-Rolling Plant (ChelPipe) have extended a long-term agreement for the supply of billets and flat products.

China Steel Successfully Commissions New Paul Wurth INBA System

10 July 2013 - China Steel Corp. (CSC) has successfully commissioned the first of two new slag granulation systems with INBA® dewatering technology for its blast furnace no. 4 at the Kaohsiung steel works in Taiwan.

SteelBenchmarker: Hot Rolled Band Prices Diverging

10 July 2013 - The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker™ price report for 8 July 2013 showed U.S. and China prices up 4.5% and 1.7%, respectively, while the world export and Western Europe prices were down 0.6% and 2.6%

SMDI Says Obama Climate Action Plan Vehicle Strategy is Flawed

10 July 2013 - The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI) says one of the three pillars of the Obama Administration's Climate Action Plan — to cut carbon emissions in America by implementing strict fuel economy regulations for American vehicles —  is a sound objective, but seriously flawed.

Advocacy Groups Push Dow Jones to Remove POSCO from Its Sustainability Index

10 July 2013 - Prominent human rights, labor rights and advocacy groups appealed to the Dow Jones recently to remove POSCO from the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices.

SMS Mevac to Supply 150-Ton X-eed VOD Facility to Chinese Stainless Producer

10 July 2013 - SMS Mevac GmbH has received an order for the supply of an X-eed Duplex VOD facility from Fujian Fuxin Special Steel (part of Formosa Plastics Corp.), based in Zhangzhou, China.

Tenaris Mill in Indonesia Receives Safety Awards

10 July 2013 - Tenaris’s mill in Indonesia, SPIJ, recently received the Zero Accident Award from the Republic of Indonesia’s Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration.

ArcelorMittal Ostrava Helping Philosophy Students Transition into Practice

10 July 2013 - Students of philology from the Silesian University in Opava are learning at ArcelorMittal Ostrava what it means to work as a translator for an international company.

Mechel Announces Changes in Management of Group's Mining Division

10 July 2013 - Mechel OAO announced the appointment of a new chief executive officer of Mechel Mining Management Co. OOO.

Cliffs Natural Resources Announces CEO Succession Plan

10 July 2013 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. announced that Joseph Carrabba has informed the Board of Directors of his plans to retire as the company's president and chief executive officer by 31 December 2013.

U. S. Steel Chief Financial Officer Announces Retirement

09 July 2013 - United States Steel Corporation chairman and chief executive officer John P. Surma announced that executive vice president and chief financial officer Gretchen R. Haggerty has informed the company of her plan to retire in 2013 after 37 years with the company, including a decade as its chief financial officer.

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