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Bloomberg: EVRAZ to Consider Sale of Czech Steel Unit After Weak Demand

11 April 2013 - Evraz Plc, Russia’s largest steelmaker by output, will study the potential sale of its lossmaking Czech unit where some operations were idled earlier this month because of weak demand, Bloomberg reports.

ArcelorMittal Provides Update on Atlantique and Lorraine Operations

11 April 2013 - ArcelorMittal announced another important step forward in its information and consultation period, part of the implementation of ArcelorMittal Atlantique and Lorraine’s industrial and commercial project.

worldsteel: Global Apparent Steel Use to Increase 2.9% in 2013

11 April 2013 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) released its Short Range Outlook (SRO) for 2013 and 2014, forecasting that global apparent steel use will increase by 2.9% to 1,454 million tonnes in 2013, following growth of 1.2% in 2012.

Liepajas Metalurgs Stops Production Temporarily

11 April 2013 - Liepajas Metalurgs is temporarily stopping production for a five day period, from 10–15 April 2013, due to a decline in rebar orders caused by the economic situation in Europe.

New Plate Mill Allows Diehl Steel to Custom Machine Large Footprint Steel Block

11 April 2013 - Diehl Steel of Cincinnati, Ohio, has installed a new plate mill that allows the company to custom machine steel material up to 30 inches wide by 50 inches long by 12 inches in height.

Outotec to Deliver Technology for Iron Ore Pelletizing Plant in China

11 April 2013 - Outotec has agreed with Baotou Steel International Economic & Trading Co. Ltd on the design and delivery of an indurating furnace for a new iron ore pelletizing plant to be built in China.

Metals USA Announces Stockholder Approval of Merger Agreement with Reliance Steel

11 April 2013 - Metals USA Holdings Corp. announced that its stockholders approved the adoption of the merger agreement, entered into on 6 February 2013, among Metals USA Holdings Corp., Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. and RSAC Acquisition Corp.

Sandvik Launches New Delivery Model for Global Finance Transactions

11 April 2013 - Sandvik will implement a new shared service delivery model for parts of its transactional finance, which will likely cause redundancies, the company says.

Timken Brings In-Line Forge Press, Intermediate Finishing Line and Heat-Treat Investments On Line

10 April 2013 - The Timken Company announced the completion of three previously announced capital investment projects totaling US$85 million. The Steel business investments include an open-die in-line forge press at the Faircrest Steel Plant in Canton, Ohio, and an intermediate finishing line and a second induction thermal treatment line at the Gambrinus Steel Plant, also in Canton.  

SteelBenchmarker: Global Hot Rolled Band Prices Continue Slipping

10 April 2013 - As it released its 169th report, the bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker™ showed U.S. hot rolled band spot prices for 8 April 2013 slipped 0.7% to $673 per tonne, FOB the mill, for the second consecutive time.

NLMK Kaluga Commissions Energy Infrastructure Facilities

10 April 2013 - Earlier this year, NLMK Kaluga completed the construction and commissioning of the first stage of its step-down steelmaking plant substation and a 220 kW 47.6 km long transmission line.

AIIS Says U.S. Port System Needs Dredging and Maintenance

10 April 2013 - The American Institute for International Steel (AIIS) is urging Congress to action on a pressing need to pass the Water Resources Development Act, with a particular focus on the provision that would require the full expenditure of funds collected under the Harbor Maintenance Fee (HMF) for the purpose for which it has always been intended — dredging and maintenance of the country's blue and brown water ports.

MORE Starts Up Catfis Manipulator at Ternium Mexico

10 April 2013 - MORE announced the successful installation and commissioning of a CATFIS manipulator at Ternium Mexico’s 120 ton AC EAF in Apodaca, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

American Crane & Equipment Completes Engineering Addition

10 April 2013 - American Crane & Equipment Corporation, a manufacturer of overhead electric cranes and hoists, has completed phase one of its two phase expansion. The first phase of construction includes a 2,500 square foot engineering addition with 11 cubicles and 3 offices. The second phase of the project involves the construction of a 43,000 square foot manufacturing facility.

AIST Represented at the Society of Women Engineers 2013 Capitol Hill Day

09 April 2013 - The Society of Women Engineers recently held its 2013 Capitol Hill Day in Washington, D.C., focusing on the importance of diversity and inclusion fueling innovation in STEM fields. AIST was one of 35 co-sponsoring organizations and was represented at the event by  four AIST members and one AIST staff member.

SEAISI: Apparent Steel Consumption in ASEAN Region Rose 7.6% in 2012

09 April 2013 - According to the South East Asia Iron & Steel Institute (SEASI), apparent steel consumption in the ASEAN region (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam) is estimated to have surged by 7.6% y-o-y to 56.4 million tonnes in 2012.

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