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Latrobe Specialty Steel Appoints President and CEO

19 January 2011 - Latrobe Specialty Steel Co. has appointed B. Christopher DiSantis as the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

NLMK Contracts New Equipment for Lipetsk Rolling Mill Upgrade

19 January 2011 - NLMK has signed contracts with SMS Siemag AG and Sytco AG for the supply of new equipment for its Lipetsk-based rolling operations.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe, juwi Group to Cooperate on Photovoltaics

18 January 2011 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe’s Color/Construction business unit is working under a cooperation agreement with juwi Group to offer construction elements featuring integrated roof-parallel photovoltaic modules that transform the roofs of industrial and commercial buildings into solar power plants.

Ruukki RD Drilled Pile Walls Enable Construction of Trondheim Tunnel

18 January 2011 - A retaining wall solution installed by drilling developed by Ruukki is enabling construction of a section of the Trondheim road tunnel in Norway, since vibration or other stresses that disturb the soil must be minimized.

Outokumpu to Restructure for More Efficient Production of Special Stainless

18 January 2011 - Outokumpu’s Specialty Stainless operations will have a new organization, effective March 1, with the new business units Special Coil and Special Plate replacing the former units Special Coil & Plate and Thin Strip.

SunCoke Energy Buys Affiliated Virginia Coal Companies

18 January 2011 - SunCoke Energy has purchased Harold Keene Coal Co., Inc., as well as affiliated entities and their related assets for approximately $40 million in cash, including working capital. Coal reserve estimates for the assets of the entities being purchased total at least 16 million tons, with final estimates to be confirmed by a reserve study that is currently underway.

Russel Metals to Increase Domestic Focus on OCTG Product

18 January 2011 - Russel Metals Inc. announced the appointment of Dean Rougas, an OCTG veteran, as the new President of the company's Spartan Steel Products division.

AK Steel Wins Patent Suit for Special Automotive Steels

18 January 2011 - AK Steel reports it has prevailed in a patent infringement lawsuit by two French units of ArcelorMittal regarding aluminum-coated, boron-bearing carbon steels, used primarily for high-strength automotive applications.

ArcelorMittal and Nunavut Iron Join to Upgrade Offer for Baffinland Common Shares

17 January 2011 - Nunavut Iron Ore Acquisition Inc. has joined as joint offeror under the ArcelorMittal offer in order to provide Baffinland shareholders with an improved offer of C$1.50 in cash for 100% of Baffinland's outstanding common shares. The offer is also for all of Baffinland's common share purchase warrants issued 31 January 2007 at a price of $0.10 per warrant.

ArcelorMittal South Africa Offers Bursary to Star Student

17 January 2011 - In support of its commitment to help South African transform its future, ArcelorMittal South Africa has granted Matimba Mabonda a bursary to pursue his dream of studying for a degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Cape Town.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Presents Environmental Product Declarations

17 January 2011 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe will be presenting Environmental Product Declarations for its steel construction elements at Bau 2011. The declarations cover the company’s full range of single-skin elements and sandwich panels for facades, roofs and walls.

Posco ChemTech Searches for Smarter Business Models

17 January 2011 - Posco ChemTech recently organized an idea competition, seeking ideas from employees on ways to enhance work efficiency and upgrade the quality of corporate communications within the company, using smart phones.

SAIL Achieves Record Turnover in Fiscal Third Quarter

17 January 2011 - The Steel Authority of India Limited reported record gross sales turnover of Rs. 12,276.81 crore for its fiscal third quarter ended December 31, a growth of 17.5% over the corresponding period last year. SAIL’s turnover for the first nine months of FY ’11 was Rs. 33,905.40 crore, 9.6% higher than CPLY of FY ’10.

SAIL’s Bhilai Steel Plant Sets New Production Records

14 January 2011 - Steel Authority of India’s Bhilai Steel Plant has set a new record in its Steel Melting Shop II with the production of 11,350 tonnes of crude steel on January 7, the facility’s highest-ever production of crude steel in one day.

Severstal Columbus Earns International Automotive Quality Recognition

14 January 2011 - SRI Quality System Registrar awards Severstal North America an ISO/TS 16949:2009 and an ISO 9001:2008 management system certificate for the manufacture and supply of steel coils.

OSHA Cites U.S. Steel, Power Piping Following July 2010 Explosion

14 January 2011 - OSHA has cited U.S. Steel Corp. and Power Piping Co. with safety citations for failing to provide an effective energy control procedure and exposing workers to burns following an explosion at U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works facility in July 2010.

SMS Siemag Celebrates Start of ThyssenKrupp Steel Works in Alabama

14 January 2011 - SMS Siemag is celebrating the official opening of the new integrated works complex of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA and ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA in Calvert, Ala.

Guarantee Electrical Completes Power Assignment on SunCoke Facility in Granite City

14 January 2011 - Guarantee Electrical has completed a $20 million assignment to power and supply process / instrumentation wiring, equipment commissioning, lighting and voice/data services for a new metallurgical coke manufacturing/heat energy recovery facility built by SunCoke Energy in Granite City, Ill.

Posco E&C Leads Industry in Customer Satisfaction

13 January 2011 - Posco E&C ranked high in customer satisfaction in a recent survey by the Ministry of Land, Transportation and Maritime Affairs for two years in a row.

Evraz, Praxair Sign Contract for Supply of Gases to NTMK

13 January 2011 - Evraz Group and Praxair subsidiary Praxair Rus have signed a long-term contract for supply of oxygen, nitrogen and argon to NTMK, Evraz’s steel mill in the Urals, Russia.

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