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Ruukki Supplies Steel Products for Allure of the Seas

29 October 2010 - Ruukki delivered a total of 38,000 tonnes of steel products, such as plates and profiles, for the hull of the recently completed Allure of the Seas cruise ship, which was built at STX Europe's shipyard in Turku, Finland.

Evraz Progresses with Rail Mill Modernization at NKMK

29 October 2010 - Evraz Group S.A. has completed the first stage of the rail mill modernization at NKMK, one of Evraz’s Russian steel plants located in Novokuznetsk, Siberia, with a capacity of 750,000 tonnes of rails per annum.

Nippon Steel Promotes Mozambique Coking Coal Development Project

28 October 2010 - Nippon Steel Corp. (NSC) and Nippon Steel Trading Co., Ltd. (NST) have reached an agreement whereby NSC will acquire a 23.3% economic interest in the Revuboe Project, of which NST currently holds a 33.3% interest. A bankable feasibility study will be conducted with the goal of launching full-scale development of the project.

ThyssenKrupp Celebrates Arrival of First Brazil Slabs at Duisburg

28 October 2010 - ThyssenKrupp celebrates the arrival of its first shipment of steel slabs from the new ThyssenKrupp CSA Siderúrgica do Atlântico mill in Brazil. Once it reaches full production, the Brazil plant will ship three million tons of its capacity to the plant currently under construction in Alabama, while two million tons will be shipped to ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe’s plants in Germany.

Sumitomo Metals Invests in New Steel Plate Mill in Thailand

28 October 2010 - Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. has decided to take part in the Canadoil Group’s steel plate mill business in Thailand by investing in the Group, which is currently constructing a new steel plate mill in the country, and by providing technical assistance to the mill scheduled to be operational in 2013.

Linde to Build Industrial-Scale Air Separation Units for TISCO

28 October 2010 - The Linde Group has been contracted to build two industrial-scale air separation units for Taiyuan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. (TISCO) at its Taiyuan site in China. The project will be managed by the 50:50 gases joint venture set up by Linde and TISCO, BOC-TISCO Gases.

U. S. Steel Appoints Executives in Tubular Products

28 October 2010 - United States Steel Corp. announced several executive appointments in its Tubular Products business, including Douglas R. Matthews, currently Vice President of Tubular Operations, being appointed Senior Vice President – Tubular Operations.

MMK Contracts Hatch for Pre-Development of Prioskolskoye Deposit

27 October 2010 - Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works hired Hatch Engineering and Consulting in Russia to pre-project the development of Prioskolskoye iron ores field in such a way that minimizes land allotment costs, eliminates environmental risks, and optimizes MMK’s capital and operating costs.

United States Steel Reports 2010 Q3 Results

27 October 2010 - United States Steel Corp. reported a third-quarter 2010 net loss of $51 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $25 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2010 and a net loss of $303 million, or $2.11 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2009.

Evraz Creates Health, Safety and Environmental Committee

27 October 2010 - Evraz Group S.A. has established a Health, Safety and Environmental Committee of the Board of Directors—and has created the position of Vice President of Health, Safety and Environment—in an effort to increase the level of industrial safety, labor protection, and environmental care across its international operations.

Preliminary Steel Imports Slide Another 3% in September

27 October 2010 - The U.S. imported a total of 2,107,000 net tons of steel in September, down 3% from August data according to the latest report from AISI. The September total includes 1,589,000 net tons of finished steel, down 6% from August data.

AK Steel Reports Third-Quarter Financial Results

27 October 2010 - AK Steel reported a net loss of $59.2 million, or $0.54 per diluted share of common stock, for the third quarter of 2010, compared to net income of $6.2 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, for the same period a year ago.

ThyssenKrupp CSA Ships First Steel Slabs to Alabama

26 October 2010 - ThyssenKrupp CSA Siderúrgica do Atlântico recently sent its first shipment of steel slabs to ThyssenKrupp’s rolling mill in Alabama, which is due to be inaugurated in December.

Mechel to Reconstruct Bratsk Ferroalloy Plant

26 October 2010 - Mechel OAO announces that Bratsk Ferroalloy Plant OOO has signed contracts with Siberian Plant of Electrothermal Equipment (Sibelectrotherm) to purchase four ferroalloy electric furnaces. The reconstruction is planned for 2011-12.

California Steel Reports Q3 2010 Results

26 October 2010 - California Steel Industries, Inc. reported third-quarter net income of $2.0 million for the period ended September 30, 2010. Sales revenues for the quarter are $313.9 million on shipments of 365,608 net tons, 50% higher than third quarter 2009's 244,417 net tons.

Praxair Finalizes Agreement with United Steel in Bahrain

26 October 2010 - Praxair Gulf Industrial Gases LLC has finalized an agreement with United Steel Co. (SULB) B.S.C. to supply oxygen, nitrogen, and argon for use in its direct iron reduction plant and steel melt shop. The plant is due to start up during the fourth quarter of 2012.

OmniSource Responds to Criminal Charges

26 October 2010 - Steel Dynamics, Inc. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, OmniSource Corp., was indicted on multiple criminal charges involving the alleged receipt or attempted receipt of stolen property. The allegations come after a lawsuit filed on October 15 against the Prosecutor seeking the return of $277,000 in cash unlawfully retained after the raid.

Outokumpu Recognized for Climate Change Disclosure

25 October 2010 - Outokumpu has been commended by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) for its approach to climate change disclosure by being featured in CDP's "Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index" for the second time.

JFE Steel to Construct Continuous Galvanizing Line in Thailand

25 October 2010 - JFE Steel Corp. plans to construct Thailand’s first continuous galvanizing line for automobiles at the Hemaraj Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate of Rayong Province in southeastern Thailand. Operation startup is planned for April 2013.

ALJ Releases 2010 Annual Revenue Performance

25 October 2010 - ALJ Regional Holdings, the parent company of Kentucky Electric Steel, reported revenues of $32.4 million for the fourth quarter and revenue of $112.8 million for the 2010 fiscal year ended September 30, 2010.

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