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AK Steel Announces November 2010 Surcharges

05 October 2010 - AK Steel says it will add a $350 per ton surcharge to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in November 2010.

Standard Rail from Steel Dynamics Approved by U.S. Railroads

05 October 2010 - Standard Strength rail produced at Steel Dynamics, Inc.’s Columbia City, Ind., mill has been tested and approved by four U.S.-based Class I railroads and by Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corp. SDI's Structural & Rail Division has begun rail shipments to Class I railroads.

Reliance Steel Acquires Diamond Consolidated Industries and Affiliates

04 October 2010 - Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. has acquired the outstanding capital securities of Diamond Consolidated Industries, Inc. and affiliated companies. All the businesses will operate as divisions of Diamond Manufacturing Co., which will operate as a subsidiary of Reliance.

Böhler Edelstahl Opens Facility with Largest Rotary Forging Machine

04 October 2010 - Böhler Edelstahl GmbH&CoKG completed in late September 2010 the largest investment project so far at the Kapfenberg site in Austria with the opening of the new ProForge hall. The company claims that the largest rotary forging machine in the world is housed in the production facility.

Posco Named Carbon-Performance Leader

04 October 2010 - Posco received overall good evaluations from the CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) committee on carbon disclosure and reduction efforts, and was selected as a leader in carbon disclosure and carbon performance.

Ruukki Secures Bridge Contract in Sweden

04 October 2010 - Ruukki and NCC Construction Sverige have agreed to the delivery and installation of steel structures for a bridge to be built at Motala in Sweden. Ruukki will also have a role in the design solutions for the 620-meter-long bridge.

Essar Steel Algoma, Cliffs Reach Interim Agreement for Iron Ore Supply

04 October 2010 - Essar Steel Algoma reaches an agreement with Cleveland Cliffs setting an interim price commencing October 1, 2010, for the provision of iron ore pellets.

ThyssenKrupp Heads Plans for East African Rail Project

01 October 2010 - Project managers at ThyssenKrupp GfT Gleistechnik GmbH have been working on the railway link between Southern Sudan and Uganda, in a consultancy and supporting role for the New Sudan Foundation, which on behalf of the Southern Sudan government GOSS worked to realize this transport route.

Posco Hosts Global Raw Materials Discussions

01 October 2010 - Posco Senior Executive Vice President Kwon Young-tae recently hosted a plenary session for the annual meeting of worldsteel’s Raw Materials Committee. Topics included recent developments of the global steel and raw materials industry, the future business outlook, and pending issues facing the global steelmaking industry.

House Resolution Supports Effective Enforcement of Trade Laws

01 October 2010 - Representatives Roy Blunt, Spencer Bachus, Sam Graves, Jo Ann Emerson, Todd Akin, and Blaine Luetkemeyer have introduced House Resolution 1681, supporting effective enforcement of United States trade laws. The Coalition for Enforcement of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders praises the resolution.

MMK Passes Recertification Audit of Environmental Management System

01 October 2010 - TUV Nord Cert GmbH conducted a recertification audit of the environmental management system at Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK). The auditors found that the system meets ISO 14001 requirements, so MMK will receive a new certificate of compliance for another three-year period.

Tonawanda Coke Found by EPA to be Significant Source of Benzene

01 October 2010 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had ordered Tonawanda Coke Corp. to conduct testing under government oversight to determine if the company is a major source of hazardous air pollutants under the federal Clean Air Act. Results showed that TCC does meet this definition and that the majority of benzene being emitted is coming from the process area.

Tata Steel Executes Agreements to Refinance European Operations

30 September 2010 - Tata Steel UK Holdings signed a Senior Facility Agreement with a syndicate of 13 banks for a £3.53 billion term loan and revolving credit facility that is intended to replace in full the current term loan and revolving credit facilities entered into at the acquisition of Corus Group plc in 2007.

Esmark Consolidates U.S. Operations; Names New Execs

30 September 2010 - Esmark Steel Group is consolidating its U.S. service center operations: Century Steel, Sun Steel, Chicago Steel & Iron, and Independent Steel will operate as Esmark Steel Group. In a related announcement, Scott Sternheimer has been named VP of Sales for Esmark Steel Group, effective immediately.

Worthington Reports 1st Quarter Fiscal 2011 Results

30 September 2010 - Worthington Industries, Inc. reported net earnings of $23.3 million on net sales of $616.8 million for its fiscal 2011 first quarter ended August 31, 2010.

voestalpine Stahl Named Klima:Aktiv Partner

30 September 2010 - voestalpine Stahl GmbH’s was made a klima:aktiv partner by Environmental Minister DI Niki Berlakovich in recognition of its contribution to CO2 emissions reduction: The company reduced CO2 emissions in a cutting unit area by 500 tonnes a year by optimizing its internal logistics.

Tube City IMS Recognized with Safety Awards

30 September 2010 - Several of Tube City IMS Corp.’s sites received a total of 58 Safety Awards from the National Slag Association (NSA) for 2009. Three Tube City IMS employees also received NSA Best Practices Awards, and one employee was the winner of the NSA safety slogan contest.

Evraz Changes Position on Divestment of Stratcor

29 September 2010 - Evraz SA issues statement on a possible divestment of its US vanadium subsidiary Stratcor Inc.

Outokumpu Aims to Save Energy at Tornio Site

29 September 2010 - Outokumpu has implemented an energy saving project at the Tornio Works production site in Finland that involves replacing 50 separate refrigeration compressors in the cold rolling plant with a new centralized district cooling system, expected to be in use by the end of 2011.

Siemens Modernizes Qatar Steelworks

29 September 2010 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has won an order to modernize Qatar Steel Co.'s steelworks in Mesaieed, Qatar, with the goal of expanding billet production capacity by up to 30% while reducing specific consumption values and waste gas emissions.

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