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SMS Meer to Supply 14 Extrusion Presses for Shandong Nanshan

16 June 2010 - Shandong Nanshan Aluminium signs contract with SMS Meer for the supply of a total of 14 light-metal extrusion presses.

NLMK Appoints New Long Products Division Director

16 June 2010 - Novolipetsk Steel appoints Alexander Buraev as the new Director of NLMK’s Long Products Division. He replaces Olga Naumova, who has resigned from the company.

Nucor Steel Ads Selected by BtoB as Top Creative of the Decade

16 June 2010 - Ads created for Nucor by Eric Mower and Associates are being recognized by BtoB magazine as among the "Top Creative of the Decade".

OJSC ArcelorMittal Provides Pipe for Orjonikidze Mine Repair

15 June 2010 - OJSC ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih has provided 700 meters of pipe for repair of the gas pipeline to the Horky village that was destroyed after an accident at the Orjonikidze mine.

AZZ Completes Offer for North American Galvanizing & Coatings

15 June 2010 - AZZ incorporated announces successful completion of its tender offer for all outstanding shares of common stock of North American Galvanizing & Coatings at a price of $7.50 per share.

Oates Becomes Chairman of the Board of Universal Stainless

15 June 2010 - Universal Stainless & Alloy Products President and CEO Dennis M. Oates assumes the additional post of Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Court Upholds Canadian Law, Dismisses U.S. Steel Case on Unconstitutionality

15 June 2010 - A Canadian Federal Court ruling confirms the federal government's ability and obligation to ensure foreign takeovers of Canadian companies provide real benefits to the country, and dismissing a legal challenge by U.S. Steel, which had argued the Investment Canada Act's enforcement mechanisms were unconstitutional.

Auditors Confirm Compliance for NLMK’s Quality Management System

15 June 2010 - Novolipetsk Steel has passed the recertification audit conducted by the independent German certifying agency TÜV SÜD, confirming its compliance with international standard ISO 16949:2009 Quality Management Systems.

Baosteel Rolls First Stainless Coil on New Steckel Mill

14 June 2010 - Baosteel’s Special Steel Business Unit has successfully rolled the first coil of stainless steel on the steckel mill that was just recently put into production.

China Steel Blows in Revamped No. 1 Blast Furnace

14 June 2010 - China Steel held a blowing-in ceremony for the 4th campaign of No. 1 Blast Furnace, following a comprehensive revamp that included revamp of the shell, cooling stave, and furnace inner lining as well as the implementation of a comprehensive integrated control system.

New Chairman Takes the Helm at SAIL

14 June 2010 - Steel Authority of India Limited announces that Chandra Shekhar Verma has taken charge of the office of Chairman.

Ruukki Completes Blast Furnace Upgrade at Raahe, Schedules No. 2 for 2011

14 June 2010 - Ruukki successfully completes modernization of Blast Furnace 1 at the Raahe Steel Works, and has scheduled Blast Furnace 2 for a two-month modernization around midsummer 2011. Ruukki will eliminate the use of sinter for ironmaking once the second upgrade has been completed.

ArcelorMittal to Acquire Minority Shareholding in ArcelorMittal Ostrava

14 June 2010 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava shareholders agree at an Extraordinary General Meeting to ArcelorMittal acquiring the remaining 3.57% of the company's shares that it does not already own.

USITC Determines PC Strand from China Injures U.S. Industry

11 June 2010 - The United States International Trade Commission has determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured by imports of prestressed concrete steel wire strand from China that the U.S. Department of Commerce has determined are subsidized and sold at less than fair value.

Bricmont to Supply Roller Hearth Furnace for Gunung Garuda Plate Mill

11 June 2010 - PT Gunung Garuda awards Bricmont a multimillion-dollar contract to supply a new plate heat treat furnace for their mill in West Java, Indonesia.

NLMK Wins National Environmental Award

11 June 2010 - Novolipetsk Steel has won a National Environmental Award for “Innovative Eco-Efficient Industrial Technologies,” being awarded a special figurine and diploma for the successful implementation of its “Industrial Water Supply System Upgrade” project.

Outokumpu to Double Ferrochrome Production

11 June 2010 - Outokumpu has decided to restart the project to double the Group's ferrochrome production capacity in Finland. This investment will raise ferrochrome production in Tornio to 530,000 tonnes annually. Project implementation starts immediately.

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