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Rautaruukki Included in Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes

09 September 2008 - Rautaruukki is included in this year’s Dow Jones Sustainability World and in the Dow Jones STOXX Sustainability index.

Rio Tinto Reports Rail incident at Cape Lambert

09 September 2008 - Rio Tinto Iron Ore reports an incident at one of its rail car dumpers at Cape Lambert that has resulted in a partial suspension of iron ore unloading activities.

SSAB to Introduce New Roll-Forming Steel at EuroBLECH 2008

09 September 2008 - SSAB will introduce Docol Roll, its new ultra-high strength steel optimized for roll forming, at EuroBLECH 2008 this October 21–25.

Tube City IMS Completes Acquisition of Hanson Resource Management

08 September 2008 - Tube City IMS completes the acquisition of Hanson Resource Management Limited and its subsidiary Hanson Support Services Limited.

Tata Steel and Tata Workers Union Agree on Annual Bonus

08 September 2008 - Tata Steel and the Tata Workers' Union sign Memorandum of Settlement for the annual bonus for the accounting year 2007-2008.

SMS Demag Starts up Continuous Bloom Caster at Ural Steel

08 September 2008 - SMS Demag puts a four-strand continuous bloom caster into operation for Ural Steel; the plant is rated for an annual production of one million tonnes.

SAIL to Add Steelmaking Capability at Salem Steel Plant

08 September 2008 - The Steel Authority of India celebrates its program to modernize and expand the Salem Steel Plant into a fully integrated steel plant with the capacity to produce 180,000 tonnes per annum of stainless steel slabs.

Middletown Tube Works Selects Verticent ERP

08 September 2008 - Middletown Tube Works begin implementing the Verticent ERP solution at its Middletown facility as well as at sister plants Shelby Welded Tube and Dothan Tubular Products.

Northwest Pipe Announces Two New Projects

08 September 2008 - Northwest Pipe is named as pipe supplier for major water pipeline projects in Los Angeles and Aurora, Colo.

Mechel Completes Repair of Coking Battery at Chelyabinsk

05 September 2008 - Mechel OAO has completed the repair of Coking Battery No. 4 at its Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant, bringing the facility’s total annual output up to 440,000 tonnes of commercial coke.

Gerdau to Make Siderperú one of the Largest Steel Mills in South America

05 September 2008 - Gerdau will invest US$ 1.4 billion to increase the production capacity of Siderperú to 3 million tonnes by 2013, transforming it into one of the largest steel mills in South America.

Nucor Announces New Addition to Board of Directors

05 September 2008 - Nucor announces the election of Christopher J. Kearney, Chairman, President and CEO of SPX Corp., to its board of directors effective October 1, 2008.

Novolipetsk Steel to Acquire Beta Steel for US400 million

05 September 2008 - Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK), Russia, signs a definitive agreement to acquire Beta Steel, Portage, Ind., for an all-cash consideration of USD400 million, on a debt free, cash free basis.

Rio Tinto Continues to Invest in Canadian Iron Ore Expansion

05 September 2008 - Rio Tinto approves a $US193-million capital expenditure to expand the magnetite plant at Iron Ore Co. of Canada, and a US$75 million investment for completion of a feasibility study on the third-phase expansion.

SMS Meer to Supply PQF Tube Mill for ArcelorMittal JV in Saudi Arabia

05 September 2008 - SMS Meer will supply a PQF (premium quality finishing) seamless tube plant for ArcelorMittal’s joint venture OCTG plant with the Saudi Bin Jarallah Group.

SMS Meer to Provide High-Capacity Wire Rod Mill for ArcelorMittal Hochfeld

04 September 2008 - SMS Meer will supply ArcelorMittal Hochfeld with a complete high-capacity wire rod mill with FRS technique for the production of high-grade steels.

ArcelorMittal and Kalagadi Manganese Move Ahead with Manganese Venture

04 September 2008 - Kalagadi Manganese and ArcelorMittal implement their previously announced joint venture for developing Kalagadi’s manganese deposits, following ArcelorMittal’s USD 432.5 million payment to subscribe for a 50% interest in Kalagadi Manganese.

AK Steel Announces October 2008 Surcharges for Electrical Steels

04 September 2008 - AK Steel will add a $940 per ton surcharge to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in October 2008.

Steel Import Permit Applications Shrink 21% in August

04 September 2008 - Steel import permit applications totaled 2,363,000 net tons in August 2008, a 21% decrease from the 2,991,000 permit tons recorded in July 2008, and a 17% decline from the July preliminary imports total of 2,842,000 net tons, according to the latest report from the American Iron and Steel Institute.

ArcelorMittal Reports Confidence in a Sustainable Steel Pricing Environment

04 September 2008 - ArcelorMittal states its belief that steel pricing will remain structurally strong in light of continued cost increases in raw materials and steel equipment.

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