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Timken Reports Record 1st Quarter Results

01 May 2008 - Timken reports net income of $84.5 million on sales of $1.43 billion for the first quarter of 2008.

Esmark Announces Year-End Results

01 May 2008 - Esmark reports a net loss of $12.3 million on net sales of $313.4 million for the fourth quarter, and a net loss of $9.0 million on net sales of $825.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Esmark Agrees to Merge with Essar Steel

01 May 2008 - Esmark agrees to the material terms of a proposed tender offer and merger with Essar Steel Holdings Limited for a cash purchase price of $17.00 per share.

ArcelorMittal, Vale Sign New Long-Term Iron Ore Contracts

30 April 2008 - ArcelorMittal signs new long-term contracts with Vale to supply approximately 480 million tonnes of iron ore and pellets to ArcelorMittal plants in Europe, Africa, and the Americas over the next ten years.

CMC Acquires Assets of Rebar Services and Supply Company

30 April 2008 - Commercial Metals Co. completes its acquisition of the operating assets of Rebar Services and Supply Co. of Fort Worth, Texas.

Algoma Steel Announces New Chief Financial Officer

30 April 2008 - Algoma Steel announces the departure of Dan Ardila, Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer, who has conveyed his intention to resign in the pursuit of other career interests.

U.S. Steel Reports 1st Quarter Results

30 April 2008 - United States Steel reports net income of $235 million on net sales of $5196 million for the first quarter of 2008.

Linde Group to Supply Gases for ArcelorMittal’s Romanian Operations

30 April 2008 - The Linde Group will construct a new air separation unit as part of its long-term contract for the supply of industrial gases for ArcelorMittal’s Romanian operations.

Carpenter Technology Reports 3rd Quarter Results

30 April 2008 - Carpenter Technology reports net income of $120.0 million ($50.8 million from continuing operations) on sales of $509.8 million for the fiscal third quarter ended March 31, 2008.

AK Steel Employees Compete for the Health of it

29 April 2008 - Employees at AK Steel's Middletown Works complete a voluntary weight-loss program designed to promote healthy lifestyles.

Highveld Agrees to Disposal of Vanadium Assets

29 April 2008 - Evraz Group’s Highveld Steel and Vanadium Corp. enters definitive agreements with Vanchem Vanadium Products (Proprietary) Ltd. on Highveld’s disposal of certain vertically integrated vanadium assets.

Three Major Japan Steelmakers Log Net Profit Drops in FY 2007

29 April 2008 - Under the weight of rising material costs, three of Japan's four major steelmakers post reductions in group net profits in fiscal 2007, while industry leader Nippon Steel posts a 1.1% rise in net profit.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Celebrates GM Recognition as a 2007 Supplier of the Year

29 April 2008 - ThyssenKrupp Steel AG receives the General Motors 2007 Supplier of the Year award for its significant contributions to GM’s global product and performance achievements.

Metals USA Reports 1st Quarter Results

29 April 2008 - Metals USA Holdings reports net income of $3.8 million on sales revenues of $489.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2008.

New Sunoco Facility to Supply Coke to U.S. Steel

29 April 2008 - Sunoco’s Gateway Energy and Coke Co. will build a heat-recovery coke manufacturing facility in Granite City that will supply metallurgical-grade coke and steam to the neighboring U. S. Steel plant.

Outokumpu to Acquire Italian Stainless Steel Distributor SoGePar

28 April 2008 - Outokumpu will acquire the SoGePar Group, an Italian distributor of stainless steel, for EUR 195 million in cash and the assumption of EUR 140 million in company debt.

Universal Stainless Reports 1st Quarter Results

28 April 2008 - Universal Stainless & Alloy Products reports net income of $4.7 million on sales of $56.8 million for the first quarter of 2008.

Worthington Remembers Founder, John H. McConnell

28 April 2008 - Worthington Industries founder John H. McConnell passed away on April 25, 2008.

Northwest Pipe Reports 1st Quarter Results

28 April 2008 - Northwest Pipe reports net income of $5.0 million on sales of $94.0 million for the first quarter of 2008.

Esmark on Notice from Nasdaq for Delay in Filing Form 10-K

28 April 2008 - Nasdaq notifies Esmark that the company is no longer in compliance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(14) for continued listing due to Esmark’s failure to timely file its 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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