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Steelworkers Call for Government Support at Former Trenton Works

31 March 2008 - Members of the United Steelworkers are campaigning to convince the Nova Scotia government to remove Ernst and Young as the trustee for the bankrupt Trenton Works.

ThyssenKrupp Stahl Initiates Construction of New Krefeld Processing Center

31 March 2008 - ThyssenKrupp Stahl begins construction of a state-of-the-art flat steel processing center in Krefeld in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Danieli to Supply DR-EAF Meltshops for Suez Steel and Emirates Steel Industries

31 March 2008 - Danieli will supply an innovative integrated minimill to Suez Steel in Egypt, as well as a new steelmaking complex for Emirates Steel Industries for a complex in Mussafah, in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

Carpenter Acquires UltraFine Powder Technology

31 March 2008 - Carpenter Technology’s Carpenter Powdered Products subsidiary acquires the assets and business of UltraFine Powder Technology, a private company in Woonsocket, R.I.

Outotec and Geological Survey of Finland Agree to Partnership

28 March 2008 - Outotec and the Geological Survey of Finland form a partnership agreement for developing collaboration in the research and development of mineral technology.

SMS Demag to Upgrade NLMK Hot Strip Mill

28 March 2008 - SMS Demag to further modernize the finishing train of NLMK’s hot strip mill, including the installation of CVC plus, work roll bending, and hydraulic roll-gap adjustment.

U. S. Steel Canada Appoints General Counsel, Manager of Government and Public Affairs

28 March 2008 - U. S. Steel Canada announces the appointment of Thomas Ferns as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, as well as the appointment of Trevor Harris as Manager—Government and Public Affairs.

Steel Dynamics to Offer $300 Million in Notes

28 March 2008 - Steel Dynamics announces plans to sell approximately $300 million in aggregate principal amount of debt securities in a transaction that would be exempt from the Securities Act of 1933, but would be subject to market and other conditions.

Danieli to Provide Plate-Steckel Mill Plant for Jiang Yin Xing Cheng

28 March 2008 - Danieli to supply a plate/Steckel mill and finishing equipment for Jiang Yin Xing Cheng Special Steel Works’ existing plant in Jiang Yin City.

Steelworkers will ‘Keep the Door Open’ for Dofasco Employees

28 March 2008 - The United Steelworkers says it is stepping back from the process it initiated with ArcelorMittal Dofasco due to insufficient support from employees.

ArcelorMittal Confirms Proposed Sale of Sparrows Point

27 March 2008 - ArcelorMittal confirms the Court-appointed divestiture trustee has entered into an agreement to sell ArcelorMittal's Sparrows Point steel mill.

NSA Honors Tube City IMS Operations for Safety Performance

27 March 2008 - Several Tube City IMS sites receive a total of 35 Safety and Industry Best Practices awards from the National Slag Association in recognition of superior performance as measured against OSHA recordable injury rates.

Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty Investigation of All-Thread Rod from China

27 March 2008 - The U.S. Department of Commerce will initiate an antidumping duty investigation of threaded steel (all-thread) rod from P.R. China.

ArcelorMittal Announces Closure of Lachine Wire Mill in Montreal

27 March 2008 - ArcelorMittal announces that its Long Carbon North America–Wire Group will close down its Lachine wire mill in Montreal on June 30.

Danieli to Supply Bar and Section Mill for INCA

27 March 2008 - Danieli Morgårdshammar will supply a new 400,000-tonnes/year superflexible bar and light section mill to Industrias Nacionales, C por A (INCA) for its facility in Santo Domingo.

CMC Reports 2nd Quarter Results

26 March 2008 - Commercial Metals reports net earnings of $39.8 million on net sales of $2.3 billion for the quarter, and net earnings of $108.9 million on net sales of $4.4 billion for the six months ended February 29, 2008.

Rasselstein Growth Bucks Market Trend for Tinplate

26 March 2008 - Rasselstein’s CEO describes how investments have helped this ThyssenKrupp Steel subsidiary expand market share as well as total shipments, beating the prevailing market trends for tinplate.

Steel Imports Dip 8% in February

26 March 2008 - The U.S. imported a total of 2,458,000 net tons of steel in February 2008, including 1,905,000 net tons of finished steel, according to the latest report from the American Iron and Steel Institute.

Vale Discontinues Negotiations for Acquisition of Xstrata

26 March 2008 - Vale and Xstrata Plc discontinue their discussions as the two parties have been unable to reach agreement on Vale’s acquisition of Xstrata.

ArcelorMittal to Acquire Additional Noble Shares

26 March 2008 - ArcelorMittal’s shareholding in Noble International will reach approximately 49.95% with the just-announced acquisition of an additional 10.31% of Noble’s shares from Chairman and founder Robert J. Skandalaris.

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