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Dietrich Metal Framing Products Featured on Extreme Makeover Season Premiere

28 September 2007 - The season premiere of the TV show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition will feature metal wall and floor framing materials from Dietrich Metal Framing for a project in Kalihi, Hawaii, that will be the show’s largest build to date.

Stelco Reports Interest Rate for Floating Rate Notes

28 September 2007 - The rate of interest per annum for Stelco's floating rate notes due 2016 will be 10.64% for the period from September 30, 2007 to March 30, 2008.

GE Energy to Supply Combined Cycle Power Gen Units for Wuhan Blast Furnace

28 September 2007 - GE Energy signs contract with Wuhan Iron and Steel to supply the first large-size blast furnace gas fired combined-cycle power generation project in China.

Mercury Switch Recovery Program Celebrates One-Year Anniversary

28 September 2007 - The National Vehicle Mercury Switch Recovery Program celebrates its one-year anniversary this month with the release of the Program’s 2006-2007 Annual Report.

Steelworkers Ratify New Contract with Republic

28 September 2007 - Members of the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers Union ratify a new five-year labor contract with Republic Engineered Products, Inc.

ArcelorMittal Moves toward Second-Step Merger

27 September 2007 - ArcelorMittal and Arcelor announced further details on the merger of ArcelorMittal into Arcelor, including share capital restructuring and publication of the related legal documentation.

Dietrich Metal Framing Announces New President

27 September 2007 - Dietrich Metal Framing names John Roberts as its new President; John had served as the company’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing since June.

Danieli to Provide Cold Mill Complex for Acciaieria Arvedi

27 September 2007 - Danieli will supply a complete new cold mill complex to Acciaieria Arvedi, including a push-pull pickling line, a coupled continuous pickling line and tandem mill, and two hot dip galvanizing lines.

CN to Acquire Key Railway Operations from U. S. Steel

27 September 2007 - Canadian National Railway enters agreement to acquire the major portion of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway from United States Steel for US$300 million.

Praxair to Supply Oxygen for JSW Steel’s Vijaynagar Facility

26 September 2007 - Praxair will build and operate a state-of-the art, 1800-tonnes-per-day air separation plant to support the expansion of JSW Steel’s steel plant in Vijaynagar from 6.8 to 10 million tonnes per year by 2010.

Worthington Reports 1st Quarter Results

26 September 2007 - Worthington Industries reported net earnings of $20.2 million on net sales of $759.0 million for the three months ended August 31, 2007.

Dietrich to Consolidate Five Metal Framing Facilities

26 September 2007 - Worthington Industries announces plans to implement a consolidation plan at five of its Dietrich Metal Framing locations.

Steel Import Slide Fails to Suppress Year-to-Date Totals

26 September 2007 - The U.S. imported a total of 2,558,000 net tons of steel in August 2007, reflecting reflects a 22% decrease compared to July final data.

U. S. Steel Announces Authorized Pipe Distributors

26 September 2007 - United States Steel announces its new distribution network for domestic Standard and Line Pipe sales following its acquisition of Lone Star Technologies and related companies earlier this year.

Danieli to Supply Jumbo-Size EAF Meltshop for Tokyo Steel

25 September 2007 - Danieli Centro Met will supply a complete new 2.6 million tonnes/year meltshop for Tokyo Steel that will feature a 420-tonne DC EAF equipped with Consteel and supported by a comparably sized  ladle furnace and vacuum system.

Northwest Pipe Announces $10-Million Order

25 September 2007 - Northwest Pipe will supply approximately 33,000 feet of steel pipe for a new pipeline for the East Bay Municipal Utility District near Sacramento, Calif.

Core Furnace Installs Vacuum Degasser System for Ipsco

25 September 2007 - Core Furnace Systems completes start-up of a new 160-ton twin-tank vacuum degasser at Ipsco’s Montpelier facility.

ArcelorMittal Reports Status of Share Buyback Program

25 September 2007 - ArcelorMittal has repurchased 4,175,000 shares through September 19 under the new share buy-back program that was announced on September 13.

SMS Meer to Supply Largest-Ever Welded Tube Plant for Jiangbei Steel Processing

25 September 2007 - Jiangbei Steel Processing and Logistics, part of the WISCO steel group, places an order with SMS Meer to supply a 26-inch high-frequency welded tube plant capable of producing up to 350,000 tonnes of pipes per year, the largest of its kind in the world.

SMS Meer to Provide Three-Roll Piercer for Mannesmannrohr Sachsen

24 September 2007 - SMS Meer will convert V&M Deutschland’s push-bench plant at the Zeithain Works into a cross-roll piercing and elongating plant with the installation of a three-roll piercer.

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