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ATI, Steelworkers To Return To Bargaining Table
01 September 2015 - Specialty steelmaker Allegheny Technologies Inc. is set to resume contract negotiations with the United Steelworkers union after having locked out workers last month, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review newspaper.
Steelworkers Union Offers To Continue Bargaining Past Contract Expiration
01 September 2015 - With their labor contract with United States Steel Corporation set to expire, the United Steelworkers union has offered to continue working under the terms of the current deal while negotiations continue.
ArcelorMittal South Africa To Close Facilities, Lay Off 400
31 August 2015 - ArcelorMittal South Africa is planning to close parts of one steel works and has begun studying whether to restructure another, the company said in a statement.
Steelworkers Union Says It Will Continue Bargaining With ArcelorMittal
31 August 2015 - With its contract set to expire 1 September, the United Steelworkers union said it will remain at the table with ArcelorMittal and continue negotiating.
Steelworkers Taking ATI To Court Over Canceled Insurance Benefits
31 August 2015 - The United Steelworkers union is suing a unit of Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI), accusing it of violating a labor agreement by prematurely terminating insurance benefits for 95 office and technical employees.
EU Imposes Duties on Steel From China, Taiwan
28 August 2015 - The European Union officially has slapped a 25.3 percent anti-dumping duty on Chinese stainless steel cold rolled flat products, Eurofer, The European Steel Association, has announced.
South Africa Introduces Tariff on Imported Steel, But With Conditions
28 August 2015 - South Africa's trade and industry minister has approved a 10-percent protective tariff on certain steel products, looking to shield domestic steelmakers from Chinese imports.
voestalpine CEO: China Plant Construction Might Be Delayed
26 August 2015 - Austria's voestalpine might be hitting the pause button on plans to build a specialty steel mill in China, although it remains interested in expanding operations there, according to a Reuters interview with CEO Wolfgang Eder.
With Import Protections In The Offing, SAIL Considers Price Hike
26 August 2015 - Anticipating the imposition of a 10 percent protective duty on steel imports, Steel Authority of India Ltd. may raise prices early next month, according to Bloomberg TV India.
Tata Steel Halting Production at U.K. Strip Mill; 250 Jobs To Be Lost
26 August 2015 - Tata Steel's U.K. strip steel division is idling parts of a Welsh mill, blaming a surge of unfairly traded imports.
South Africa Expected To Impose Steel Tariffs
25 August 2015 - Heeding calls from labor groups and its steel industry, South Africa is planning to impose a 10-percent tariff on steel imports, according to Reuters.
China Moves Forward On Second Round Of Construction on Steel Works
25 August 2015 - In spite of lower demand and ample supply, China has begun the second phase of construction on a large, coastal mill in northern Hebei province, according to Reuters.
U. S. Steel Corp. Moving Non-Union Employees To Defined Contribution Retirement Plans
24 August 2015 - United States Steel Corp. is freezing pension benefits for non-union employees and intends to move them onto a 401(k) plan, the Pittsburgh Business Times reports.
Big River Steel Names New Chairman, CEO
20 August 2015 - Big River Steel, the new company building a US$1.3 billion mill in Arkansas, has named a new board chairman and appointed a new CEO following the sudden death of founder John Correnti, who held both of those positions. It also has named a new board director, the company has announced.
Steelmakers, Toyota Agree To Lower Sheet Prices
20 August 2015 - Major steelmakers that supply Toyota Motor Corp. have agreed to cut sheet steel prices on account of lower coal and iron prices.
Cliffs Natural Resources CEO: China Steel Exports Reach 'Crazy' Levels
20 August 2015 - Chinese-made steel exports are likely to surge to more than 100 million metric tons this year, Cliffs Natural Resources CEO Lourenco Goncalves told BloombergBusiness.
Steel Industry Veteran Executive John Correnti Dies Suddenly
19 August 2015 - Steel industry leader and visionary John Correnti, who was instrumental in establishing several new steel mills in the U.S., died suddenly in Chicago on 18 August. He was 68.
MSCI: July Steel Shipments Fall, Inventories Rise
18 August 2015 - U.S. and Canadian steel shipments declined 7 percent in July, dropping to 3.44 million tons, according to the Metals Service Center Institute.
Institute: Recent Trade Cases Could Have Broader Impacts on U.S. Economy
17 August 2015 - The American Institute for International Steel is weighing in with a few thoughts regarding the spate of trade cased filed by U.S. producers, saying the cases come with a few pitfalls that merit consideration.
With Contract Deadline Looming, Steelworkers Plan A Week of Rallies
17 August 2015 - Members of the United Steelworkers union are planning a week of rallies at U.S. Steel Corp. and ArcelorMittal facilities as it tries to negotiate a new labor deal with the companies by Sept. 1.
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