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Wheeling-Nisshin Announces Executive Management Change

21 January 2015 - Wheeling-Nisshin Inc. announced that, effective 1 January 2015, there were changes with a portion of the company’s Executive Management team.

EVRAZ Announces New Appointments

21 January 2015 - EVRAZ announced the appointment of Vladislav Zhukov to the position of managing director, EVRAZ KGOK (Kachkanar Iron Ore Enrichment Plant), and Vyacheslav Sarayev to the position of managing director, EVRAZ NMTP (Nakhodka Trade Sea Port), effective 16 January 2015.

Alpha Natural Resources Announces Additional Leadership Changes

20 January 2015 - Alpha Natural Resources Inc. announced that its president, Paul Vining, will be resigning his position with the company effective 31 January 2015 to accept a CEO position with a Cline Group affiliate that will be focused on the acquisition and operation of coal mines outside the United States.

EUROFER: Are Chinese Removal of Boron-Alloy Steel Export Rebates for Better or Worse?

20 January 2015 - China practices an industrial policy actively supporting its domestic steel industry. Having introduced VAT export rebates promoting higher value-added products, this measure has triggered unprecedented export surges in a weak domestic steel market, EUROFER said. China announced a removal of these rebates on 1 January 2015.

voestalpine Fosters Innovative Ideas with the Steel Research Award 2015

19 January 2015 - voestalpine is seeking to foster young academics (up to the age of 35) in the fields of science and business, presenting the voestalpine Steel Research Award with prize money of € 12,000 for the first time in 2015.

Insteel Encouraged by Improvement in Non-Res Construction Market

19 January 2015 - Insteel Industries Inc. announced financial results for its first quarter ended 27 December 2014.

Turkish Steel Exporters' Association Responds to Decision in Canada Rebar Case

16 January 2015 - The Turkish Steel Exporters' Association issued the following response to the finding of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal in the matter of Inquiry NQ-2014-001 on concrete reinforcing bar.

SMDI Honors Men and Women of Steel at Inaugural Awards During North American Auto Show

16 January 2015 - Helping first responders gain access to victims faster. Providing innovative solutions to develop a best-in-class truck. The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of AISI, honored two individuals today who are driving these efforts with the inaugural "Men and Women of Steel" awards, recognizing individuals for their innovative uses and applications of steel at work and in the community.

Winners Named in Fourth Annual International Student Competition on Cold-Formed Steel Design

16 January 2015 - Co-sponsors of an international student competition on cold-formed steel design announced three winners from the University of North Texas, Tongji University and the University of Waterloo.

Worldsteel Twitter Debate to Explore Steel: The Material of Choice in a Sustainable World

15 January 2015 - On Tuesday, 27 January between 14:00 and 15:00 GMT, the World Steel Association (worldsteel) will bring together business leaders, steel associations, and academics at the forefront of the steel industry to take part in a Twitter debate on the future of the steel industry and its contribution to the green economy.

Nominations Now Being Accepted for the 2015 Platts Global Metals Awards

15 January 2015 - Nominations are now being accepted for the 2015Platts Global Metals Awards, which recognize corporate and individual excellence in more than a dozen performance categories spanning the metals arena, announced program host Platts, a leading global provider of metals, energy, petrochemical and agriculture information.

AISI: November 2014 Steel Mill Shipments Declined 10%

14 January 2015 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of November 2014, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,638,086 tons,

SteelBenchmarker: HRB Prices Have No Support

14 January 2015 - In its 211th report, the SteelBenchmarker™ released 9 steel products and 3 USA scrap prices. Of these, here are four benchmark prices for hot-rolled band for 12 January 2015:

River Metals Recycling Owensboro Achieves SHARP Workplace Safety Recognition

14 January 2015 - River Metals Recycling (RMR) Owensboro received the prestigious SHARP (Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program) designation from the U.S. Department of Labor.

ASTM International Board Names Nippon Steel Employee as a Director

14 January 2015 - Jun Sasaki, Ph.D., general manager of the Control Research Laboratory at Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. (NSSMC) in Futtsu, Japan, has been named a director on the ASTM International board for a three-year term.

OSHA Cites Superior Steel after Death of Welder Who Fell from Misused Forklift

13 January 2015 - An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) found Superior Steel did not protect employees from numerous hazards related to the use of forklifts, including training, modifications and operation.

ASTM International Board of Directors Names New Chairman

13 January 2015 - Ronald J. Ebelhar, P.E., D.GE, senior principal with Terracon in Cincinnati, Ohio, has been named chairman of the 2015 ASTM International board of directors.

NLMK Appoints General Director of Stoilensky

13 January 2015 - Sergei Napolskikh, previously deputy general director, production and technology, has been appointed general director of Stoilensky (part of NLMK Group), one of the most efficient iron ore producers in the world.

IREPAS: Global Longs Market Deteriorating, Demand Stagnating

12 January 2015 - The global long steel products market has been quiet recently mostly because of the holidays in many countries, with business volumes shrinking to low levels, IREPAS said in its Short Range Outlook for January 2015.

Platts: Outlook for China’s Steel Market Worsens

12 January 2015 - The outlook for China's steel market in January has worsened, according to the latest Platts China Steel Sentiment Index (Platts CSSI), which shows a headline reading of 23.1 out of a possible 100 points in January.