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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.

Sims Metal Management Appoints Tobin Pospisil as President of North America Metals - Central Region

09 January 2015 - Sims Metal Management Limited announced that Tobin Pospisil has joined the company as president of Sims Metal Management North American Metals - Central Region, covering the Midwestern, Southern and Southwestern United States.

worldsteel Announces steelChallenge-9 Regional Champions

09 January 2015 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) announced the Regional Champions for the 9th steelChallenge.

SSTTAC: Stainless Tube Imports Surging into U.S. from China and Korea

09 January 2015 - Imports of seamless stainless steel tube from China and Korea are surging into the U.S. market, according to the Stainless Steel Tube Trade Advancement Committee (SSTTAC).

SunCoke Energy Partners' 2014 Coke Production Down 2.5%

09 January 2015 - SunCoke Energy Partners L.P. reported preliminary fourth quarter 2014 coke production at its Haverhill and Middletown, Ohio, facilities of 452,000 tons up slightly from 445,000 tons in fourth quarter 2013.

Alpha Natural Resources Announces Retirement of CFO

09 January 2015 - Alpha Natural Resources Inc. announced that its chief financial officer, Frank Wood, will retire effective 28 February 2015.

Mill Steel Co. Reflects on Exciting 2014

08 January 2015 - For Grand Rapids, Mich., based steel service center Mill Steel Co., 2014 was an exciting year.

Schnitzer Steel Reports Results for Quarter with Steel Decline in Ferrous Prices

08 January 2015 - Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. reported financial results for its fiscal 2015 first quarter ended 30 November 2014.

U. S. Steel Idling Lorain Tubular Operations

07 January 2015 - United States Steel Corporation is temporarily idling operations and making layoffs at its Lorain Tubular Operations in Lorain, Ohio, as a result of a decline in tubular market conditions which is impacting demand for the plant’s tubular products.

OSHA Cites Boomerang Tube for 18 Safety Violations

07 January 2015 - Already in OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP) for willful violations, Boomerang Tube LLC in Liberty, Texas, continued to put workers in harm's way and exposed them to unguarded machinery, failure to shut down machinery and other hazards, a July 2014 follow-up inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) found.

The Bradbury Group Appoints New Project Engineering Manager

06 January 2015 - The Bradbury Co. Inc. announced the appointment of Mike Meuli to project engineering manager.

U.S. to Review Plate Import Duties, Suspension Agreements

06 January 2015 - The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to conduct full five-year (“sunset”) reviews concerning the antidumping duty order on cut-to-length carbon steel plate from China and the suspended investigations on cut-to-length carbon steel plate from Russia and Ukraine.

CMC Reports Strong Results

06 January 2015 - Commercial Metals Co. (CMC) announced financial results for its first quarter ended 30 November 2014.

Kobe Steel CEO Delivers New Year's Message to Employees

05 January 2015 - On 5 January, the first working day of 2015, president and CEO Hiroya Kawasaki gave a New Year's message to company employees.