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Carpenter Reports Difficult Start to Q3 but Improvement Seen

27 October 2014 - Carpenter Technology Corp. announced financial results for the quarter ended 30 September 2014.

USW Joins Petition for Duties on Welded API Line Pipe Imports

27 October 2014 - The United Steelworkers (USW) union has joined a petition calling on the U.S. Commerce Department (DOC) and International Trade Commission (ITC) to impose antidumping and countervailing duties on welded API line pipe imports from South Korea and Turkey.

MRS Whiteville Recycling Facility Achieves SHARP Status

27 October 2014 - Metal Recycling Services’ (MRS) Whiteville, N.C., facility received the prestigious SHARP (Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program) designation from the North Carolina Secretary of Labor.

ATI Names Chief Human Resources Officer

24 October 2014 - Allegheny Technologies Incorporated announced that Elizabeth C. Powers has been named ATI’s senior vice president, chief human resources officer, effective 1 November 2014.

U.S. Electrical Steel Producers to Appeal Decision in Trade Case

24 October 2014 - U.S. producers of grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) will file an appeal of the negative decision on "material injury" by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).

U.S. Agency Rules Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel from Four Countries Not Injuring U.S. Industry

24 October 2014 - The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) determined that a U.S. industry is neither materially injured nor threatened with material injury by reason of imports of grain-oriented electrical steel from China, Czech Republic, Korea, and Russia that the U.S. Department of Commerce has determined are sold in the U.S. at less than fair value and from China that the DOC has determined are subsidized.

Nucor's Steel Mills Perfom Better Than Expected in Q3

23 October 2014 - As it reported its third quarter earnings results, Nucor said overall operating performance at its steel mills was much improved compared to the second quarter of 2014 due to increased profitability in sheet, structural, bar and plate steel.

USW at U. S. Steel Canada Ratifies New Collective Agreement

23 October 2014 - U. S. Steel Canada Inc. announced that its employees represented by United Steelworkers (USW) Local 1005 have ratified a new collective bargaining agreement that will extend through until 31 March 2015.

SMDI Appoints Mark A. Thimons to Head Up Steel Recycling Institute

23 October 2014 - The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), announced that Mark A. Thimons will succeed Gregory Crawford as vice president of the Steel Recycling Institute (SRI).

SunCoke Names New Chief Financial Officer

23 October 2014 - SunCoke Energy Inc. and SunCoke Energy Partners L.P. announced that Fay West has been promoted to senior vice president and chief financial officer of both companies, reporting directly to Fritz Henderson, SunCoke’s chairman and chief executive officer.

Steel Institute Applauds Decision to Revoke Russian Steel Agreement

22 October 2014 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) applauded the Department of Commerce’s (DOC) decision to revoke the outdated “suspension agreement” with Russia, which has prevented antidumping duties from being imposed on imports of hot-rolled steel from that country to the U.S.

ATI Announces Q3 2014 Results; Outlook Bright

22 October 2014 - As it reported its third quarter 2014 results, Allegheny Technologies Inc. said is is seeing a lot of global uncertainty in short cycle markets and expects to see cautious inventory management in the short term.

World Crude Steel Production Down Slightly Y-o-Y in September

21 October 2014 - World crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 134 million tonnes (Mt) in September 2014, a slight decrease of -0.1% compared to September 2013.

SDI Optimistic As It Announces Q3 Results

21 October 2014 - Steel Dynamics Inc. announced its results for the third quarter of 2014, including a short-term outlook.

Harsco Names New CFO

21 October 2014 - Diversified global industrial company Harsco Corp. announced the appointment of Peter F. Minan as chief financial officer, effective 11 November 2014.

worldsteel Announces 9th steelChallenge Launch Date

20 October 2014 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) announced that the steelChallenge-9 will begin with the regional championship round on 19 November 2014 and will finish with the world championship round on 11 February 2015.

Cliffs Natural Resources Appoints Susan Green to Board of Directors

20 October 2014 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. has appointed Susan M. Green to its Board of Directors, effective 15 October 2014.

OSHA Cites Kloeckner Metals for 1 Repeat, 3 Serious Violations

17 October 2014 - An employee was severely injured when he became caught in unguarded arbor rollers at Kloeckner Metals Corp. on 22 April 2014. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the Cincinnati manufacturing plant with one repeat and three serious safety violations, carrying proposed penalties of US$56,000.

SteelBenchmarker: HRB Prices Continue Downward

17 October 2014 - In its 205th report, the SteelBenchmarker released 10 steel products and three USA scrap prices. Of these, here are four benchmark prices for hot-rolled band for 13 October 2014.

MSCI: North American Service Center Growth Resumes in September

17 October 2014 - Year-over-year growth in steel and aluminum service center shipments resumed in September 2014 in both the United States and Canada, according to the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI).