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IREPAS: Challenging Times in Global Longs Market Despite Demand Improvement

09 September 2014 - There has been a reasonable resumption of demand for long steel products in the North American and northern EU markets following the holiday period, IREAPS said in its September 2014 Short Range Outlook.

AISI: July Steel Shipments Up 2.4% From June, Up 2.6% from Prior Year

09 September 2014 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of July 2014, U.S. steel mills shipped 8,492,744 tons.

Winners Announced in 14th Annual ACSA/AISC Steel Design Student Competition

09 September 2014 - Thirteen student design projects were honored in the 2013–2014 Steel Design Student Competition.

AIIS: U.S. Steel Exports Dip in July, Down 6.6% for 2014

09 September 2014 - U.S. steel exports continued to trend downward in July, slipping 3.3% to just over 1 million tons, the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS) reported.

AIST Selects T.C. Graham Prize Contest Jury

08 September 2014 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) has selected the Contest Jury for the T.C. Graham Prize. This unique jury will select the winning entrant for the inaugural T.C. Graham Prize contest.

ArcelorMittal Announces 700 New Jobs in France

05 September 2014 - ArcelorMittal announced 700 new jobs will be created at its French sites in 2014.

AISI Reports Import Market Share at 26% in August

04 September 2014 - Based on the U.S. Commerce Department’s most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that steel import permit applications for the month of August total 3,554,000 tons*.

ArcelorMittal USA Employee Receives 2014 SMDI/AASHTO Richard S. Fountain Award

02 September 2014 - The Steel Bridge Task Force of the Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), and the AASHTO (American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials) Technical Committee for Structural Steel Design have named Alexander D. Wilson, manager of customer technical services for ArcelorMittal USA, as the recipient of the 2014 Richard S. Fountain Award.

Middough Achieves Safety Milestone

02 September 2014 - Middough Inc., a top ranking U.S. engineering, architecture, and management services company, announced that it has achieved 5,000,000 hours of safe work with no recordable injuries.

SSAB Appoints President of Merox AB, Who Will Also Assume Group’s Sustainability Work

02 September 2014 - SSAB is creating a new Group-level role with operational responsibility for the subsidiary Merox AB, and a coordinating role in respect of the company’s sustainability work.

ArcelorMittal Weirton to Host Community Recycling Day and Waste Round-Up on 23 September

01 September 2014 - ArcelorMittal Weirton will host a free Community Recycling Day and Waste Round-up on Saturday, 13 September 2014 to encourage local residents to recycle and properly dispose of items not normally collected by their trash hauler.

ArcelorMittal Weirton to Host Community Recycling Day and Waste Round-Up

01 September 2014 - ArcelorMittal Weirton will host a free Community Recycling Day and Waste Round-up on Saturday, 13 September 2014 to encourage local residents to recycle and properly dispose of items not normally collected by their trash hauler.

Jerdi Joins Linde to Head Health, Safety and Environment

01 September 2014 - Holly Jerdi has joined Linde as head of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE). She is responsible for all HSE activities in North and South America.

U.S. Agency Vote Means No Import Duties Will Be Place on Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel

01 September 2014 - The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) determined that the U.S. industry is neither materially injured nor threatened with material injury by reason of imports of grain-oriented electrical steel from Germany, Japan, and Poland that the U.S. Department of Commerce has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value.

Jindal Stainless Bags the 13th Annual Greentech Safety Award 2014

29 August 2014 - Jindal Stainless Limited (JSL), the largest integrated manufacturer of stainless steel in India, has been facilitated with the prestigious 13th Annual Greentech Safety Award 2014 in Gold Category in Metal & Mining Sector.

Evonik Promotes New Business Line Director, Interface & Performance, Americas

29 August 2014 - Christian Edlinger was promoted to business line director, Interface & Performance, in the Consumer Specialties Unit of Evonik Corporation.

Marmon/Keystone Acknowledges Top Suppliers

29 August 2014 - Marmon/Keystone recently held its annual Supplier Recognition Day at the Butler Country Club in Butler, Pa., to commemorate the quality performance of suppliers in 2013.

Change of CEO Announced at Rautaruukki

28 August 2014 - Rautaruukki's new Board of Directors has appointed Olavi Huhtala, EVP and head of SSAB Europe, as Rautaruukki's new chief executive officer with effect from 1 September 2014. He will serve as CEO in addition to his own position.

SteelBenchmarker: HRB Prices Languish

28 August 2014 - In its 202nd report, the SteelBenchmarker released 9 steel products and 3 USA scrap prices. Of these, here are four benchmark prices for hot-rolled band for 25 August 2014:

Fernando Sabetta joins SANGRAF International in South America

27 August 2014 - SANGRAF International, a manufacturer of premium graphite electrodes to the EAF steel industry, has added a graphite industry veteran and AIST member to its sales and technical support team.