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AMETEK Specialty Metal Products Names Two New Operations Directors

18 June 2014 - Michael Royer Named Operations Director for Hamilton Precision Metals; Frank Bologa Joins AMETEK as Operations Director for Reading Alloys

AISI Releases May SIMA Imports Data, Import Market Share 27 percent in May

12 June 2014 - Based on the Commerce Department’s most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that steel import permit applications for the month of May total 3,950,000 net tons (NT)*.

Siemens Appoints Jürgen Maier as New CEO for the UK

12 June 2014 - Jürgen Maier has been appointed CEO of Siemens' Regional Company in the United Kingdom (UK), effective July 1, 2014.

Alpha Natural Resources Affiliates Recognized for Safety Performance

11 June 2014 - Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE: ANR), a leading U.S. coal supplier, today announced that four of its affiliate operations received the Holmes Safety Award from the state of West Virginia for their safety accomplishments.

2013 World DRI Production Surpasses 75 Million Tons

11 June 2014 - The world’s direct reduction industry grew again in 2013 setting yet another new record for the industry with 75.2 million tons produced, according to data compiled by Midrex Technologies, Inc. and audited by World Steel Dynamics.

Alacero: April 2014: Latin America Second Most Important Destination for Chinese Steel

10 June 2014 - Latin America remains as a preferred destination for Chinese exports.

AIIS: U.S. Steel Exports Grew for Second Month in a Row in April 2014

10 June 2014 - U.S. steel exports grew for the second month in a row in April, expanding 3.8% from March to 1.08 million net tons, the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS) reported.

Vladimir Lisin Re-Elected Chairman of NLMK’s Board of Directors

09 June 2014 - NLMK’s Board of Directors today held its first meeting since the Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting.

USW Promotes Buy American Initiative to Save New York Jobs; Provide Massive Economic Stimulus

09 June 2014 - The United Steelworkers (USW) announced today that they have launched a campaign to urge state lawmakers to co-sponsor and pass Buy American legislation to require all NY State Procurement, such as the Port Authority of NY (PANY) and the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), to abide by Buy American rules in infrastructure projects.

IREPAS: Healthy Demand, but Concerns Persist in Global Long Products Market

09 June 2014 - In its June 2014 Short Range Outlook, IREPAS said demand has continued to improve in the global long steel products market, especially in the Americas and the EU.

U. S. Steel Vice President And Controller Greg Zovko To Retire

06 June 2014 - United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer David B. Burritt announced today that Vice President and Controller Gregory A. Zovko has informed the company of his plan to retire effective June 30 after 31 years with the company.

MMFX Steel Appoints New VP of Sales and Marketing

06 June 2014 - MMFX® Steel Corporation of America has appointed Kevin McKown as the new vice president of sales and marketing.

JSW Steel Wins Prime Minister’s Trophy For Excellence In Performance

06 June 2014 - JSW Steel, India’s leading steel manufacturer has won the prestigious Prime Minister’s Trophy for excellence in performance for the year 2012-13.

AK Steel Announces Executive Promotions

05 June 2014 - AK Steel (NYSE: AKS) said today that its Board of Directors has approved the promotion of the following Executive Officers, effective May 30, 2014.

American Iron and Steel Steel Institute Elects New Chairman

05 June 2014 - The Board of Directors of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has elected Mike Rippey, president and CEO of ArcelorMittal USA, to serve as chairman of the Institute until May 2015.

AISI: U.S. Preliminary Steel Imports Rise 15% in April

03 June 2014 - Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. imported a total of 3,726,000 tons of steel in April 2014, including 2,738,000 tons of finished steel— up 15.2% and 12.2%, respectively, vs. March 2014 final data.).

AIIS: U.S. Steel Imports Surge in April 2014

02 June 2014 - U.S. steel imports surged in April 2014, continuing a growth trend that has year-to-date imports more than one-fourth higher than at this time in 2013, the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS) reported.

Tata Steel Reported Significant Improvement in First Quarter

30 May 2014 - Tata Steel said the improved and steady performance of operations across geographies, despite weak market conditions, led to significantly improved Group performance in the first quarter of the year.

Schnitzer Provides Outlook for Third Quarter of Fiscal 2014

29 May 2014 - Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. announced its outlook for its third quarter of fiscal 2014 ending 31 May 2014.

Mechel Announces Change in Management

29 May 2014 - Mechel OAO announced the appointment of Andrey Slivchenko as its new chief financial officer, replacing Stanislav Ploschenko.