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Alacero at OECD Meeting: Steel Industry Faces Most Difficult Situation Since Late 90s

10 December 2013 - On 5–6 December 2013, Alacero — the Latin American Steel Association — participated in the 75th Steel Committee Meeting of the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development).

EU's High Level Group Meets to Discuss the European Steel Industry

10 December 2013 - At the EU's High Level Group on the European Steel Industry on 4 December 2013, Commission vice-president Antonio Tajani declared that there could be no Europe without a strong, competitive steel industry.

AISI Mourns Loss of Former President of the Steel Recycling Institute

10 December 2013 - Thomas J. Gibson, president and CEO of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), issued the following statement on the death of William M. Heenan, Jr., former president of the Steel Recycling Institute (SRI) and 2013 recipient of the Steel Market Development Institute’s (SMDI) Lifetime Achievement Award:

AIIS: U.S. Exports Decline in September

10 December 2013 - Steel exports declined 10.9% in September compared to August, and were down 3.4% compared to September 2012, based on government reporting analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS).

Outokumpu Completes Ramp-Down of Krefeld Melt Shop

06 December 2013 - Outokumpu announced that the Krefeld melt shop in Germany has been ramped-down according to an earlier announced plan.

DiMicco Receives Citizen of the Carolinas Award

06 December 2013 - The Charlotte Chamber of Commerce presented Nucor executive chairman Dan DiMicco with its prestigious Citizen of the Carolinas Award at its annual meeting on 3 December 2013.

Cliffs Announces Executive Promotion

06 December 2013 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. announced that P. Kelly Tompkins, currently executive vice president, chief administrative officer and president of Cliffs China, has been appointed executive vice president, external affairs and president, global commercial.

ArcelorMittal USA Recognized by U.S. Energy Department, Commits to Further Cut Energy Use

05 December 2013 - ArcelorMittal was recently recognized by the U.S. energy department for its leadership in the Better Buildings, Better Plants Program, which supports the Obama administration’s target to increase energy productivity in the U.S. by 2030.

AISI: U.S. Import Market Share at 22% in November

05 December 2013 - 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 November total 2,541,000 tons*.

Heraeus Presents Innovation Awards 2013

05 December 2013 - Heraeus presented its 11th annual Innovation Awards for the best product and process innovations at a festive ceremony in Hanau, Germany, in late November.

Outotec Completes Employee Cooperation Negotiations in Finland

05 December 2013 - The employee cooperation negotiations concerning Outotec's operations in Finland have been completed.

Don B. Daily Memorial Fund Selects 2013–2014 Recipients

04 December 2013 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) Foundation and the Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA) are proud to announce the 2013–2014 recipients of the Don B. Daily Memorial Fund to Promote Steel Industry Safety and Health.

U. S. Steel Board Elects David S. Sutherland as Non-Executive Chairman

04 December 2013 - United States Steel Corporation announced that its Board of Directors elected David S. Sutherland to the position of independent, non-executive chairman effective 1 January 2014.

Paul Wurth Wins 2013 FEDIL Environment Award

03 December 2013 - The Environment Award 2013 presented by the Business Federation Luxembourg FEDIL this year recognized Paul Wurth’s innovative dry slag granulation process with energy recovery.

Registration Opens for AISTech 2014 — The Iron & Steel Technology Conference and Exposition

03 December 2013 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) has opened registration for AISTech 2014 — The Iron & Steel Technology Conference and Exposition and is offering a 15% discount on all conference registrations prior to 31 January 2014.

U.S. Steel Imports Rise in October

03 December 2013 - Steel imports increased in October 2013 compared to September 2013 by 8.4% based on preliminary data reported by the government and analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS).

Tube City IMS Names Sales and General Manager for Latin American Division

03 December 2013 - TMS International Corp., the parent company of Tube City IMS Corp., a leading provider of outsourced industrial services to steel mills globally, announced that Tube City IMS, LLC has named Dai Moriya as sales and general manager – Latin American Division.

AK Steel Applauds Ruling on Non-Oriented Electrical Steel Imports

03 December 2013 - AK Steel applauded the fact that the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has made a unanimous preliminary determination that non-oriented electrical steel (NOES) produced in several foreign countries is causing injury to AK Steel.

U.S. to Continue Electrical Steel Trade Case

03 December 2013 - The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) determined that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of non-oriented electrical steel from six countries.

SEASI: Update on New Steel Production Capacity in ASEAN in 2013

02 December 2013 - The South East Asia Iron & Steel Institute (SEASI) has put together a list of a number of new/expansion projects that are in the pipeline to cater for the shortfalls in supplies of semi-finished and flat steel products.