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Aperam Appoints New CFO

02 December 2013 - Aperam, a global player in stainless, electrical and specialty steel, announced the appointment of Sandeep Jalan as the company's new chief financial officer, following the resignation of Julien Onillon.

Pioneering Suspension Wins Swedish Steel Prize 2013

29 November 2013 - This year’s winner of the international Swedish Steel Prize is the American company, Mack Trucks Inc., part of Volvo Group.

Latin American Apparent Steel Use Reached 50 Million Tons in First Nine Months of Year

28 November 2013 - Alacero reported that apparent steel use in Latin America reached 50 million tons in the first three quarters of 2013, in line with the same period of 2012, while finished steel production grew 1%to reach 41 million tons.

Lake Area United Way Presents Community Spirit Award to AIST Member

27 November 2013 - Lake Area United Way awarded AIST member Andrea Pearman and her team at Diversified Marketing Strategies with the coveted Community Spirit Award for their incredible fundraising efforts.

Preliminary U.S. Steel Imports Increase 9% in October

27 November 2013 - U.S. steel imports rose from September to 2,233,000 tons in October 2013, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI).

SteelBenchmarker: HRB Prices Falter

27 November 2013 - The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker™ World export HRB price for 25 November 2013 rose 0.4% to US$559 per tonne for the second consecutive time.

POSCO Officially Launches 1% Sharing Foundation

26 November 2013 - POSCO hosted the inaugural meeting of the POSCO 1% Sharing Foundation at the Seoul POSCO Center on 18 November, and decided to donate US$ 300,000 to support victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.

Ruukki Completes Employee Negotiations, Avoids Plant Closure

26 November 2013 - The employer-employee negotiations initiated in October by Ruukki Building Systems at its Peräseinäjoki plant in Finland have now been completed.

NLMK Group Optimizes Energy Sector Management

25 November 2013 - NLMK Group continues to optimize its energy sector management, appointing a new group vice president for energy.

AK Steel Announces Stainless Steel Price Increase

25 November 2013 - AK Steel will increase base prices for some of its specialty stainless steel products, effective with shipments on 1 January 2014.

EVRAZ North America Names New Executive Vice President for Long Products Business

22 November 2013 - EVRAZ North America announced Jerry Reed as the company’s new executive vice president – long products, the position formerly held by president and chief executive officer Conrad Winkler.

Surface Combustion's CEO Receives ASM's Distinguished Life Membership Award

22 November 2013 - Surface® Combustion, Inc., is pleased to announce that its president and CEO, William J. Bernard, Jr., FASM, was presented with ASM International’s prestigious 2013 Distinguished Life Membership Award.

worldsteel Announces the steeluniversity Challenge Regional Champions

22 November 2013 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) announced the regional champions for the 8th steeluniversity Challenge.

U.S. Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel Producers Applaud Trade Case Ruling

21 November 2013 - The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) made a unanimous (6-0) preliminary determination that foreign producers of grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) are causing injury to the two U.S. producers of GOES and their workers.

U.S. Steel Institute Supports Bill to Continue State Oversight on Shale Gas

21 November 2013 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) applauded House passage of a bill allowing states to continue to make their own decisions about the regulation of shale oil and gas production.

AK Steel Named "Corporation of the Year" in Cincinnati

21 November 2013 - AK Steel has received the "Corporation of the Year" award from the Greater Cincinnati Minority Counsel Program (GCMCP).

World Crude Steel Production Up 6.6% in October 2013

20 November 2013 - World crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 134 million tonnes in October 2013, an increase of 6.6% compared to October 2012.

Michigan Seamless Tube Named One of Michigan's Top Workplaces for 2013

20 November 2013 - Michigan Seamless Tube, LLC (MST) has been recognized by the Detroit Free Press and WorkplaceDynamics, an independent research firm specializing in developing surveys that measure organizational health, as one of Michigan’s Top Workplaces.

Recovery in North American Service Center Sector Continues into October

20 November 2013 - October 2013 service center shipments grew at virtually the same rates in the U.S. and Canada as in September 2013.

Richard Kyle Named to Timken's Board of Directors

20 November 2013 - The Timken Company announced the election of Richard G. Kyle as a director of the company, for a term that expires at the company's annual meeting in 2014.