Steel News

National Steel Bridge Alliance Names New Marketing Manager

12 September 2014 - The National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA) is proud to welcome Matt Shergalis as its new marketing manager.

Nucor Promotes Dave Sumoski To Executive Vice President

11 September 2014 - Nucor Corporation announced that Dave Sumoski, vice president and general manager of Nucor Steel Memphis Inc., will be promoted to executive vice president of engineered bar products, which includes special bar quality (SBQ) and cold finish businesses, effective 14 September 2014.

SteelBenchmarker: HRB Prices Recede

11 September 2014 - In its two hundred third report, the SteelBenchmarker released 9 steel products and 3 USA scrap prices. Of these, here are four benchmark prices for hot-rolled band for 8 September 2014.

Cliffs Natural Resources Appoints John Baldwin to Board of Directors

11 September 2014 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. announced that it has appointed John T. Baldwin to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.

OSHA Fines Vallourec Star for 22 Serious Safety Violations

11 September 2014 - After receiving information that a worker had suffered severe injuries after being crushed between two machines, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Vallourec Star for 22 serious safety violations.

U.S. Makes Final Determination in Trade Case vs. Rebar from Mexico and Turkey

11 September 2014 - On 9 September 2014, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced the affirmative final determination in the antidumping duty (AD) investigation of imports of rebar from Mexico, the affirmative final determination in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of rebar from Turkey, and the negative final determination in the AD investigation of imports of rebar from Turkey.

Majestic Again Named One of Best Places to Work in Northeast Ohio

10 September 2014 - Majestic Steel USA is honored to once again be recognized by ERC as one of Northeast Ohio's best places to work for top talent.

Platts China Steel Sentiment Index Indicates Weak Demand, Price Outlook

10 September 2014 - The health of China's steel sector may be poised for a less than robust immediate future, according to the latest Platts China Steel Sentiment Index (Platts CSSI), which showed a September reading of 45.88 out of a possible 100 points.

OSHA Cites Behr Iron & Steel for Safety Violations After Worker Fatality

10 September 2014 - Following the death of a worker at Behr Iron & Steel Inc.'s recycling facility in South Beloit, Ill., the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the company for seven willful and one serious safety violations. The company operates under the name Behr Iron & Metal.

Konecranes Appoints New Chief Digital Officer

10 September 2014 - Juha Pankakoski has been appointed chief digital officer of Konecranes Plc.

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.