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ArcelorMittal to Increase Proportion of Women in Management Positions

05 November 2013 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava recently hosted an education and development program aimed at increasing women's chances of finding a position in the company's management.

AIIS: U.S. Steel Exports Up in August as Flat International Markets Continue

05 November 2013 - Steel exports increased in August compared to July by 5.5%, and were down compared to August 2012 by 2.1%, according to government data released late due to the partial government shutdown in October and analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS).

Agency Rules Dumping of Hot Rolled Plate is Harming Canadian Industry

05 November 2013 - The Canadian International Trade Tribunal determined that there is a reasonable indication that the dumping of hot rolled carbon steel plate from the Brazil, Chinese Taipei, Denmark, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and South Korea has caused injury or is threatening to cause injury to the domestic industry.

U.S. Agency Votes to Continue Rebar Trade Case

04 November 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 steel concrete reinforcing bar from Mexico and Turkey that are allegedly sold in the United States at less than fair value and allegedly subsidized by the government of Turkey.

Outokumpu Introduces Daily Alloy Surcharge Pricing Model in Europe

04 November 2013 - Following a successful piloting, Outokumpu will introduce the daily alloy surcharge pricing model for distributors in Europe.

Praxair CFO to Retire; New CFO Named

01 November 2013 - Praxair, Inc. has announced that executive vice president and chief financial officer, Jim Sawyer, will retire on 31 December 2013 after 28 years of service with Praxair and its predecessor company, Union Carbide.

Cliffs Announces Planned Retirement of Executive Vice President & President, Global Commercial

31 October 2013 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. announced that Donald J. Gallagher, executive vice president & president, global commercial, will retire effective 31 December 2013.

AISI: Preliminary U.S. Steel Imports Decrease 4% in September

31 October 2013 - Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. imported a total of 2,761,000 tons of steel in September, including 2,117,000 tons of finished steel (each down 4.1% vs. August final data).

U. S. Steel Appoints New Vice President and Chief Information Officer

31 October 2013 - United States Steel Corporation chief executive officer Mario Longhi today announced the appointment of Charles G. Balawajder to the position of vice president and chief information officer effective 1 November 2013.

SteelBenchmarker: HRB Prices Wallow

30 October 2013 - The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker™ United States HRB spot price for 28 October 2013 rose 0.8% to US$729 per metric tonne for the second consecutive time.

EUROFER: European Steel Market Seeing Some Tailwinds At Last

30 October 2013 - EUROFER’s Q4-2013 Economic & Steel Market Outlook provides further evidence of the economic recovery in the EU gaining traction in the months ahead.

MMFX Appoints New Regional Sales Manager

29 October 2013 - MMFX Steel Corporation of America has appointed Arthur Sakaev as a new regional sales manager to support the growing demand of its reinforcing steel.

Cliffs Natural Resources Names New President and Chief Operating Officer

28 October 2013 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. has appointed Gary B. Halverson, 55, formerly interim chief operating officer of Barrick Gold Corporation Inc., to the newly created position of president and chief operating officer, effective 18 November 2013.

Olympic Steel's Richard Marabito Tapped as "CFO of the Year" by Crain's Cleveland Business

28 October 2013 - Olympic Steel, Inc., a national metals service center, announced Richard T. Marabito was selected as the 2013 CFO of the Year in the medium-size public company category by Crain's Cleveland Business.

Two Metinvest Enterprises Receive Environmental Awards

24 October 2013 - Metinvest Group's Azovstal and Zaporizhstal won the 12th Ukrainian "Environmental Quality and Safety" competition.

AK Steel Names Vicente Wright and Mark Essig to Board of Directors

23 October 2013 - AK Steel said that Vicente Wright and Mark G. Essig have been elected to its Board of Directors, effective 1 November 2013.

Falk PLI Appoints New Project Managers

22 October 2013 - Falk PLI, a specialist in industrial metrology, laser equipment alignment and engineering, recently appointed four new project managers to its team.

World Crude Steel Production Up 6.1% in September

22 October 2013 - World crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 133 million tonnes in September 2013, an increase of 6.1% compared to September 2012.

Olympic Steel Names Director of Operational Excellence, Announces Promotions

22 October 2013 - Olympic Steel Inc., a leading national metals service center, announced John Howard has been named to the newly created position of director, operational excellence.

ArcelorMittal Wins Top Industry Awards for Innovation and Sustainability

21 October 2013 - ArcelorMittal is proud to announce that it has won two awards at the World Steel Association’s "Steelies."