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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.
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.