Steel News

U. S. Steel’s Lone Star Tubular Operations Awarded CEO’s Safety Excellence Award

02 April 2014 - United States Steel Corporation announced that Lone Star Tubular Operations is the recipient of the company's annual Chief Executive Officer's Safety Excellence Award.

ArcelorMittal Wins Award for European Energy Efficiency Projects

02 April 2014 - ArcelorMittal Europe – flat products has been presented with an ener.con AWARD 2014 for its work in low impact steelmaking.

Metalloinvest Appoints New Managing Director of Ural Steel

02 April 2014 - Metalloinvest announced the appointment of Evgeny Maslov to the position of managing director of Ural Steel.

ATI Names Business Unit Presidents

01 April 2014 - Allegheny Technologies Inc. announced that John S. Minich has been named president, ATI Forged Products business unit, and Robert S. Wetherbee has been named president, ATI Flat Rolled Products business unit.

U. S. Steel Senior VP Continues Company's Pressure On Unfair Trade Practice

01 April 2014 - Last week, United States Steel Corporation senior vice president – Flat Roll Operations Douglas Matthews echoed president and chief executive officer Mario Longhi's congressional testimony from earlier in the week, as he spoke at the University of Michigan's Shale Gas: A Game Changer for American Manufacturing.

AIIS: U.S. Steel Imports Show Stronger Start in 2014

31 March 2014 - U.S. steel imports increased in February 2014 compared to January 2014 by 1.4% according to preliminary data for February released by the U.S. government and analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS).

CMC Provides Economic Outlook as It Reports Quarterly Earnings

31 March 2014 - Commercial Metals Company announced financial results for its second quarter ended 28 February 2014.

Harsco Appoints New Investor Relations Executive

31 March 2014 - Diversified industrial products and services company Harsco Corporation announced the appointment of David S. Martin as the company's director – investor relations, effective immediately.

SteelBenchmarker: HRB Price Spirals Down

31 March 2014 - The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker™ United States HRB spot price for 24 March 2014 was up 1.1% to US$712 per metric ton after declining four consecutive times.

U. S. Steel's Lone Star Tubular Operations Receives CEO's Safety Excellence Award

28 March 2014 - United States Steel Corporation president and CEO Mario Longhi honored the employees of U. S. Steel's Lone Star Tubular Operations with the presentation of the Chief Executive Officer's Safety Excellence Award.

Jury Awards US$52 Million in Steel Industry Antitrust Dispute

28 March 2014 - A Texas federal court jury awarded US$52 million to Houston-based steel distributor MM Steel, LP, which alleged that four big steel companies colluded to organize an illegal boycott against their new company in 2011, Yetter Coleman LLP and co-counsel said.

Fairly Bullish Outlook Given for North American Steel Market at Platts' Steel Conference

27 March 2014 - While there is some uncertainty about the prospects for the global steel industry this year, the outlook for the North American market is a bit rosier, according to speakers at Platts’ 10th Annual Steel Markets North America Conference, held 19–20 March 2014 in Chicago.

AK Steel's Zanesville Works Recognized For Outstanding Safety Performance

27 March 2014 - AK Steel's Zanesville (Ohio) Works has been recognized for outstanding safety performance by the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, Division of Safety and Hygiene.

Universal Stainless Announces Base Price Increase on All Premium Melted Grades

27 March 2014 - Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. announced a base price increase of 5% on all premium melted grades for products manufactured at its Bridgeville, Dunkirk and North Jackson facilities.

AIST Dedicates Digital Library to Kent D. Peaslee

26 March 2014 - In recognition of his commitment to the Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST), and his passion for ensuring that future generations of the steelmaking community would have access to a vast repository of technical articles, AIST has dedicated the AIST Digital Library to Dr. Kent D. Peaslee.

AISI: U.S. Steel Imports Rose Slightly in February 2014

26 March 2014 - Based on preliminary U.S. Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. imported a total of 3,250,000 tons of steel in February 2014, including 2,240,000 tons of finished steel (up 1.4% and down 8.3%, respectively, vs. January final data).