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OEMK’s Health & Safety Management System Complies with International Standards

18 April 2014 - OEMK (part of Metalloinvest) has confirmed the compliance of its occupational health and safety management system with the requirements of OHSAS 18001:2007.

AISI Says Treasury Report on Currency Fails to Address Key Trade Concerns

18 April 2014 - President and CEO of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), Thomas J. Gibson, issued the following statement regarding the Obama Administration’s announcement on Tuesday, 15 April 2014, that it would not label China as a currency manipulator:

SDI Impacted by Winter Weather, but Confident in Broad Economic Recovery

17 April 2014 - Steel Dyanamics Inc.announced its first quarter results which were affected by uncharacteristically severe and prolonged winter weather conditions that resulted in increased energy costs, reduced production, diminished availability of transportation and lower shipments.

EUROFER: EU Recovery is Broadening, Steel Market Balance Will Remain Fragile

17 April 2014 - Strengthening indicators and evidence of improving dynamics suggest that the EU economy is well on track for recovery this year and into 2015, EUROFER says.

AWMI Names 2013 Member of the Year Award Recipient

17 April 2014 - The Association of Women in the Metal Industries (AWMI) is proud to recognize Carol Chizmar, international membership chair and member of the Philadelphia Chapter, as the recipient of its 2013 International Member of the Year Award.

Agency Determines Steel Threaded Rod Imports Not Harming U.S. Market

17 April 2014 - The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) determined that the U.S. industry is not materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of imports of steel threaded rod from Thailand that the U.S. Department of Commerce has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value.

Mechel Reports Joint Project With Russia's Federal Labor and Employment Service

17 April 2014 - Mechel OAO announced the launch of a pilot project on stepping up the efficiency of measures for improvement of labor conditions at the Group's enterprises.

MSCI: Service Center Growth Accelerates in March

16 April 2014 - Growth in shipments returned to healthy levels for steel and aluminum in both the U.S. and Canada, the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) said in its latest report.

GrafTech Announces Engineered Solutions Leadership Change

16 April 2014 - GrafTech International Ltd. announced that Lionel Batty, age 54, has been named president of engineered solutions.

Olympic Steel Names Vice President, Sales and Marketing – Flat Rolled

15 April 2014 - Olympic Steel Inc. announced the promotion of Stephen Reyes to vice president, sales and marketing – Flat Rolled.

AK Steel Announces Stainless Steel Price Increase

15 April 2014 - AK Steel will increase prices for all of its stainless steel products, effective with shipments on 4 May 2014.

worldsteel Calls for Industry-Wide Safety Audit

14 April 2014 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) is calling for an industry-wide safety audit across the steel industry on the occasion of the Steel Safety Day on 28 April.

Outokumpu Cautiously Optimistic; Sees Modest Improvement in Underlying Market Demand

14 April 2014 - In his review at the company's annual general meeting on 14 April, CEO Mika Seitovirta presented Outokumpu’s results and market environment in 2013 as well as the measures Outokumpu has taken to improve its financial position and profitability.

Konecranes Appoints New Executive Vice President, Head of Business Area Equipment

14 April 2014 - Ryan Flynn is returning to Konecranes Plc and has been appointed executive vice president and head of Business Area Equipment.

Carpenter Technology Provides Update on Expected Third Quarter Earnings

11 April 2014 - Carpenter Technology Corp. said weather-related expenses in the first quarter of the year were roughly double what it expected, negatively impacting earnings.

U.S. Steel Mill Shipments Dropped in February 2014

11 April 2014 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of February 2014, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,618,380 tons of steel.

Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery Names New President

11 April 2014 - Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery Inc.’s (MH) executive vice president Ryoichi Nishi was inaugurated on 1 April 2014 as the company’s new president.

Metinvest Announces Results for Full Year 2013

11 April 2014 - Metinvest B.V., the parent company of a vertically integrated group of steel and mining companies, announced its audited consolidated financial results for the 12 months ended 31 December 2013.

Kalenborn Abresist Names Senior Vice President of Operations

10 April 2014 - William Boyle has joined Kalenborn Abresist Corp. as the new senior vice president of operations.

EVRAZ Stratcor Announces Management Changes

10 April 2014 - EVRAZ Stratcor recently made two new management appointments.