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AIIS Announces Leader's Retirement Plans

01 July 2013 - The American Institute for International Steel (AIIS) announced that long standing president, David Phelps, will retire 1 October 2013 — with flexibility for transition issues.

Severstal CEO Elected President of Russian Steel Partnership

01 July 2013 - Alexey Mordashov, CEO of ОАО Severstal, has been elected president of Russian Steel, the not-for-profit partnership that unites Russia’s major iron and steel producers.

Essar Steel Algoma Reaches Tentative Agreement with USW Local 2251

01 July 2013 - ESSAR Steel Algoma Inc. announced that a tentative agreement has been reached with USW Local 2251, the union representing the company's hourly workers in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario. 

Tata Steel Supports Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering

28 June 2013 - Tata Steel announced the CEO of Tata Steel Europe and one of the company's young engineers will attend the inaugural Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

MMFX Steel Corp. of America Expands Regional Support

28 June 2013 - MMFX Steel Corp. of America has expanded its regional support structure with the addition of Jeff Girard as regional sales manager covering the states of Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin and Ohio.

Agency Says Dumped and Subsidized Silicon Metal from China Injuring Canadian Market

28 June 2013 - The Canadian International Trade Tribunal determined that there is a reasonable indication that the dumping and subsidizing of silicon metal from the People's Republic of China have caused injury or retardation or are threatening to cause injury to the domestic industry.

Cliffs Natural Resources Announces Retirement of Vice President, Government and Public Affairs

27 June 2013 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. announced that Dana Byrne, vice president – government and public affairs, will retire from the company effective 1 July 2013.

Sandvik Appoints New Head of Group Communications

27 June 2013 - Jessica Alm, head of communications at Sandvik Coromant, has been appointed executive vice president and head of group communications as well as member of the group executive management of Sandvik AB.

AIIS: U.S. Steel Imports Inch Up in May

26 June 2013 - U.S. steel imports increased in May over April by 2.3% based on preliminary government reporting analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS).

AISI: Preliminary U.S. Steel Imports Increase 2% in May

25 June 2013 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. imported a total of 2,802,000 tons of steel in May, including 2,123,000 tons of finished steel (up 2% and down 1%, respectively, vs. April final data).

Severstal Ranked as Second Most Competitive Global Steelmaker

25 June 2013 - OAO Severstal has been ranked as the second most competitive global steelmaker in a June 2013 report by World Steel Dynamics (WSD).

Abakan's CermaClad™ Pipe Manufacturing Technology Wins AMM Steel Excellence Award

25 June 2013 - Abakan Inc. announced that its CermaClad™ high-speed large-area metal cladding technology has received the Steel Excellence Award from American Metal Market (AMM) under the ‘Best Process Innovation category.’

Vallourec Appoints Vice President of Group Communications

25 June 2013 - Vallourec announced the appointment of Laurence Pernot as vice president of group communications.

CMI Group Director Hans Joachim Kruger Passes Away

24 June 2013 - It is with deep regret that the CMI Group announced the death of Hans Joachim Kruger, CMI director since June 2002. He died on Sunday 16 June 2013.

World Crude Steel Production Up 2.6% Year-on-Year in May

24 June 2013 - World crude steel production for the 63 countries reporting to the World Steel Association was 136 million tonnes in May 2013, an increase of 2.6% compared to May 2012.

Sudisa Names Tenaris "Excellent Supplier for 2012"

21 June 2013 - Super Diesel SA de CV (Sudisa), recognized Tenaris for a combination of defect-free material measured in PPM (parts per million rejected), on-time delivery and quantity compliance in the supply of tubes for its trailer axles.

Stockholders Re-Elect Eight Incumbents to TMS International Board of Directors

21 June 2013 - The stockholders of TMS International Corp., the parent company of Tube City IMS Corp., a leading provider of outsourced industrial services to steel mills globally, re-elected eight incumbents to the company's Board of Directors at its annual stockholder meeting held on 5 June in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Sesa Goa Appoints New Corporate Communications Head

21 June 2013 - Sesa Goa Ltd., India's largest private sector producer and exporter of iron ore, announced the appointment of a new head of corporate communications.

MMFX Steel Expands Regional Support

21 June 2013 - MMFX Steel Corporation of America has expanded its regional support structure with the addition of Jeff Girard as regional sales manager covering the states of Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin and Ohio.

Global Stainless Steel Production in Q1 2013 Higher Than Last Year

20 June 2013 - As it reported global stainless crude steel production for the first quarter of 2013, the International Stainless Steel Forum said the markets should return to real-demand levels with some re-stocking in the second half of 2013.