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SteelBenchmarker: HRB Price Downdraft Continues

30 May 2013 - The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker™ World export HRB price for 27 May 2013 fell 1.3% to US$546 per tonne, FOB the port of export, for the sixth consecutive time. The United States HRB spot price fell 1.5% to US$637 per tonne, FOB the mill, for the fifth consecutive time.

PSI Metals Announces New Employee in Pittsburgh Office

30 May 2013 - PSI Metals, a global company providing production management systems to the metals industry, announced the appointment of a new employee in its North American headquarters in Pittsburgh.

NLMK Management Meets NLMK Group Leaders 2020

30 May 2013 - On 24 May 2013, a meeting took place in Lipetsk between the management of the NLMK Group and those participating in the NLMK Group Leaders 2020 programme.

Crompion International Announces Executive Promotion and Key Sales Hires

30 May 2013 - Louisiana-based specialty stainless steels producer and solutions provider Crompion International, LLC announced a major promotion and three key executive hires to support its recently completed brand transformation.

AK Tube Plant Recognized for Outstanding Safety Performance

28 May 2013 - The Walbridge, Ohio, plant of AK Tube LLC, a subsidiary of AK Steel, has been recognized for outstanding safety performance by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, Division of Safety and Hygiene. 

AIIS: U.S. Steel Imports Edge Up in April, but Remain Depressed from 2012 Levels

28 May 2013 - U.S. steel imports increased 4.2% in April compared to March, according to preliminary government reporting analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS).

NLMK Appoints New Vice President for Investment Projects

28 May 2013 - NLMK announced the appointment of Konstantin Lagutin to the newly-created position of vice president for investment projects.

Australian Professor Gives Howe Lecture on How Heavy Industry Can Help Clean Up the World

27 May 2013 - Today’s steelmakers have a largely untapped opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to solving the world’s growing waste problem while cutting their own production costs, according to Australian innovator, Professor Veena Sahajwalla, from the University of New South Wales.

U.S. Steel Shipments up 6.5% M-o-M, Down 6.9% Y-o-Y

27 May 2013 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of March 2013, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,922,265 tons, a 6.5% increase from the previous month and a 6.9% decrease from March 2012.

SteelBenchmarker: HRB Prices in a Downdraft

27 May 2013 - The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker™ Western European HRB price for 13 May 2013 slipped 0.5% to US$617 per tonne (on a Euro basis, it was down 0.4%), ex-works, for the seventh consecutive time.

ISSF Presents 2013 Sustainability Award

27 May 2013 - The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) announced that the 2013 Sustainability Award was presented to Acerinox during ISSF’s 17th Annual Conference which was held in New Orleans, La.

AWMI Announces 2012 International Member of the Year

24 May 2013 - The Association of Women in the Metal Industries is proud to recognize Lauren Kerekes, international treasurer and member of the Columbus Chapter, as the recipient of its 2012 International Member of the Year Award.

U.S. Stainless Pipe Producers File Antidumping Petitions

24 May 2013 - Bristol Metals, Felker Brothers Corp. and Outokumpu Stainless Pipe filed antidumping duty petitions with the U.S. government alleging that welded stainless pressure pipe imported from Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam were being dumped in the U.S. market.

ArcelorMittal CEO Meets Romania's Leaders to Voice Energy Price Concerns

24 May 2013 - ArcelorMittal chairman and CEO Lakshmi N. Mittal met the Romanian president and prime minister on a one-day visit to the country last week. Discussions centred on the Romanian steel industry and the challenges facing it — including high energy prices.

AISI: Preliminary Steel Imports Increase 4% in April

24 May 2013 - Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. imported a total of 2,680,000 tons of steel in April, including 2,087,000 tons of finished steel (up 4% and 1%, respectively, vs. March final data).

AISI Announces 2013 Institute Medal Winners

24 May 2013 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) awarded its highest technical award, the 2013 Institute Medal, to four industry authors for their winning paper, “Effects of Deformation Behavior and Processing Temperature on the Fatigue Performance of Deep-Rolled Medium Carbon Bar Steels.”

International Stainless Steel Forum Elects New Officers

24 May 2013 - The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) has elected new office bearers during the organization’s 17th Annual Conference (ISSF-17) which was held in New Orleans, La., from 15–16 May.

Severstal Awarded for Contribution to the Development of Entrepreneurship in Russia

24 May 2013 - ОАО Severstal has been named the winner in the Best Corporate Program for the Development of Social Entrepreneurship category at the Welfare Impulse awards.

Paul WURTH Reports Good Performance in a Gloomy Economic Environment

23 May 2013 - Paul WURTH provided an update on its operations and earnings results for the 2012 financial year, as well as an update on the company's outlook.

AK Steel Announces Price Increase for Carbon Steel Products

23 May 2013 - AK Steel said today that it will increase current spot market base prices for all carbon flat-rolled steel products by a minimum ofUS$50 per ton, effective immediately with new orders.