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SMS Meer Appoints New Deputy Board Member and Manager of Tube Plants Division

23 April 2013 - Effective 1 April 2013, Norbert Theelen has been appointed deputy member of the managing-board of SMS Meer. At the same time, he assumes the management of the Tube Plants Division.

March World Crude Steel Production Down 1% Y-o-Y

22 April 2013 - World crude steel production for the 63 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 135 million tonnes in March 2013, an increase of 1.0% compared to March 2012.

AIIS: Weakness in NAFTA Markets Causes Concern as U.S. Steel Exports Decline Again

19 April 2013 - U.S. steel exports declined 3.8% in February 2013 compared to January according to government data analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS).

Timken Awards Scholarships Worth Nearly $800,000 to Students at 24 Locations Worldwide

19 April 2013 - The Timken Company has awarded scholarships to 38 children of Timken employees at 24 locations in six countries around the world.

Severstal North America Named Dearborn Business of the Year

19 April 2013 - Severstal North America has been named “Business of the Year” by the Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce.

Optima Specialty Steel Names Chief Administrative Officer

18 April 2013 - Optima Specialty Steel announced that it has appointed David A. Pryzbylski as chief administrative officer, effective 15 April 2013.

Ternium Awarded Climate Action Member Certificate for Fifth Consecutive Year

18 April 2013 - On 9 April 2013, Ternium received the Climate Action award for the fifth consecutive year, an award given by the World Steel Association based on the data provided by member countries on their CO2 emissions.

Mike Engestrom Receives AISC Lifetime Achievement Award

17 April 2013 - The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI) congratulates Michael F. Engestrom, technical marketing director, Nucor-Yamato Steel, who is being presented with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Institute of Steel Construction.

SMS Siemag Announces Change to its Managing Board

17 April 2013 - SMS Siemag AG announced that Rüdiger Zerbe has, at his own request, left the Managing Board to take on other tasks outside the group.

Hamilton Spectator: U. S. Steel Nanticoke Steelworkers Reach Impasse in Negotations

16 April 2013 - Efforts to reach a new contract settlement for 1,000 workers at U. S. Steel’s Lake Erie Works in Nanticoke, Ontario, have reached an impasse, the Hamilton Spectator reports.

Tata Steel Conferred Business Leadership Award

16 April 2013 - Tata Steel was conferred the NDTV Profit Business Leadership Award 2013 in the Metals category. The awards recognizes organizational excellence and is a reward for being a leading Indian business.

ArcelorMittal Ostrava Employees Reach Collective Bargaining Agreement

16 April 2013 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava in the Czech Republic has reached a final collective bargaining agreement with its employees for 2013–2015.

SSINA: U.S. Specialty Steel Imports Up 12.3% in January 2013

15 April 2013 - The Specialty Steel Industry of North America (SSINA) has released statistical data on imports, U.S. consumption, and import penetration for January 2013.

LanzaTech Announces Energy Industry Veteran to Lead China Operations

15 April 2013 - LanzaTech, a producer of low-carbon fuels and chemicals from waste gases, announced the appointment of Ken C. Lai as vice president of its Asia Pacific operations.

AISI: Approval of Windsor Bridge Permit is "Great News" for Steel

15 April 2013 - The U.S. State Department issued a permit approving the construction of a new bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor in Ontario, Canada, which will enhance industry competitiveness and facilitate intra-NAFTA trade, the American Iron and Steel Institute says.

AK Steel Announces Stainless Steel Price Increase

12 April 2013 - AK Steel said today that it will increase base prices for all 200, 300 and 400 series flat rolled stainless steel products, effective with shipments on 6 May 2013.

Swinburne Professor Awarded Metallurgy Honor

12 April 2013 - Swinburne University of Technology (Melbourne, Australia) engineering professor Geoff Brooks has been awarded the Association for Iron and Steel Technology's John F. Elliott Lectureship for 2013.

Nucor Executive Vice President to Retire

12 April 2013 - Nucor Corporation announced that its executive vice president of fabricated construction products, Hamilton Lott, Jr., plans to retire on 3 June 2013 after more than 37 years of service with the company.  Raymond S. Napolitan, Jr., will take over his position.

Canadian Agency Initiates Expiry Review of Duties on Structural Tubing

12 April 2013 - The Canadian International Trade Tribunal has initiated a five-year expiry review of its order made in 2008 concerning the dumping of structural steel tubing imports from Korea, South Africa and Turkey.

ArcelorMittal Provides Update on Atlantique and Lorraine Operations

11 April 2013 - ArcelorMittal announced another important step forward in its information and consultation period, part of the implementation of ArcelorMittal Atlantique and Lorraine’s industrial and commercial project.