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Canada Initiates Expiry Review of Duties on Carbon Steel Welded Pipe from China

07 December 2012 - The Canadian International Trade Tribunal has initiated an expiry review of its finding made on 20 August 2008 concerning the dumping and subsidizing of certain carbon steel welded pipe from China.

Commercial Metals Company Names Joseph Alvarado Chairman

06 December 2012 - Commercial Metals Company announced that Mr. Joseph Alvarado, its CEO and president, will also become the chairman of the board, effective 1 January 2013.

AISI: November U.S. Import Permits Up 0.7% from October; Import Share Remains at 24%

06 December 2012 - Based on the Commerce Department’s most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that steel import permit applications for the month of November totaled 2,557,000 tons.

World Steel Association Announces Regional Champions of the 7th steeluniversity Challenge

06 December 2012 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) announced the regional champions of the 7th steeluniversity Challenge.

ThyssenKrupp AG Announces Personnel Changes on Its Executive Board

06 December 2012 - The personnel committee of the supervisory board, in close cooperation with Dr. Heinrich Hiesinger, CEO of ThyssenKrupp AG, have agreed to propose to the supervisory board in its meeting on 10 December 2012 to release the executive board members Dr. Olaf Berlien (50), Dr. Jürgen Claassen (54) and Edwin Eichler (54) from their functions effective 31 December 2012.

Shale-Inland Names Rick Lundgren as CEO

05 December 2012 - Shale-Inland Holdings, a specialty industrial distributor of pipe, valves, fittings and related products and provider of technical solutions to the energy and industrial sectors, announced the appointment of Richard Lundgren to the position of CEO.

Ryan Zenor to Lead Sennebogen Sales Support in New England and Eastern Canada

05 December 2012 - SENNEBOGEN has expanded its depth of support to dealers and customers with the appointment of Ryan Zenor as Regional Sales Manager for its northeastern sales territories of North America.

AK Steel Honors Women for Strength, Courage, Compassion and Leadership

04 December 2012 - In recognition of women who have overcome obstacles to make a positive difference in the lives of others, the AK Steel Foundation is underwriting the Steel Magnolia Awards – honoring six women who reside in the vicinity of AK Steel’s corporate headquarters and plant operations.

ArcelorMittal Liberia Gets New CEO

04 December 2012 - Antonio Carlos has been appointed as CEO of ArcelorMittal Liberia, following Rajesh Goel’s decision to retire from the company, according to a local media report.

Northwest Pipe Co. Elevates Montross to CEO

04 December 2012 - Northwest Pipe Company, a manufacturer of welded steel pipe for the water transmission and energy infrastructure markets, announced Scott Montross will become president and CEO on 1 January 2013 as part of a planned transition.

Cliffs Natural Resources Board Elects New Director

04 December 2012 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.’s Board of Directors has elected Timothy W. Sullivan, 59, executive advisor of CCMP Capital Advisors LLC and former president and CEO of Bucyrus International Inc., to Cliffs Board.

U.S. Steel Imports Down in October

03 December 2012 - Steel imports declined in October by 2.5% compared to September according to preliminary government data analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS).

Esmark and USW Reach Tentative Agreement for Ohio Cold Rolling Company Workers

03 December 2012 - Esmark Inc. and its wholly owned steel services subsidiary, Esmark Steel Group, jointly announced with the United Steelworkers of America (USW) that they have reached a tentative agreement with Local 1223 on a four-year collective bargaining agreement for workers at Esmark’s newly acquired Ohio Cold Rolling Company.

SDI Announces Management Appointments at Its OmniSource Subsidiary

29 November 2012 - Steel Dynamics, Inc. announced senior management appointments at its wholly-owned OmniSource Corporation subsidiary.

Ruukki Metals Completes Employer-Employee Negotiations

29 November 2012 - Employer-employee negotiations affecting Ruukki Metals and Ruukki’s Marketing and Communications function have now been completed; the negotiations have resulted in a workforce reduction of about 250 persons.

Ruukki Metals Completes Employer-Employee Negotiations

29 November 2012 - Employer-employee negotiations affecting Ruukki Metals and Ruukki’s Marketing and Communications function have now been completed; the negotiations have resulted in a workforce reduction of about 250 persons.

Preliminary U.S. Steel Imports Decline 2% from September to October

28 November 2012 - Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute reported that the U.S. imported a total of 2,540,000 tons of steel in October, including 2,059,000 tons of finished steel (down 2% and up 3%, respectively, from September final data).

Carpenter Technology Announces Retirement of Senior Vice President

27 November 2012 - Mark Kamon, senior vice president – commercial specialty alloy operations, announced that he will retire from Carpenter Technology effective 31 December 2012.

Metinvest Appoints New Director of Ilyich Steel

26 November 2012 - Ukraine's Metinvest announced the appointment of Yuriy Zinchenko as general director of the Ilyich Iron and Steel Works (Ilyich Steel).

Harsco Announces Resignation of CFO

23 November 2012 - Diversified global industrial company Harsco Corporation announced the resignation of Stephen J. Schnoor as senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer.