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Mark Essig to Lead Shale-Inland Fabrication & Distribution Services

30 October 2012 - Shale-Inland announced the appointment of industry veteran Mark G. Essig to the position of President – Fabrication & Distribution Services (F&DS). 

Essar Steel Algoma Announces CEO Resignation

30 October 2012 - Essar Steel Algoma Inc. announced that CEO James Hrusovsky has tendered his notice of resignation to be effective 1 November 2012. He will also resign as a Director of the company.

Oleg Bagrin Elected President of NLMK

26 October 2012 - NLMK announced that its shareholders officially elected Oleg Bagrin as NLMK President (Chairman of the Management Board).

Severstal NA Wins Gold Medal of AIST Reliability Achievement Award

26 October 2012 - Severstal North America, one of the largest U.S.-based flat-rolled steel producers, is pleased to announce that it was selected as the Gold Medal winner of the 2012 Association for Iron and Steel Technology (AIST) Reliability Achievement Award. The award, open to all North American iron and steel producers, recognizes an individual project that has had significant impact on operational reliability.

CHRG Metals Names New Operations Manager

26 October 2012 - CHRG Metals has announced the addition of Winston Sitarz as Operations Manager. He will be responsible for the continuous improvement and overall effectiveness of warehouse operations for the stainless and nickel alloy processor.

Kennametal Names Vice President Integrated Supply Chain and Logistics

26 October 2012 - Kennametal Inc. announced the appointment of Peter Dragich to the position of Vice President Integrated Supply Chain and Logistics; in this role, Dragich will lead the company’s global manufacturing operations; distribution centers and reconditioning facilities; with additional responsibilities for supply chain management; supplier sourcing; advanced manufacturing engineering; and environmental, health and safety.

AIST Presents the 2012 Reliability Achievement Awards

24 October 2012 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) proudly announced the 2012 Gold, Silver and Bronze Reliability Achievement Awards on 23 October 2012. These awards recognize organizations and the individuals within them that have developed, applied and proved a new practice, policy or procedure that significantly improves iron- and steelmaking reliability in North America.

Patriot Coal Names Bennett Hatfield as CEO

24 October 2012 - Patriot Coal Corporation, a producer and marketer of coal in the eastern U.S., announced that Bennett K. Hatfield has been named President and CEO and has been appointed to the Board of Directors, effective immediately.

Preliminary September U.S. Imports Decline 9% vs. August

24 October 2012 - Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. imported a total of 2,440,000 tons of steel in September, including 1,886,000 tons of finished steel (down 9% and 8%, respectively, from August final data).

ArcelorMittal Engineer Recognized with Top Award from Chinese Government

23 October 2012 - ArcelorMittal’s Marc Burty, a process development engineer, has won a prestigious award from the Chinese government for his work with Lianyuan Steel (LYS), a subsidiary of Hunan Valin Steel in which ArcelorMittal owns a stake.

August U.S. Steel Shipments Up 5% from July

22 October 2012 - The American Iron and Steel Institute reported that for the month of August 2012, U.S. steel mills shipped 8,377,162 tons, a 5.9% increase from the 7,910,486 tons shipped in the previous month, July 2012, and a 0.9% increase from the 8,304,638 tons shipped in August 2011.

September World Crude Steel Production Was Flat Year-on-Year

22 October 2012 - World crude steel production for the 62 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 124 million tonnes in September 2012, recording no change compared to September 2011.

worldsteel Announces 7th Steeluniversity.com Challenge Launch Dates

22 October 2012 - The World Steel Association announced the 7th steeluniversity.org Challenge will begin with the Round 1 Regional Championship in November 2012 and will finish with the Round 2 World Championship in February 2013.

Steelworkers Ratify Contract with ArcelorMittal

19 October 2012 - The United Steelworkers (USW) said that workers represented by 14 local unions at ArcelorMittal USA facilities have ratified a three-year contract.

AK Steel Responds to WTO Decision That Chinese Duties Violated Rules

19 October 2012 - AK Steel commended the U.S. Trade Representative for successfully defending China’s appeal of a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel decision that China had no legal basis to impose antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of grain oriented electrical steel (GOES) from the U.S. beginning in December 2009.

China Loses WTO Appeal in U.S. Specialty Steel Case

18 October 2012 - China comprehensively lost an appeal on Thursday against a World Trade Organization ruling in a dispute over U.S. exports of a specialty steel product that is primarily made in the presidential battleground states of Ohio and Pennsylvania.

AK Steel Announces Price Increase for Carbon Steel Products

17 October 2012 - AK Steel said today that it will increase current spot market base prices for all carbon flat-rolled steel products by $40 per ton, effective immediately with new orders.

Fourth Annual Student Competition Launched to Drive the Next Generation of Lightweight Automotive Design

15 October 2012 - The Steel Market Development Institute’s (SMDI) Wheels Task Force, in partnership with Michelin and Lawrence Technological University (LTU), recently kicked off its fourth annual Steel Wheel Design Competition at the LTU campus in Southfield, Mich.

Fourth Annual Student Competition Launched to Drive the Next Generation of Lightweight Automotive Design

SSINA Reports U.S. Specialty Steel Imports Up 13.6% Through July

15 October 2012 - The Specialty Steel Industry of North America (SSINA) has released statistical data on imports, U.S. consumption, and import penetration for year-to-date July 2012.

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