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Nominations Now Being Accepted for the 2014 Platts Global Metals Awards
07 January 2014 - Nominations are now being accepted for the 2014 Platts Global Metals Awards, which recognize corporate and individual excellence in more than a dozen performance categories spanning the metals and mining arena.
Ellwood Group Announces Metallurgy Scholarship Winners
06 January 2014 - Ellwood Group, Inc. (EGI) announced that Jared Ottmann is the winner of the seventh annual Ellwood Group, Inc. Metallurgy Scholarship. The 2013–2014 scholarship is worth US$15,000
Garlock Announces Appointment of Director of Rotary Seals
03 January 2014 - The Garlock family of companies is excited to announce the appointment of Barb Ross as the director of rotary seals.
Metinvest Appoints New CEO
03 January 2014 - Yuriy Ryzhenkov was appointed CEO of Metinvest Group. He was previously the chief operating officer at DTEK.
Commerce Preliminarily Finds Dumping of Imports of Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe
03 January 2014 - The U.S. Commerce Department determined that welded stainless pressure pipe from Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam has been sold in the United States at dumped margins.
Winners Named in Third Annual International Student Competition on Cold-Formed Steel Design
02 January 2014 - Co-sponsors of an international student competition on cold-formed steel design announced three winners from Virginia Tech University and the University of Waterloo in Canada.
Mechel Appoints New CEO
02 January 2014 - Mechel OAO, a leading Russian mining and metals company, announced the appointment of the company's senior vice-president for economics and management Oleg Korzhov as Mechel OAO's chief executive officer.
Gerdau Receives 2013 Manufacturer of the Year Award in Florida
31 December 2013 - The Gerdau mill in Jacksonville, Fla., received the 2013 Manufacturer of the Year award from the Manufacturers Association of Florida, an organization which exists to improve the business environment for manufacturers in Florida.
LanzaTech Wins 2013 Platts Global Energy Award for Sustainable Innovation
31 December 2013 - LanzaTech, a producer of low-carbon fuels and chemicals from waste gases, was recognized at the 2013 Platts Global Energy Awards for “Sustainable Technology Innovation of the Year.”
SteelBenchmarker: HRB Prices Dormant
30 December 2013 - The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker™ World export HRB price for 23 December 2013 rose 0.2% to US$565 per tonne for the fourth consecutive time.
EVRAZ Welcomes Northern Gateway Ruling
27 December 2013 - Diversified steel manufacturer EVRAZ North America welcomed the 19 December 2013 ruling by the Joint Review Panel, which brings the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Project a significant step closer to final approval.
Cliffs Natural Resources Reaches New Labor Agreement with USW in Quebec
27 December 2013 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. announced an agreement with the United Steelworkers (SW) union for a new six-year labor contract that will cover approximately 229 represented workers at Cliffs' Pointe Noire operation in Quebec.
Salzgitter AG Establishes New Group Management Board
27 December 2013 - As part of the "Salzgitter AG 2015" reorganization project the Salzgitter Group has established a new Group organization structure that takes effect as of 1 January 2014.
Association of Steel Distributors Announces New President
26 December 2013 - The Association of Steel Distributors (ASD) recently announced that Brian D. Robbins, CEO of MidWest Materials, Inc. in Perry, Ohio, has been elected as 2014 president by the association.
AK Steel Honors Women For Strength, Courage, Compassion And Leadership
26 December 2013 - 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 four women who reside in the vicinity of AK Steel's corporate headquarters and plant operations.
Moody's: Stable European Steel Outlook Supported by Improving Fundamentals and Sentiment
26 December 2013 - Moody's outlook for the European steel industry is stable and reflects the rating agency's expectations for the fundamental business conditions in the industry over the next 12 to 18 months, saidMoody's Investors Service in a recently-published industry outlook.
Konecranes Announces Change to Head of Equipment Business
25 December 2013 - Hannu Rusanen, currently executive vice president and head of Business Area Equipment, has announced that he is leaving Konecranes to pursue other interests.
Severstal North America Appoints Director of Scrap and Metallics Procurement
23 December 2013 - Severstal North America has appointed Sanjeev Badola, director, scrap and metallics procurement, based in Dearborn, Mich., effective 1 January 2014.
October Steel Shipments Up 5.2% from September, Up 11.5% from Prior Year
23 December 2013 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of October 2013, U.S. steel mills shipped 8,287,553 tons, a 5.2% increase from the 7,879,747 tons shipped in the previous month,
AK Steel Announces Stainless Steel Price Increase
23 December 2013 - AK Steel said that, in addition to the stainless steel price increase announced by the company on 22 November 2013, the company will also increase base prices for all of its remaining stainless steel products, effective with shipments on 1 January 2014.
