Steel News

Severstal North America Appoints New Vice President, Commercial

25 September 2013 - Severstal North America announced the appointment of Mr. Sachin Shivaram as vice president, commercial.

SteelBenchmarker: HRB Prices Rise in Western Europe But Fall Elsewhere

25 September 2013 - The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker Western European HRB price for 23 September rose 1.2% to US$610 per metric ton (on a Euro basis, it fell 0.7%) for the second consecutive time. The United States HRB spot price slipped 0.1% to US$717 per metric ton for the second consecutive time. The World export HRB price fell 0.7% to US$573 per metric ton after rising four consecutive times. The Chinese HRB price fell 1.8% to US$491 per metric ton for the second consecutive time.

SANGRAF International Adds International Technical Service Manager

25 September 2013 - SANGRAF International, a manufacturer of premium graphite electrodes to the EAF steel industry, has added a steel industry and graphite industry veteran to its technical support team. Darren Fribence joins SANGRAF as international technical service manager responsible for supporting the global efforts of SANGRAF International’s graphite electrode sales network.

MMFX Steel's New Hire Builds Company Growth Momentum

24 September 2013 - MMFX Steel Corporation welcomes Bassam Saddawi as its new corporate engineering manager. Saddawi will provide engineering guidance to business development and project management activities across North America to further the acceptance and use of MMFX steel products.

Metinvest Subsidizes Summer Vacations for 71,400 Employees and Their Families

24 September 2013 - Ukraine's Metinvest Group spent about UAH 80 million (US$9.77 million) to subsidize summer vacations for 71,400 employees and their families in 2013.

Worldsteel: Crude Steel Production Rises 5.2% Year-on-Year

23 September 2013 - World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 130 million tonnes in August 2013, an increase of 5.2% compared to August 2012.

Tenaris Once Again Included in Forbes’ List Of World’s Most Innovative Companies

23 September 2013 - Tenaris received ranking 81 in Forbes’ recently published list of the world’s 100 most innovative companies, moving up 11 spots since the release of the first list in 2011.

U. S. Steel Announces Management Changes In Raw Materials And Procurement Organization

23 September 2013 - United States Steel Corporation announced a series of management changes in the company's raw materials and procurement organizations.

AISI Says U.S. Government Must Address China's WTO Violations

23 September 2013 - Almost a dozen years after it acceded to the World Trade Organization (WTO) China continues to fail to comply with its obligations, says the U.S. trade association representing the majority of the nation’s steel producing companies.

IG Metall Collective Bargaining Committee Concludes Negotiations With Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe

23 September 2013 - The aim of recently negotiated interests between ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe and trade union IG Metall was to keep as many employees and their expertise in the company as possible.

U.S. Senate Steel Caucus Hosts Capitol Hill Reception

20 September 2013 - On 12 September, Senate Steel Caucus Co-Chairs Senators Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and Jeff Sessions (R-AL), and Vice Chairs Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Pat Toomey (R-PA), hosted an informal meet-and-greet reception on Capitol Hill for current and perspective Senate Steel Caucus Members, as well as representatives from the steel industry.

U.S. Import Duties on Line Pipe from Japan To Remain for Another Five Years

20 September 2013 - The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) determined that revoking the existing antidumping duty order on certain welded large diameter line pipe from Japan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.

ArcelorMittal Receives RobecoSAM Gold Class Sustainability Award

20 September 2013 - Following inclusion in the 2013 RobecoSAM Sustainability Yearbook and being declared ‘Gold Class’ by the sustainable investment company in January, ArcelorMittal was handed over the awards at a ceremony in Paris this week.

125 Events Expected Nationwide for Fifth Annual SteelDay on 4 October

20 September 2013 - Where will you be on SteelDay this year? Whether you visit a structural steel facility, tour a job site or attend a seminar, join the structural steel industry’s largest educational and networking function as it returns for a fifth successive year on 4 October 2013.

Tata Steel Announces New Leadership Structure and Executive Leadership Appointments

20 September 2013 - Tata Steel announced a new leadership structure and a series of executive appointments, as part of its drive to accomplish its strategic business objectives.

Outokumpu's Sustainability Performance Again Recognized by Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes

20 September 2013 - Outokumpu’s strong sustainability performance has been recognized again by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) in its 2013 review.

Thomas Hörnfeldt Appointed Managing Director of Ruukki Sverige Ab

20 September 2013 - Thomas Hörnfeldt, SVP, special steels & international sales at Ruukki Metals, has, in addition to his existing duties, been appointed managing director of Ruukki Sverige AB and Ruukki Holding AB.

ATI Announces Operations Management Changes

19 September 2013 - Allegheny Technologies Inc. announced that John D. Sims has been named executive vice president, high performance forgings and castings, primary titanium operations, and engineered alloys.

ATI CEO Comments on Trade Case Filed Against Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel Imports

19 September 2013 - Allegheny Technologies Inc. president and CEO Rich Harshman comments on the antidumping and countervailing duty petitions filed against seven countries.

U.S. Producers of Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel File Trade Case Against Seven Countries

18 September 2013 - AK Steel Corporation and ATI Allegheny Ludlum, the two U.S. producers of grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES), as well as the United Steelworkers (USW), which represents workers engaged in the production of GOES at ATI Allegheny Ludlum, filed antidumping duty petitions on 18 September charging that unfairly traded imports of GOES from seven countries are causing material injury to the domestic industry.