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Preliminary U.S. Steel Imports Increase 9% in October
27 November 2013 - U.S. steel imports rose from September to 2,233,000 tons in October 2013, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI).
SteelBenchmarker: HRB Prices Falter
27 November 2013 - The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker™ World export HRB price for 25 November 2013 rose 0.4% to US$559 per tonne for the second consecutive time.
POSCO Officially Launches 1% Sharing Foundation
26 November 2013 - POSCO hosted the inaugural meeting of the POSCO 1% Sharing Foundation at the Seoul POSCO Center on 18 November, and decided to donate US$ 300,000 to support victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.
Ruukki Completes Employee Negotiations, Avoids Plant Closure
26 November 2013 - The employer-employee negotiations initiated in October by Ruukki Building Systems at its Peräseinäjoki plant in Finland have now been completed.
NLMK Group Optimizes Energy Sector Management
25 November 2013 - NLMK Group continues to optimize its energy sector management, appointing a new group vice president for energy.
AK Steel Announces Stainless Steel Price Increase
25 November 2013 - AK Steel will increase base prices for some of its specialty stainless steel products, effective with shipments on 1 January 2014.
EVRAZ North America Names New Executive Vice President for Long Products Business
22 November 2013 - EVRAZ North America announced Jerry Reed as the company’s new executive vice president – long products, the position formerly held by president and chief executive officer Conrad Winkler.
Surface Combustion's CEO Receives ASM's Distinguished Life Membership Award
22 November 2013 - Surface® Combustion, Inc., is pleased to announce that its president and CEO, William J. Bernard, Jr., FASM, was presented with ASM International’s prestigious 2013 Distinguished Life Membership Award.
worldsteel Announces the steeluniversity Challenge Regional Champions
22 November 2013 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) announced the regional champions for the 8th steeluniversity Challenge.
U.S. Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel Producers Applaud Trade Case Ruling
21 November 2013 - The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) made a unanimous (6-0) preliminary determination that foreign producers of grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) are causing injury to the two U.S. producers of GOES and their workers.
U.S. Steel Institute Supports Bill to Continue State Oversight on Shale Gas
21 November 2013 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) applauded House passage of a bill allowing states to continue to make their own decisions about the regulation of shale oil and gas production.
AK Steel Named "Corporation of the Year" in Cincinnati
21 November 2013 - AK Steel has received the "Corporation of the Year" award from the Greater Cincinnati Minority Counsel Program (GCMCP).
World Crude Steel Production Up 6.6% in October 2013
20 November 2013 - World crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 134 million tonnes in October 2013, an increase of 6.6% compared to October 2012.
Michigan Seamless Tube Named One of Michigan's Top Workplaces for 2013
20 November 2013 - Michigan Seamless Tube, LLC (MST) has been recognized by the Detroit Free Press and WorkplaceDynamics, an independent research firm specializing in developing surveys that measure organizational health, as one of Michigan’s Top Workplaces.
Recovery in North American Service Center Sector Continues into October
20 November 2013 - October 2013 service center shipments grew at virtually the same rates in the U.S. and Canada as in September 2013.
Richard Kyle Named to Timken's Board of Directors
20 November 2013 - The Timken Company announced the election of Richard G. Kyle as a director of the company, for a term that expires at the company's annual meeting in 2014.
AWMI Annual Conference Provides Opportunities to Grow, Educate, Network and Mentor
19 November 2013 - More than 160 metals industry professionals gathered in Nashville, Tenn., 14–16 November for the Association of Women in the Metal Industries’ (AWMI) 2013 annual conference to hear industry updates and motivational speakers, to network and for leadership training.
U.S. Agency Votes to Continue Trade Cases on Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel
19 November 2013 - The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) determined that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of grain-oriented electrical steel from seven countries.
U.S. Steel Mill Shipments Drop in September
18 November 2013 - Shipments from U.S. steel mills totaled 7,879,747 tons in September 2013, a 5.6% drop from the month before, AISI reports.
NanoSteel Honored as 2013 Emerging Company of the Year by NECEC
15 November 2013 - The New England Clean Energy Council (NECEC) has awarded Rhode Island-based NanoSteel a Green Tie Gala Award for Emerging Company of the Year.
