Steel News

Cliffs Natural Resources Names New President and Chief Operating Officer

28 October 2013 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. has appointed Gary B. Halverson, 55, formerly interim chief operating officer of Barrick Gold Corporation Inc., to the newly created position of president and chief operating officer, effective 18 November 2013.

Olympic Steel's Richard Marabito Tapped as "CFO of the Year" by Crain's Cleveland Business

28 October 2013 - Olympic Steel, Inc., a national metals service center, announced Richard T. Marabito was selected as the 2013 CFO of the Year in the medium-size public company category by Crain's Cleveland Business.

Two Metinvest Enterprises Receive Environmental Awards

24 October 2013 - Metinvest Group's Azovstal and Zaporizhstal won the 12th Ukrainian "Environmental Quality and Safety" competition.

AK Steel Names Vicente Wright and Mark Essig to Board of Directors

23 October 2013 - AK Steel said that Vicente Wright and Mark G. Essig have been elected to its Board of Directors, effective 1 November 2013.

Falk PLI Appoints New Project Managers

22 October 2013 - Falk PLI, a specialist in industrial metrology, laser equipment alignment and engineering, recently appointed four new project managers to its team.

World Crude Steel Production Up 6.1% in September

22 October 2013 - World crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 133 million tonnes in September 2013, an increase of 6.1% compared to September 2012.

Olympic Steel Names Director of Operational Excellence, Announces Promotions

22 October 2013 - Olympic Steel Inc., a leading national metals service center, announced John Howard has been named to the newly created position of director, operational excellence.

ArcelorMittal Wins Top Industry Awards for Innovation and Sustainability

21 October 2013 - ArcelorMittal is proud to announce that it has won two awards at the World Steel Association’s "Steelies."

Outotec Initiates Efficiency Improving Measures in Uncertain Market Environment

21 October 2013 - Outotec has introduced a program to improve its cost structure and operational efficiency to secure future profitability in an uncertain market environment.

Metalloinvest Announces Changes to Senior Management Team

21 October 2013 - Management Company METALLOINVEST announced the appointment of its new Board of Directors, which comprises the following members:

Steel Companies Attend AIST Funded Steel Day at Michigan Tech

18 October 2013 - Contrary to popular belief, the death of the steel industry has been greatly exaggerated. In fact, steel is booming, more than 200 Michigan Technological University students who gathered to talk with industry leaders learned at Michigan Tech’s first annual Steel Day, held earlier this week.

CRU Successfully Completes Audit of U.S. Midwest Steel Price Indices

18 October 2013 - The third-party audit of CRU's weekly U.S. Midwest hot rolled coil, cold rolled coil, hot-dipped galvanized coil and plate price indices — the most widely used carbon steel indices in the world — has been completed.

Alacero Announces Finalists of 6th Steel Design Contest for Students

18 October 2013 - The nine participating countries of the 6th Steel Design Contest for Students of Architecture 2013 have already selected their local winners.

China Precision Steel Announces Fiscal 2013 Year End Results

18 October 2013 - China Precision Steel, Inc., a niche precision steel processing company principally engaged in producing and selling high precision, cold rolled steel products, announced its financial results for the fiscal year 2013 ended 30 June 2013.

ArcelorMittal Aktau Scoops Industry Award at the KazEnergy Forum

18 October 2013 - ArcelorMittal’s Aktau tubular plant has won the “Kazakh Content Project of the Year” award during the recent KazEnergy Forum, becoming the first non-oil and gas company to be recognized at the annual event.

AISI: August Steel Shipments Up Month-on-Month But Down Year-on-Year

17 October 2013 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of August 2013, U.S. steel mills shipped 8,343,075 tons, a 0.8% increase from the 8,274,511 tons shipped in the previous month, July 2013, and a 0.4% decrease from the 8,377,162 tons shipped in August 2012.