Steel News

May U.S. Steel Shipments Up From April, Down from Prior Year

16 July 2013 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of May 2013, U.S. steel mills shipped 8,047,245 tons, a 0.9% increase from the 7,978,531 tons shipped in the previous month, April 2013, and a 4.6% decrease from the 8,436,831 tons shipped in May 2012.

ATI Names Interim Chief Financial Officer

16 July 2013 - Allegheny Technologies Inc. named Patrick J. DeCourcy its interim chief financial officer effective immediately.

Carpenter Names New Leader of Performance Engineered Products

16 July 2013 - Carpenter Technology Corp. has named Gary Heasley as the company’s new senior vice president – performance engineered products (PEP), effective Monday, 22 July.

AK Steel Announces Executive Retirement

16 July 2013 - AK Steel said that Albert E. Ferrara, Jr. has announced his retirement from the company, effective 31 August 2013. 

Cliffs Natural Resources Board Elects New Director

15 July 2013 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has elected Mark E. Gaumond, 62, former senior vice chair – Americas of Ernst & Young, as a new director.

ArcelorMittal Ostrava Helping Long-Term Unemployed People Reenter Society

15 July 2013 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava, in liaison with Centrum sociálních služeb Ostrava and Centrom sociální podnik charitable organizations, is helping long-term unemployed and socially excluded people with inclusion into the society.

AMM Steel Hall of Fame Class of 2013 Announced

12 July 2013 - American Metal Market, a premium source of pricing and news for the metals industry, announced the members of the AMM Steel Hall of Fame Class of 2013.

ArcelorMittal Ostrava Elects New Chairman of the Supervisory Board

12 July 2013 - The Supervisory Board of ArcelorMittal Ostrava appointed Augustine Kochuparampil, vice-chairman of the ArcelorMittal group and the CEO of Long Carbon Europe, a new member of the Supervisory Board and at the same time elected him chairman of the Supervisory Board.

SunCoke Energy Named One of Chicago's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work for Again in 2013

11 July 2013 - SunCoke Energy, Inc. announced that for the second consecutive year it has been recognized by Chicago’s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For™ by the National Association for Business Resources (NABR).

AMM Announces Twelve Winners of 2013 Awards for Steel Excellence

11 July 2013 - Twelve companies and a veteran steel executive were named winners of American Metal Market’s 2013 Awards for Steel Excellence at a special ceremony and dinner honoring the pioneering efforts of movers and shakers, who have brought real change to the steel supply chain.

SteelBenchmarker: Hot Rolled Band Prices Diverging

10 July 2013 - The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker™ price report for 8 July 2013 showed U.S. and China prices up 4.5% and 1.7%, respectively, while the world export and Western Europe prices were down 0.6% and 2.6%

Tenaris Mill in Indonesia Receives Safety Awards

10 July 2013 - Tenaris’s mill in Indonesia, SPIJ, recently received the Zero Accident Award from the Republic of Indonesia’s Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration.

ArcelorMittal Ostrava Helping Philosophy Students Transition into Practice

10 July 2013 - Students of philology from the Silesian University in Opava are learning at ArcelorMittal Ostrava what it means to work as a translator for an international company.

Mechel Announces Changes in Management of Group's Mining Division

10 July 2013 - Mechel OAO announced the appointment of a new chief executive officer of Mechel Mining Management Co. OOO.

Cliffs Natural Resources Announces CEO Succession Plan

10 July 2013 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. announced that Joseph Carrabba has informed the Board of Directors of his plans to retire as the company's president and chief executive officer by 31 December 2013.

U. S. Steel Chief Financial Officer Announces Retirement

09 July 2013 - United States Steel Corporation chairman and chief executive officer John P. Surma announced that executive vice president and chief financial officer Gretchen R. Haggerty has informed the company of her plan to retire in 2013 after 37 years with the company, including a decade as its chief financial officer.