Steel News

Hamilton Spectator: U. S. Steel Nanticoke Steelworkers Reach Impasse in Negotations

16 April 2013 - Efforts to reach a new contract settlement for 1,000 workers at U. S. Steel’s Lake Erie Works in Nanticoke, Ontario, have reached an impasse, the Hamilton Spectator reports.

Tata Steel Conferred Business Leadership Award

16 April 2013 - Tata Steel was conferred the NDTV Profit Business Leadership Award 2013 in the Metals category. The awards recognizes organizational excellence and is a reward for being a leading Indian business.

ArcelorMittal Ostrava Employees Reach Collective Bargaining Agreement

16 April 2013 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava in the Czech Republic has reached a final collective bargaining agreement with its employees for 2013–2015.

SSINA: U.S. Specialty Steel Imports Up 12.3% in January 2013

15 April 2013 - The Specialty Steel Industry of North America (SSINA) has released statistical data on imports, U.S. consumption, and import penetration for January 2013.

LanzaTech Announces Energy Industry Veteran to Lead China Operations

15 April 2013 - LanzaTech, a producer of low-carbon fuels and chemicals from waste gases, announced the appointment of Ken C. Lai as vice president of its Asia Pacific operations.

AISI: Approval of Windsor Bridge Permit is "Great News" for Steel

15 April 2013 - The U.S. State Department issued a permit approving the construction of a new bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor in Ontario, Canada, which will enhance industry competitiveness and facilitate intra-NAFTA trade, the American Iron and Steel Institute says.

AK Steel Announces Stainless Steel Price Increase

12 April 2013 - AK Steel said today that it will increase base prices for all 200, 300 and 400 series flat rolled stainless steel products, effective with shipments on 6 May 2013.

Swinburne Professor Awarded Metallurgy Honor

12 April 2013 - Swinburne University of Technology (Melbourne, Australia) engineering professor Geoff Brooks has been awarded the Association for Iron and Steel Technology's John F. Elliott Lectureship for 2013.

Nucor Executive Vice President to Retire

12 April 2013 - Nucor Corporation announced that its executive vice president of fabricated construction products, Hamilton Lott, Jr., plans to retire on 3 June 2013 after more than 37 years of service with the company.  Raymond S. Napolitan, Jr., will take over his position.

Canadian Agency Initiates Expiry Review of Duties on Structural Tubing

12 April 2013 - The Canadian International Trade Tribunal has initiated a five-year expiry review of its order made in 2008 concerning the dumping of structural steel tubing imports from Korea, South Africa and Turkey.

ArcelorMittal Provides Update on Atlantique and Lorraine Operations

11 April 2013 - ArcelorMittal announced another important step forward in its information and consultation period, part of the implementation of ArcelorMittal Atlantique and Lorraine’s industrial and commercial project.

worldsteel: Global Apparent Steel Use to Increase 2.9% in 2013

11 April 2013 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) released its Short Range Outlook (SRO) for 2013 and 2014, forecasting that global apparent steel use will increase by 2.9% to 1,454 million tonnes in 2013, following growth of 1.2% in 2012.

Liepajas Metalurgs Stops Production Temporarily

11 April 2013 - Liepajas Metalurgs is temporarily stopping production for a five day period, from 10–15 April 2013, due to a decline in rebar orders caused by the economic situation in Europe.

AIIS Says U.S. Port System Needs Dredging and Maintenance

10 April 2013 - The American Institute for International Steel (AIIS) is urging Congress to action on a pressing need to pass the Water Resources Development Act, with a particular focus on the provision that would require the full expenditure of funds collected under the Harbor Maintenance Fee (HMF) for the purpose for which it has always been intended — dredging and maintenance of the country's blue and brown water ports.

AIST Represented at the Society of Women Engineers 2013 Capitol Hill Day

09 April 2013 - The Society of Women Engineers recently held its 2013 Capitol Hill Day in Washington, D.C., focusing on the importance of diversity and inclusion fueling innovation in STEM fields. AIST was one of 35 co-sponsoring organizations and was represented at the event by  four AIST members and one AIST staff member.

SEAISI: Apparent Steel Consumption in ASEAN Region Rose 7.6% in 2012

09 April 2013 - According to the South East Asia Iron & Steel Institute (SEASI), apparent steel consumption in the ASEAN region (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam) is estimated to have surged by 7.6% y-o-y to 56.4 million tonnes in 2012.