Steel News

Time Running Out for New U.S.-Russia Steel Deal

05 November 2012 - The U.S. is poised to slap steep anti-dumping duties on Russian hot-rolled steel in early December if the two sides cannot work out a new agreement in the coming weeks, according to Reuters.

ArcelorMittal Georgetown Steel Mill Lays Off 20

05 November 2012 - Twenty workers at ArcelorMittal's Georgetown mill in South Carolina have been laid off and another 20 open positions will go unfilled, the Sun News reported.

Wheatland Tube Hires New General Manager for Fence and Galvanized Mechanical Products

02 November 2012 - Wheatland Tube Co., a division of JMC Steel Group, announced that David Devine has joined the company as the general manager for fence and galvanized mechanical products.

TMS International Corp. Appoints New President and CEO

30 October 2012 - TMS International Corp., the parent company of Tube City IMS Corporation, a leading provider of outsourced industrial services to steel mills globally, announced that its Board of Directors has elected Raymond Kalouche to the offices of President and CEO and also to its Board of Directors, effective 1 January 2013.

Alacero Names New Officers as 53rd Latin American Steel Congress Comes to an End

30 October 2012 - On 30 October 2012, the Latin American Steel Congress, Alacero-53, came to an end after three days of intense work that gathered more than 800 representatives of the steel value chain in Santiago, Chile. New officers were named for the 2013 period.

Mark Essig to Lead Shale-Inland Fabrication & Distribution Services

30 October 2012 - Shale-Inland announced the appointment of industry veteran Mark G. Essig to the position of President – Fabrication & Distribution Services (F&DS). 

Essar Steel Algoma Announces CEO Resignation

30 October 2012 - Essar Steel Algoma Inc. announced that CEO James Hrusovsky has tendered his notice of resignation to be effective 1 November 2012. He will also resign as a Director of the company.

Oleg Bagrin Elected President of NLMK

26 October 2012 - NLMK announced that its shareholders officially elected Oleg Bagrin as NLMK President (Chairman of the Management Board).

Severstal NA Wins Gold Medal of AIST Reliability Achievement Award

26 October 2012 - Severstal North America, one of the largest U.S.-based flat-rolled steel producers, is pleased to announce that it was selected as the Gold Medal winner of the 2012 Association for Iron and Steel Technology (AIST) Reliability Achievement Award. The award, open to all North American iron and steel producers, recognizes an individual project that has had significant impact on operational reliability.

CHRG Metals Names New Operations Manager

26 October 2012 - CHRG Metals has announced the addition of Winston Sitarz as Operations Manager. He will be responsible for the continuous improvement and overall effectiveness of warehouse operations for the stainless and nickel alloy processor.

Kennametal Names Vice President Integrated Supply Chain and Logistics

26 October 2012 - Kennametal Inc. announced the appointment of Peter Dragich to the position of Vice President Integrated Supply Chain and Logistics; in this role, Dragich will lead the company’s global manufacturing operations; distribution centers and reconditioning facilities; with additional responsibilities for supply chain management; supplier sourcing; advanced manufacturing engineering; and environmental, health and safety.

AIST Presents the 2012 Reliability Achievement Awards

24 October 2012 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) proudly announced the 2012 Gold, Silver and Bronze Reliability Achievement Awards on 23 October 2012. These awards recognize organizations and the individuals within them that have developed, applied and proved a new practice, policy or procedure that significantly improves iron- and steelmaking reliability in North America.

Patriot Coal Names Bennett Hatfield as CEO

24 October 2012 - Patriot Coal Corporation, a producer and marketer of coal in the eastern U.S., announced that Bennett K. Hatfield has been named President and CEO and has been appointed to the Board of Directors, effective immediately.

Preliminary September U.S. Imports Decline 9% vs. August

24 October 2012 - Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. imported a total of 2,440,000 tons of steel in September, including 1,886,000 tons of finished steel (down 9% and 8%, respectively, from August final data).

ArcelorMittal Engineer Recognized with Top Award from Chinese Government

23 October 2012 - ArcelorMittal’s Marc Burty, a process development engineer, has won a prestigious award from the Chinese government for his work with Lianyuan Steel (LYS), a subsidiary of Hunan Valin Steel in which ArcelorMittal owns a stake.

August U.S. Steel Shipments Up 5% from July

22 October 2012 - The American Iron and Steel Institute reported that for the month of August 2012, U.S. steel mills shipped 8,377,162 tons, a 5.9% increase from the 7,910,486 tons shipped in the previous month, July 2012, and a 0.9% increase from the 8,304,638 tons shipped in August 2011.

September World Crude Steel Production Was Flat Year-on-Year

22 October 2012 - World crude steel production for the 62 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 124 million tonnes in September 2012, recording no change compared to September 2011.

worldsteel Announces 7th Steeluniversity.com Challenge Launch Dates

22 October 2012 - The World Steel Association announced the 7th steeluniversity.org Challenge will begin with the Round 1 Regional Championship in November 2012 and will finish with the Round 2 World Championship in February 2013.

Steelworkers Ratify Contract with ArcelorMittal

19 October 2012 - The United Steelworkers (USW) said that workers represented by 14 local unions at ArcelorMittal USA facilities have ratified a three-year contract.

AK Steel Responds to WTO Decision That Chinese Duties Violated Rules

19 October 2012 - AK Steel commended the U.S. Trade Representative for successfully defending China’s appeal of a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel decision that China had no legal basis to impose antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of grain oriented electrical steel (GOES) from the U.S. beginning in December 2009.