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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.
China Loses WTO Appeal in U.S. Specialty Steel Case
18 October 2012 - China comprehensively lost an appeal on Thursday against a World Trade Organization ruling in a dispute over U.S. exports of a specialty steel product that is primarily made in the presidential battleground states of Ohio and Pennsylvania.
AK Steel Announces Price Increase for Carbon Steel Products
17 October 2012 - AK Steel said today that it will increase current spot market base prices for all carbon flat-rolled steel products by $40 per ton, effective immediately with new orders.
Fourth Annual Student Competition Launched to Drive the Next Generation of Lightweight Automotive Design
15 October 2012 - The Steel Market Development Institute’s (SMDI) Wheels Task Force, in partnership with Michelin and Lawrence Technological University (LTU), recently kicked off its fourth annual Steel Wheel Design Competition at the LTU campus in Southfield, Mich.
Fourth Annual Student Competition Launched to Drive the Next Generation of Lightweight Automotive Design
15 October 2012 - The Steel Market Development Institute’s (SMDI) Wheels Task Force, in partnership with Michelin and Lawrence Technological University (LTU), recently kicked off its fourth annual Steel Wheel Design Competition at the LTU campus in Southfield, Mich.
SSINA Reports U.S. Specialty Steel Imports Up 13.6% Through July
15 October 2012 - The Specialty Steel Industry of North America (SSINA) has released statistical data on imports, U.S. consumption, and import penetration for year-to-date July 2012.
U.S. Steel Exports Increase in August, AIIS Reports
15 October 2012 - U.S. steel exports increased in August compared to July by 8.1% according to U.S. government data analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS).
Concerns Raised Over Price Volatility and Protectionism at worldsteel Conference
12 October 2012 - Price volatility and fear of increasing barriers to trade were on the minds of speakers and delegates at the annual conference of the World Steel Association that began in New Delhi on Wednesday, Platts reports.
U.S. ITC Will Conduct Full Sunset Reviews of Duties on Rebar from Seven Countries
12 October 2012 - The U.S. International Trade Commission has voted to conduct full five-year sunset reviews concerning antidumping duty orders on steel concrete reinforcing bar from Belarus, China, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland and Ukraine.
A.M. Castle Names New President, CEO and Board Member
12 October 2012 - Specialty metal distributor A. M. Castle & Co. announced that its board of directors has named Scott Dolan president, CEO and board member, effective 15 October 2012.
worldsteel Releases Short Range Outlook for Global Apparent Steel Use
12 October 2012 - The World Steel Association forecasts that global apparent steel use will increase by 2.1% in 2012, which is considerably lower than the 6.2% growth achieved in 2011. In 2013, world steel demand will grow by 3.2% and reach a record high of 1,455 million tonnes.
SSAB Gives Notice of Redundancy Regarding 450 Employees
12 October 2012 - SSAB has today given notice of redundancy affecting 450 employees in the Swedish operations. The measures constitute part of the previously announced efficiency program within SSAB EMEA.
Cliffs Reaches Tentative Labor Agreement with USW at Minnesota Mining Operations
12 October 2012 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. announced a tentative agreement with the United Steelworkers (USW) on a new three-year labor contract offer that will cover approximately 2,400 USW-represented workers at Cliffs’ Empire and Tilden mines in Michigan and its United Taconite and Hibbing Taconite mines in Minnesota.
worldsteel Announces Winners of 3rd Steelie Awards
12 October 2012 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) hosted its third Steel Awards ceremony at the farewell dinner to close the 46th annual steel industry conference in New Delhi, India.
Tata Steel Wins Deming Grand Prize
11 October 2012 - Tata Steel has become the first integrated steel company in the world to be awarded the Deming Grand Prize (DGP) by the Japanese Union of Scientists and Engineers (JUSE).
World Steel Association Elects New Officers and Welcomes New Members
10 October 2012 - The Board of Directors of the World Steel Association (worldsteel) has elected new officers and welcomed new members for 2012/2013.
Accomplished Automotive Executive Bob Lutz to Join NanoSteel’s Board of Directors
10 October 2012 - The NanoSteel® Company, a leader in nano-structured steel materials design, announced the appointment of global automotive industry visionary Bob Lutz to the company’s Board of Directors.
SSINA Concerned With Electrical Steel Imports Into U.S.
08 October 2012 - The Specialty Steel Industry of North America (SSINA) is expressing growing concern over the substantial increase in imports of grain-oriented electrical steel in 2012.
