Steel News

MMFX Steel Appoints Technical Sales Manager

02 July 2012 - MMFX Steel Corporation of America has hired Recto (Jon) Colinares to serve as Technical Sales Manager. Mr. Colinares will provide engineering support as well as direct sales of MMFX2 corrosion-resistant and high-strength concrete reinforcing steel products.

Ryerson Names Edward J. Lehner as CFO

02 July 2012 - Ryerson, a leading processor and distributor of metals in North America, announced the appointment of Edward J. Lehner to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective 1 August 2012.

Oates of Universal Stainless Wins 2012 E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Award

29 June 2012 - Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. (Nasdaq:USAP) announced that Dennis M. Oates, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, has received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® 2012 Award.

U. S. Steel Names Christian Korn Vice President-Commercial, Europe

29 June 2012 - United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) announced today that Christian Korn has been named vice president – commercial, Europe.

Salzgitter Appoints New Board Members

27 June 2012 - Dirk Schulte was appointed the new Industrial Relations Director of the Salzgitter steel companies and Stephan Lemgen will take over as Peiner Träger GmbH's new Managing Director Technology.

ThyssenKrupp VDM Wins 2012 Steel Innovation Prize

27 June 2012 - ThyssenKrupp VDM was, together with the Jülich Research Centre, awarded the 2012 Steel Innovation Prize in the "Steel in Research & Development/Processes" category for the new material Crofer® 22 H.

U.S. Steel Imports Dropped 6% in May

27 June 2012 - The U.S. imported a total of 2,945,000 tons of steel in May, including 2,323,000 tons of finished steel (down 6% each, respectively, from April final data). The 2.3 million tons of finished steel imports in May was the second highest monthly total in 2012, below only the April tonnage.

Canadian International Trade Tribunal Initiates Expiry Review of Seamless Well Casing

27 June 2012 - The Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated an expiry review of its finding made on 10 March 2008, in Inquiry No. NQ-2007-001, concerning the dumping and subsidizing of seamless carbon or alloy steel oil and gas well casing from China.

Tata Steel to Assess Market Demand Before Relighting Port Talbot Furnace

26 June 2012 - Tata Steel said it may delay relighting the No. 4 blast furnace at Port Talbot, Wales, if market demand towards the end of the year does not justify immediate production.

U.S. Stainless Steel Consumption Declined in YTD March 2012

25 June 2012 - The Specialty Steel Industry of North America (SSINA) has released statistical data on imports, U.S. consumption, and import penetration for the first quarter of 2012.

Optima Specialty Steel Appoints Industry Veteran John Goodish to Board of Directors

25 June 2012 - Optima Specialty Steel, Inc., one of North America’s leading independent manufacturers of high quality cold drawn seamless tubes and cold finished steel bars, announced that it has appointed John H. Goodish as an independent director of the company, effective 5 June 2012.

2012 Awards for Steel Excellence Winners Announced

22 June 2012 - American Metal Market (AMM) recently announced the winners of this year's Awards for Steel Excellence.

World Steel Dynamics Publishes 2012 List of World-Class Steelmakers

22 June 2012 - World Steel Dyanamics published its annual World-Class Steelmakers list.

CISC Announces Winners of the 2012 National Steel Design Awards

22 June 2012 - The Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) announced the winners of its biennial National Steel Design Awards competition during its Annual General Meeting & Convention in Ottawa last week.

Rio Tinto Takes Next Steps in its Iron Ore Development Plans

21 June 2012 - Rio Tinto is taking the next steps in its phased investment program by committing US$4.2 billion to develop its tier one iron ore business.

World Steel Association Reports Global Output 0.7% Higher Year-on-Year in May

20 June 2012 - World crude steel production for the 62 countries reporting to the World Steel Association was 131 million tonnes in May 2012, an increase of 0.7% compared to May 2011.

ArcelorMittal to Idle Another Two European BFs

20 June 2012 - ArcelorMittal will idle two European blast furnaces in the third quarter to perform furnace relines.

Steel Market Development Institute’s Automotive Applications Council Wins Steel Excellence Award

20 June 2012 - The Steel Market Development Institute's Automotive Applications Council was pleased to receive the American Metal Market magazine's 2012 Steel Excellence Award in the environmental responsibility / stewardship category for its role in the global FutureSteelVehicle (FSV) project.

AISI: New International Trade Crossing Is Product of Innovative Joint Agreement Between the U.S. and Canada

18 June 2012 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) lauded an agreement between the U.S. and Canada to build the New International Trade Crossing bridge, a development that the North American steel industry and its major customers groups have aggressively advocated for over the past five years.

AK Steel Applauds WTO Decision That Chinese Duties Were Unjustified

18 June 2012 - AK Steel applauded the decision of a dispute settlement panel at the World Trade Organization that China had no legal basis to impose antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of grain oriented electrical steel from the U.S. beginning in December 2009.