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Leading Steel Executives Debate Industry's Key Issues at AISTech 2015 Town Hall Forum

12 March 2015 - A panel of the steel industry's most influential executives will take part in a moderated discussion at the AISTech Town Hall Forum on Wednesday, 6 May at 8:30 a.m. in the Grand Ballroom at the Cleveland Convention Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

U. S. Steel to Adjust Production at Keetac Plant

12 March 2015 - United States Steel Corporation will temporarily idle its Minnesota Ore Operations – Keetac plant in Keewatin, Minn., effective 13 May 2015.

Woodings to Deliver Large Tuyere and Valve Order to Pittsburgh Steelmaker

12 March 2015 - A large Pittsburgh-based steel producer has selected Woodings Industrial to provide a sizable order of tuyere stocks and hot blast valves.

GM Recognizes ArcelorMittal as Supplier of the Year

12 March 2015 - ArcelorMittal proudly accepted General Motors’ Supplier of the Year award for the second consecutive year at the automaker’s 23th annual ceremony held in Detroit on Thursday, 5 March 2015.

NanoSteel Expands Material Capabilities for Additive Manufacturing

12 March 2015 - The NanoSteel® Company, a leader in nano-structured steel materials design, announced the expansion of the company’s additive manufacturing (AM) material capabilities to support metal 3D printing of complex high hardness parts and the ability to customize properties layer-by-layer through gradient material design.

JFE Steel, Marubeni-Itochu Steel, Senaat to Launch Large OD Pipe JV in UAE

12 March 2015 - JFE Steel Corporation, Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc. (MISI), and Senaat GHC, a private joint-stock general holding company owned by the government of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, have agreed to establish a joint-venture company in Abu Dhabi, called Al Gharbia Pipe Company, to manufacture and sell large-diameter welded steel pipes, mainly for the energy industry.

MMK’s Hot-Rolled Products Mill 2000 Sets All-Time Monthly Record

12 March 2015 - Russia’s OJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) produced over 526,000 metric tons of metal at its hot-rolled products Mill 2000 in January 2015 — an all-time record for monthly output since the Mill opened in 1994.

EVRAZ Begins Railroad Wheel Deliveries to Turkey

12 March 2015 - EVRAZ NTMK completed production of a batch of wheels for freight railcars under the contract with the Turkish State Railways (TCDD).

The Bradbury Group Names New Tooling Coordinator

11 March 2015 - Custom Rollforming Corp. (CRC) announced the appointment of Colton Snyder as the tooling coordinator.

OSHA Finds Serious Safety Violations at Atlas Metal & Iron

11 March 2015 - The death of a 52-year-old man, killed when a scrap metal baler started while he worked inside, could have been averted if his employer, Atlas Metal & Iron Corp., had made sure the machine was shut down properly, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has determined.

New Guild International Laser Welder Allows Coil End Welding on Strip as Thin as .003”

11 March 2015 - New laser welding technology from Guild International is making coil end welding on strip as thin as .003” possible.

Platts China Steel Sentiment Index Rebounded in March

11 March 2015 - The outlook for China's steel market over the next month rebounded dramatically after the Chinese New Year holiday period on expectations of stronger domestic orders, according to the latest Platts China Steel Sentiment Index (Platts CSSI), which showed a headline reading of 72.2 out of a possible 100 points in March.

ArcelorMittal to Supply Heavy Plate Steel for Baltic Sea Wind Farm

11 March 2015 - ArcelorMittal’s plant in Gijón, Spain, will supply 23,000 tonnes of heavy plate for the construction of 29 jacket foundations for the Wikinger offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea.

World Steel Association Makes Steel Safety Day an Annual Event

10 March 2015 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) announced the launch of the second annual Steel Safety Day.

ABB to Build New Manufacturing, R&D Facility in Tennessee

10 March 2015 - ABB, a leading power and automation technology group, will invest US$30 million in building a new manufacturing site and expanding its customer experience center for its Low Voltage Products division near Memphis, Tenn.

Pacesetter Steel Awarded Prestigious Certification from Women's Business Enterprise National Council

10 March 2015 - Pacesetter Steel Service Inc. has received national certification as a Women's Business Enterprise by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), making it one of largest companies in the steel industry to receive this prestigious distinction.

USITC Will Expedite Sunset Review of OCTG from China

10 March 2015 - The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to expedite its five-year (sunset) reviews concerning the countervailing and antidumping duty orders on oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from China.

2015 Manufacturing Leadership Award Winners Announced

10 March 2015 - Frost & Sullivan's Manufacturing Leadership (ML) Council is recognizing world-class manufacturing companies and individual leaders as winners of the 2015 Manufacturing Leadership Awards, among them: Steel Dynamics Inc. and Olympic Steel.

AK Steel Coke Plant Recognized for Outstanding Safety Performance

09 March 2015 - AK Steel’s Middletown (Ohio) Works coke plant has received the Max Eward Safety Award from the American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute (ACCCI), a leading industry trade organization based in Washington, D.C.

Gerdau Steel India Commissions QMOS MES System from Quad Infotech

09 March 2015 - Gerdau Steel India Limited (GSIL) has completed the first phase of commissioning of the QMOS MES system at its integrated steel plant in Tadipatri, India.

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