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MMK to Maintain Production Volumes, Focus on Maximum Efficiency

10 February 2015 - OJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) plans to maintain production volumes over the next 10 years at approximately 12 million tonnes of metal annually at its key facility in Magnitogorsk, Russia.

Demag StatusControl Provides Crane Analysis in Real Time

10 February 2015 - Terex Material Handling has launched a new diagnostics system for crane installations with Demag StatusControl, providing a full overview of the status of your crane installations at all times.

Ternium to Fully Acquire Colombian Subsidiary Ferrasa

10 February 2015 - Ternium S.A. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the remaining 46% minority interest in its Colombian subsidiary Ferrasa for a total consideration of US$74 million.

IMS Revamping Former RG Slab Caster for U. S. Steel

09 February 2015 - Integrated Mill Systems (IMS) was awarded a contract by U. S. Steel to revamp the electrics and automation for a slab caster that is being relocated from the former RG Steel Sparrows Point mill in Maryland to the U.S. Steel Granite City Works in Granite City, Ill.

TMW Modifies Expansion Plans to Adapt to New Opportunities

09 February 2015 - The Material Works, Ltd. (TMW) announced today that the unprecedented acceptance and growth of Eco Pickled Surface (EPS) technology has forced reconsideration of its plans to open a flat rolled toll processing center adjacent to the Big River Steel mill being currently under construction. TMW will instead expand the capacity of its present Red Bud, Illinois facility to include a new EPS processing and technology center and associated equipment to process the new generation of higher strength steels.

Grupo Simec Comments on U.S. Imposition of Rebar Import Duties

09 February 2015 - Grupo Simec S.A.B. de CV is providing comments on the effects of what it called a “surprising” decision by the U.S. Department of Commerce to impose an antidumping duty of 66.7% on rebar shipments from the company.

TimkenSteel Board of Directors Elects Two Additional Independent Directors

09 February 2015 - The board of directors of TimkenSteel elected two new independent directors: Randall Edwards, president and chief operating officer of Premier Pipe LLC, and Ronald Rice, president and chief operating officer of RPM International Inc. Nine directors now serve on the TimkenSteel board.

USW Members Ratify Labor Agreement for AK Steel's Mountain State Carbon Plant

06 February 2015 - AK Steel (NYSE: AKS) said today that members of the United Steelworkers (USW) international union have ratified a new 4-year labor agreement covering about 215 hourly production and maintenance employees at the company's Mountain State Carbon cokemaking plant in Follansbee, West Virginia.

Columbia Machine Works Resolves Dispute with Contractors & Industrial Supply Company

06 February 2015 - Columbia Machine Works Inc. (CMW) and Contractors & Industrial Supply Company Inc. (CIS) have agreed to resolve a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee styled Contractors & Industrial Supply Company Inc. v. Columbia Machine Works Inc., Case No. 1:14-cv-00060.

ArcelorMittal Liberia Donates Second Batch of Medicines

06 February 2015 - ArcelorMittal Liberia recently donated medical supplies to the Grand Bassa County Government Hospital.

EVRAZ to Supply Rails to Brazil

06 February 2015 - EVRAZ signed two contracts to supply rails to Brazil. For the first time, the company will ship to Latin America rails produced at its West-Siberian Steel Plant (EVRAZ ZSMK).

Outotec Ranked World's 12th Most Sustainable Company on Global index

06 February 2015 - Outotec was ranked 12th on the 2015 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World (Global 100) Index. This was the third consecutive year Outotec was included in the index (ranking 3rd in 2014).

NLMK Group Funding for Social Programmes Up 14% in 2014

05 February 2015 - NLMK Group (LSE: NLMK), the largest steelmaker in Russia and one of the most efficient in the world, increased funding for social programmes in 2014 by 14% to 2.9 billion rubles.

Germany's Stahlwerk Thüringen Hopes to Expand Range of Heavy Sections

05 February 2015 - The company is planning to expand its range of beams to produce wider dimensions that can bear heavier loads.

Gerdau Employees Donate More Than 44,000 Pounds of Food to Local Charities

05 February 2015 - Employees of Gerdau’s North American special and long steel business divisions collected more than 44,000 pounds of non-perishable food items for charities in the communities in which they operate during the 2014 holiday season.

SSAB’s New Hardox Tube 500 Range Enables Extreme Wear Resistance for Lighter Products

05 February 2015 - The new Hardox Tube 500 range has been launched by SSAB. The new range provides the same hardness and toughness as Hardox wear plate, but in circular form.

Atlantic Coast Pipeline Signs Pipe Manufacturing Contract With Dura-Bond Industries

04 February 2015 - Atlantic Coast Pipeline LLC, which has proposed a 550-mile natural gas pipeline to bring much-needed energy to Virginia and North Carolina, today announced an agreement totaling more than $400 million with Dura-Bond Industries to produce steel pipe for the project.

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