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Siemens to Expand Mussum Site and Become Lead Factory for Couplings

23 October 2014 - Siemens is expanding and modernizing its coupling plant in Mussum, Germany, and turning it into a lead factory for couplings.

SunCoke Names New Chief Financial Officer

23 October 2014 - SunCoke Energy Inc. and SunCoke Energy Partners L.P. announced that Fay West has been promoted to senior vice president and chief financial officer of both companies, reporting directly to Fritz Henderson, SunCoke’s chairman and chief executive officer.

Continuous Slab Caster from Siemens Receives FAC from Maanshan

22 October 2014 - Siemens Metals Technologies received the final acceptance certificate for a continuous slab casting machine with an annual capacity of 2.4 million metric tons from China's Maanshan Iron & Steel Corp.

Steel Institute Applauds Decision to Revoke Russian Steel Agreement

22 October 2014 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) applauded the Department of Commerce’s (DOC) decision to revoke the outdated “suspension agreement” with Russia, which has prevented antidumping duties from being imposed on imports of hot-rolled steel from that country to the U.S.

ATI Announces Q3 2014 Results; Outlook Bright

22 October 2014 - As it reported its third quarter 2014 results, Allegheny Technologies Inc. said is is seeing a lot of global uncertainty in short cycle markets and expects to see cautious inventory management in the short term.

SSAB Launches Unique Steel with Guaranteed Flatness after Laser Cutting

22 October 2014 - SSAB's Laser Plus is a totally new generation of steels for laser cutting that comes with unique guarantees: maximum flatness deviation of 3 mm/m after laser cutting and bending radius of 0–1.5 x the material thickness.

Quaker Chemical Develops Fire-Resistant Grease for Hot Mills

21 October 2014 - Quaker Chemical has developed a fire-resistant grease to be used on the roller bearings in hot mills to reduce the amount of slag fires.

World Crude Steel Production Down Slightly Y-o-Y in September

21 October 2014 - World crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 134 million tonnes (Mt) in September 2014, a slight decrease of -0.1% compared to September 2013.

SDI Optimistic As It Announces Q3 Results

21 October 2014 - Steel Dynamics Inc. announced its results for the third quarter of 2014, including a short-term outlook.

Samuel to Open Large-Scale Facility in Tennessee for Growing Auto Market

21 October 2014 - Bill Chisholm, president & CEO of Samuel, Son & Co., announced plans to open a new Samuel facility in the Southern U.S. which will deliver the capacity and capabilities beyond any other metal service center in the region.

Harsco Names New CFO

21 October 2014 - Diversified global industrial company Harsco Corp. announced the appointment of Peter F. Minan as chief financial officer, effective 11 November 2014.

Metalloinvest Begins Construction of World’s Largest HBI Plant

20 October 2014 - Metalloinvest has entered the active phase of construction and installation for the third hot briquetted iron plant (HBI-3 Plant) at Lebedinsky GOK in Gubkin, Belgorod region of Russia.

worldsteel Announces 9th steelChallenge Launch Date

20 October 2014 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) announced that the steelChallenge-9 will begin with the regional championship round on 19 November 2014 and will finish with the world championship round on 11 February 2015.

Cliffs Natural Resources Appoints Susan Green to Board of Directors

20 October 2014 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. has appointed Susan M. Green to its Board of Directors, effective 15 October 2014.

ArcelorMittal Among Private Sector Companies in Liberia Responding to Ebola Outbreak

20 October 2014 - The second meeting of the Ebola Private Sector Mobilisation Group (EPSMG) in Liberia took place on Monday, 13 October at the Monrovia City Hall.

SSAB Introduces New AHSS Grade for the Automotive Industry

20 October 2014 - With the new Docol 1700 M, SSAB offers automakers worldwide a new high-strength structural steel for safer, lighter and more fuel-efficient cars with improved environmental performance. The new grade is appropriate for a range of applications including energy-absorbing details in bumpers.

BlueScope Restarts Sinter Plant at Port Kembla Steel Works

17 October 2014 - After a fire, BlueScope has restarted the sinter plant at its Port Kembla Steel Works after obtaining necessary approvals from the NSW EPA.

OSHA Cites Kloeckner Metals for 1 Repeat, 3 Serious Violations

17 October 2014 - An employee was severely injured when he became caught in unguarded arbor rollers at Kloeckner Metals Corp. on 22 April 2014. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the Cincinnati manufacturing plant with one repeat and three serious safety violations, carrying proposed penalties of US$56,000.

SteelBenchmarker: HRB Prices Continue Downward

17 October 2014 - In its 205th report, the SteelBenchmarker released 10 steel products and three USA scrap prices. Of these, here are four benchmark prices for hot-rolled band for 13 October 2014.

MSCI: North American Service Center Growth Resumes in September

17 October 2014 - Year-over-year growth in steel and aluminum service center shipments resumed in September 2014 in both the United States and Canada, according to the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI).

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