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U.S. Steel Shipments Drop Slightly from July to August

13 October 2014 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of August 2014, U.S. steel mills shipped 8,480,954 tons, a 0.1% decrease from the 8,492,744 tons shipped in the previous month, July 2014, and a 1.7% increase from the 8,343,075 tons shipped in August 2013.

Sandvik Names New Head of Investor Relations

13 October 2014 - Ann-Sofie Nordh has been appointed new head of investor relations at Sandvik.

ArcelorMittal Scoops Two Top Industry Awards for Innovation and Best Website

13 October 2014 - ArcelorMittal has won two World Steel Association ‘Steelie’ awards at the fifth annual ‘Steelie’ awards ceremony held during the 48th worldsteel conference in Moscow on 6 October 2014.

American Stainless & Supply to Open New Location in South Carolina

13 October 2014 - American Stainless & Supply announced the opening of a new stocking branch location in Spartanburg, S.C., in early November.

SunCoke Energy Estimates Domestic Coke Production Rose 3% in Q3

10 October 2014 - SunCoke Energy Inc. reported preliminary third quarter 2014 domestic coke production of 1,090,000 tons, up 31,000 tons versus the production of 1,059,000 tons in second quarter 2014.

ThyssenKrupp Developing Innovative Technologies for the City of the Future

10 October 2014 - ThyssenKrupp is working on innovative technologies in the city of the future, “InnoCity,” developing innovative steel structures and intelligent passenger transportation systems for urban mobility.

Kloeckner Metals and Double Stone Steel Sign Supply Agreement

10 October 2014 - Kloeckner Metals announced an exclusive distributorship agreement with Double Stone Steel for the marketing of physical vapor deposition (PVD) coated stainless and aluminum sheet products.

Ural Steel’s Quality Management System Complies with International Requirements

10 October 2014 - Ural Steel has successfully passed the second audit of its quality management system for compliance with international industry requirements.

MesoCoat Receives Two New Grants to Develop CermaClad™ Arc Lamp Applications

10 October 2014 - Abakan Inc., an emerging leader in the advanced coatings and metal formulations markets, announced that its subsidiary, MesoCoat Inc., along with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), have been awarded US$1 million by the Department of Energy (DOE) to develop a process to join dissimilar metal alloys.

Iconic Steel Projects Receive the CISC 2014 National Steel Design Awards of Excellence

10 October 2014 - The Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) announced the winners of its biennial National Steel Design Awards of Excellence competition during its Annual Conference in St. John’s, N.L., Canada.

TimkenSteel to Build New US$40 Million Q&T Facility in Northeast Ohio

09 October 2014 - TimkenSteel announced the decision to locate an advanced quench-and-temper facility in Northeast Ohio to produce more value-added steel for demanding applications.

Essar Steel Minnesota Closes Financing for 7 MTPA Pellet Project

09 October 2014 - Essar Steel Minnesota LLC (ESML) has succeeded in reaching a major financial milestone by closing the financing to complete construction of its fully permitted open-pit iron ore mine, crushing, concentrating and pelletizing facilities, which will have an annual pellet production capacity of 7 million tons.

SANGRAF International Names New CEO, Opens European Office

09 October 2014 - SANGRAF International SA, a global manufacturer of premium graphite electrodes, announced the opening of its European office in Geneva, Switzerland, to service customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

worldsteel Recognizes Six Companies for Safety and Health Excellence

09 October 2014 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has recognized six excellent safety and health programs from ArcelorMittal, Celsa, Essar Steel, Gerdau, Tata Steel and Ternium.

Lincoln Electric Acquires EASOM Automation Systems

09 October 2014 - Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. has acquired EASOM Automation Systems Inc.

voestalpine CEO Wolfgang Eder is New worldsteel Chairman

09 October 2014 - Wolfgang Eder, chairman of the Management Board of the voestalpine Group, has become the first Austrian chairman of the World Steel Association (worldsteel).

Nucor Completes Acquisition of Gallatin Steel

08 October 2014 - Nucor Corp. has closed on its purchase of all the equity of Gallatin Steel Co. for approximately US$770 million.

U.S. Steel Exports Show Monthly Increase, Yearly Decline

08 October 2014 - Steel exports from the U.S. bounced back in August following a late spring-early summer dip, according to the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS).

NLMK and Siemens Implement Large-Scale Environmental Project at Novolipetsk

08 October 2014 - NLMK Group has concluded a contract with Siemens VAI for undertaking the main works as part of a large-scale project of upgrading both gas exhaust equipment and emission collection and cleaning systems at the Novolipetsk BOF operations in Russia.

worldsteel Reports on Sustainability Performance of the Steel Industry

08 October 2014 - worldsteel has published its 2014 Sustainability Indicators, presenting the steel industry’s progress in sustainability performance over the past decade.

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