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SunCoke Reports Strong Q3 Operational Results

29 October 2014 - As it reported its third quarter earnings results, SunCoke Energy said it believes it can continue to sustain solid performance in its coke and coal logistics segments.

Cliffs Reports Q3 Earnings, Outlook for Remainder of 2014

29 October 2014 - As it reported its third quarter earnings, Cliffs Natural Resources said it expects domestic steel production and the corresponding demand for steelmaking raw materials to be supported directly by construction activity, energy extraction and motor vehicle production in the near term.

AK Steel Announces Price Increase for Carbon Steel Products

29 October 2014 - AK Steel said on 28 October that it will increase current spot market base prices for all carbon flat rolled steel products by a minimum of US$20 per ton, effective immediately with new orders.

NLMK Upgrades Hot Rolling Mill at Lipetsk Production Site

28 October 2014 - NLMK Group has completed an upgrade of its continuous wide-strip hot-rolling Mill 2000 with a capacity of 5.7 million metric tons of rolled steel per year.

SMS Siemag to Revamp SSAB Converter Shop

28 October 2014 - SSAB Luleå, Sweden, has awarded SMS Siemag the contract for the revamp of the converter shop and related environmental technology.

Saldotecnica Ligure Establishes Americas Unit

28 October 2014 - One of Europe’s manufacturers of equipment for steel mills and metal producers has established a marketing arm for the Americas.

AIIS: U.S. Steel Imports Continue to Grow

28 October 2014 - U.S. steel imports continued their upward trend in September, increasing 5.2% over their August level, the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS) reports.

Reliance Pleased by Q3 Demand Growth Despite Seasonal Headwinds

28 October 2014 - Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. reported its financial results for the third quarter ended 30 September 2014.

NLMK Group Begins Testing Unique Environmental Facility in Lipetsk

27 October 2014 - NLMK Group has started hot testing of a unique environmental complex: a biochemical waste water treatment facility at the coke and chemical operations of its Lipetsk production site.

Siemens to Supply Bar Rolling Line for India Mini-Mill

27 October 2014 - SLR Metaliks Ltd., an Indian pig-iron producer, has awarded Siemens Metals Technologies an order to supply a state-of-the-art bar rolling mill for its new steel plant near Hospet.

Carpenter Reports Difficult Start to Q3 but Improvement Seen

27 October 2014 - Carpenter Technology Corp. announced financial results for the quarter ended 30 September 2014.

USW Joins Petition for Duties on Welded API Line Pipe Imports

27 October 2014 - The United Steelworkers (USW) union has joined a petition calling on the U.S. Commerce Department (DOC) and International Trade Commission (ITC) to impose antidumping and countervailing duties on welded API line pipe imports from South Korea and Turkey.

MRS Whiteville Recycling Facility Achieves SHARP Status

27 October 2014 - Metal Recycling Services’ (MRS) Whiteville, N.C., facility received the prestigious SHARP (Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program) designation from the North Carolina Secretary of Labor.

ATI Names Chief Human Resources Officer

24 October 2014 - Allegheny Technologies Incorporated announced that Elizabeth C. Powers has been named ATI’s senior vice president, chief human resources officer, effective 1 November 2014.

ArcelorMittal Spain Supplying Steel Plates for Floating Hotel in Gulf of Mexico

24 October 2014 - ArcelorMittal’s heavy plate mill in Gijón, Asturias, Spain, will supply more than 5,000 metric tons of steel plates to help build a floating hotel for 700 people.

SSAB Prelaq GreenCoat™ Now Available with High-Strength Steel

24 October 2014 - SSAB announced that the environmentally friendly pre-painted coating GreenCoat is now available with high-strength steel.

U.S. Electrical Steel Producers to Appeal Decision in Trade Case

24 October 2014 - U.S. producers of grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) will file an appeal of the negative decision on "material injury" by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).

Michigan Seamless Tube Acquires Blue Diamond Trademark from Wheatland Tube

24 October 2014 - Michigan Seamless Tube LLC (MST), a manufacturer of high-quality carbon and alloy seamless cold-drawn tube and pipe, and Wheatland Tube, North America’s leading standard and sprinkler pipe producer, announced that MST has acquired the exclusive rights to the prestigious Blue Diamond® brand of A106 seamless pressure pipe from Wheatland Tube.

U.S. Agency Rules Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel from Four Countries Not Injuring U.S. Industry

24 October 2014 - The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) determined that a U.S. industry is neither materially injured nor threatened with material injury by reason of imports of grain-oriented electrical steel from China, Czech Republic, Korea, and Russia that the U.S. Department of Commerce has determined are sold in the U.S. at less than fair value and from China that the DOC has determined are subsidized.

Nucor's Steel Mills Perfom Better Than Expected in Q3

23 October 2014 - As it reported its third quarter earnings results, Nucor said overall operating performance at its steel mills was much improved compared to the second quarter of 2014 due to increased profitability in sheet, structural, bar and plate steel.

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