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Alpha Natural Resources Downsizing West Virginia Mining Operations

08 August 2014 - Eight operating affiliates of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. have notified their employees that the coal mines and other facilities where they work are subject to being idled due to sustained weak market conditions and government regulations that have challenged the entire Central Appalachian mining industry.

AISI Releases July SIMA Imports Data, Import Market Share at 28% in July

08 August 2014 - Based on the Commerce Department’s most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that steel import permit applications for the month of July total 3,781,000 net tons.

Lourenco Goncalves Appointed Chairman, President and CEO of Cliffs Natural Resources

07 August 2014 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. announced that the Company's Board of Directors has appointed Lourenco Goncalves to the positions of chairman, president and chief executive officer, effective immediately.

Abakan Introduces Disruptive Materials for Billion Dollar Metal Processing Equipment Market

07 August 2014 - Abakan Inc., an emerging leader in the advanced coatings and metal formulations markets, has completed initial field testing, on full-sized production equipment, of its proprietary nanocomposite liquid metal corrosion-resistant coating, PComP™ M, with a leading steel producer.

Kobe Steel and Angang Steel Establish JV to Make Automotive Cold Rolled High-Strength Steel In China

07 August 2014 - Kobe Steel, Ltd. and China’s Angang Steel Company Limited, a leading subsidiary of Anshan Iron & Steel Group Complex, established a joint venture called Kobelco Angang Auto Steel Co. Ltd. in China on 1 August 2014 to produce and sell advanced cold rolled high-strength steel sheet for automobiles.

Plibrico Names New VP of Sourcing and Product Development

07 August 2014 - Plibrico Company LLC is pleased to welcome Justin Teiken as the new vice president of sourcing and product development.

SMDI Taps GM's Dr. Hall as Head of Automotive Programs

07 August 2014 - The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), announced that Dr. Jody N. Hall, former technical integration engineer at General Motors Company Global Body Manufacturing Engineering Center in Warren, Mich., will succeed Ronald P. Krupitzer as vice president automotive market for the Institute. Krupitzer, who has held the position for 13 years, will retire at the end of the year.

Reliance Steel Completes Acquisition of Northern Illinois Steel Supply Co.

07 August 2014 - Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. has acquired all of the capital stock of Northern Illinois Steel Supply Co. (NIS), a value-added distributor and fabricator of a variety of steel and non-ferrous metal products, primarily structural steel components and parts, located in Channahon, Ill.

BRAUN Maschinenfabrik to Supply Hyundai Steel with Four Billet Grinding Machines

07 August 2014 - BRAUN Maschinenfabrik will supply Hyundai Steel with four high-pressure surface billet grinding machines.

AUMUND Delivers Conveyor for Transport of Hot Sinter Material at Netherlands Steel Plant

06 August 2014 - A steel plant in the Netherlands has ordered another conveyor for transporting of hot sinter from AUMUND Fördertechnik, Germany.

Tata Steel Launches New Automotive Steel Grade Combining Crash Protection with 15% Weight Reduction

06 August 2014 - Tata Steel has developed an innovative new product for automotive manufacturers in response to market requirements for stronger and lighter steels.

InfoSight Announces Powerful Laser Upgrade

06 August 2014 - InfoSight Corporation announced that a laser upgrade is now available on its 2800 series printers — one of their most popular metal tag printers.

Quaker Chemical Adds New Product for Chromate Free Passivation

06 August 2014 - Quaker Chemical, a chemical fluid solutions supplier for steel applications, has an integrated range of products and services for the steel mill.

Metinvest Provides Update on Ukraine Operations

06 August 2014 - Due to the difficult situation in eastern Ukraine, Metinvest Group would like to inform all stakeholders about the status of production, raw materials supply and shipments of finished goods to customers as of 31 July 2014.

EAF and Off-Gas Cleaning from Siemens Begin Operating at Baku Steel

05 August 2014 - Azerbaijani steel producer Baku Steel has put into operation an electric arc furnace supplied by Siemens Metals Technologies.

ArcelorMittal Europe Raises Growth Forecast After Second Consecutive Quarter of Improvements

05 August 2014 - ArcelorMittal Europe announced its results for the second quarter of 2014.

ANDRITZ to Supply New Pickling And Galvanizing Line to Rizhao Steel

05 August 2014 - International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order to supply a pickling and galvanizing line for hot rolled steel strip from Rizhao Steel Holding Group, one of China’s leading steel producers.

Universal Stainless Earnings Boosted by Increasing Demand from Aerospace

05 August 2014 - Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc. reported that net sales for the second quarter of 2014 were US$52.3 million, an increase of 12% from the first quarter of 2014 and 22% higher than the second quarter of 2013.

voestalpine Significantly Improves Results in First Quarter of 2014/15

05 August 2014 - “Despite ongoing inconsistent economic trends in the most important economic regions worldwide, the voestalpine Group’s results in the first quarter of the business year 2014/15 continued to be solid,” said Wolfgang Eder, CEO and chairman of the Management Board of voestalpine AG.

Nucor Executive VP Keith Grass To Retire; Joe Stratman to Assume Responsibilities

04 August 2014 - Keith Grass, Nucor's executive vice president of raw materials and chief executive officer of The David J. Joseph Company (DJJ), plans to retire effective 12 September 2014.

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