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ArcelorMittal Weirton to Host Community Recycling Day and Waste Round-Up on 23 September

01 September 2014 - ArcelorMittal Weirton will host a free Community Recycling Day and Waste Round-up on Saturday, 13 September 2014 to encourage local residents to recycle and properly dispose of items not normally collected by their trash hauler.

Russel Metals Installs Red Bud Stretcher Leveler Retrofit

01 September 2014 - Russel Metals, located in Mississauga, Ont., Canada, recently installed a Red Bud Industries .250” (6 mm) x 72” (1830 mm) stretcher leveler with SUREGRIP® technology in an existing cut-to-length line at its B&T Steel Division in Stoney Creek, Ont.

Severstal Completes Sale of PBS Coals

01 September 2014 - Severstal announced that, via its wholly-owned subsidiary 7027940 Canada Ltd., the Company has completed the sale of PBS Coals Inc., a metallurgical coal producer located in Pennsylvania, USA, to Corsa Coal Corp., a Canadian public company.

ArcelorMittal Weirton to Host Community Recycling Day and Waste Round-Up

01 September 2014 - ArcelorMittal Weirton will host a free Community Recycling Day and Waste Round-up on Saturday, 13 September 2014 to encourage local residents to recycle and properly dispose of items not normally collected by their trash hauler.

Severstal Completes Sale of PBS Coals

01 September 2014 - Severstal announced that, via its wholly-owned subsidiary 7027940 Canada Ltd., the Company has completed the sale of PBS Coals Inc., a metallurgical coal producer located in Pennsylvania, USA, to Corsa Coal Corp., a Canadian public company.

Jerdi Joins Linde to Head Health, Safety and Environment

01 September 2014 - Holly Jerdi has joined Linde as head of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE). She is responsible for all HSE activities in North and South America.

Air Products Licenses Cryogenic Machining Technology to Advanced Research Systems

01 September 2014 - Air Products has licensed its proprietary cryogenic machining technology to Advanced Research Systems, Inc. (ARS), a leading manufacturer of industrial and research cryogenic equipment, including ARS’ globally renowned low-temperature cryostats.

U.S. Agency Vote Means No Import Duties Will Be Place on Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel

01 September 2014 - The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) determined that the U.S. industry is neither materially injured nor threatened with material injury by reason of imports of grain-oriented electrical steel from Germany, Japan, and Poland that the U.S. Department of Commerce has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value.

Jindal Stainless Bags the 13th Annual Greentech Safety Award 2014

29 August 2014 - Jindal Stainless Limited (JSL), the largest integrated manufacturer of stainless steel in India, has been facilitated with the prestigious 13th Annual Greentech Safety Award 2014 in Gold Category in Metal & Mining Sector.

Danieli Corus Wins Contract for Rebuild of Blast Furnace at SAIL’s Rourkela Plant

29 August 2014 - Danieli Corus has received a contract for the rebuild of Blast Furnace No. 1 at the Rourkela Steel Plant of the Steel Authority of India.

Emirates Steel Moving into More Value-Added Steels

29 August 2014 - The UAE’s largest steelmaker Emirates Steel has set the stage to further expand its global presence and add more value-added steels to its product basket.

Evonik Promotes New Business Line Director, Interface & Performance, Americas

29 August 2014 - Christian Edlinger was promoted to business line director, Interface & Performance, in the Consumer Specialties Unit of Evonik Corporation.

Marmon/Keystone Acknowledges Top Suppliers

29 August 2014 - Marmon/Keystone recently held its annual Supplier Recognition Day at the Butler Country Club in Butler, Pa., to commemorate the quality performance of suppliers in 2013.

Severstal Commences Shipments for the Power of Siberia Gas Project

29 August 2014 - OAO Severstal has commenced shipments of large diameter pipes for the Power of Siberia gas transmission system project. The pipes are manufactured at the Izhora Pipe Mill, which is part of Severstal’s Russian Steel Division.

New Caster at Gerdau’s St. Paul, Minn., Mill Begins Production

28 August 2014 - A US$60 million project to replace the continuous caster at Gerdau’s steel mill in St. Paul, Minn., is nearing completion.

DeP Converter from Siemens Commences Operation at Tangshan

28 August 2014 - A DeP converter from Siemens has commenced operation at Chinese steel producer Tangshan Stainless Steel Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Tangshan Iron & Steel Group Co. Ltd.

GE Power Conversion Helps El Marakby Steel Plant Increase Production

28 August 2014 - GE’s Power Conversion business was chosen by El Marakby Steel in Egypt to supply a dynamic var compensator (DSVC) to reduce the frequency and intensity of power disturbances generated by the electrical arc furnace of El Marakby Steel’s new melting shop.

CAN-ENG Furnaces International Celebrates 50 Years

28 August 2014 - CAN-ENG Furnaces International recently celebrated 50 years of business with an open house and dinner in Niagara Falls, Ont., Canada.

Change of CEO Announced at Rautaruukki

28 August 2014 - Rautaruukki's new Board of Directors has appointed Olavi Huhtala, EVP and head of SSAB Europe, as Rautaruukki's new chief executive officer with effect from 1 September 2014. He will serve as CEO in addition to his own position.

SteelBenchmarker: HRB Prices Languish

28 August 2014 - In its 202nd report, the SteelBenchmarker released 9 steel products and 3 USA scrap prices. Of these, here are four benchmark prices for hot-rolled band for 25 August 2014:

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