Steel News

SSAB Announces 2014 Swedish Steel Prize Finalists

14 October 2014 - New and innovative solutions, high quality and increased competitiveness characterize this year’s four finalists for the Swedish Steel Prize.

Olympic Steel Names General Manager and Purchasing Manager of Winder Division

14 October 2014 - Olympic Steel Inc. announced the promotion of Ty Deinema to the position of general manager — Winder Division. Also, Aaron Nichol takes on the role of purchasing manager, in addition to his duties as division sales manager at the company's Winder Division.

EUROFER Market Update: EU Steel Imports Continue to Rise

14 October 2014 - The latest EU customs statistics show that third country imports remained on a rising trend in July and August: finished steel imports rose 32% year-on-year, compared with a 6% rise in Q1 and 33% rise in Q2, according to analysis from EUROFER.

ATI Announces Flat Rolled Products Leadership Transition

13 October 2014 - Allegheny Technologies Inc. announced that Terry L. Dunlap, executive vice president, ATI Flat Rolled Products Group, has announced his decision to retire from ATI effective 31 December 2014, and that Robert S. Wetherbee, president, ATI Flat Rolled Products, will succeed Mr. Dunlap as executive vice president of the group effective 1 January 2015.

World Steel Association Elects New Officers, Welcomes New Members

13 October 2014 - The Board of Directors of the World Steel Association (worldsteel) has elected the following new officers for 2014/2015 at worldsteel’s 48th Annual Conference in Moscow, Russia.

U. S. Steel Names Vice President - International Trade and Global Public Policy

13 October 2014 - United States Steel Corporation announced the appointment of Debbie Leilani Shon to vice president - international trade and global public policy.

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.