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Cokenergy and ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor Sign 10-Year Agreement

27 February 2014 - Primary Energy Recycling Corp., a clean energy company that generates revenue from capturing and recycling recoverable heat and byproduct fuels from industrial processes, announced the signing of a new 10-year tolling agreement between Cokenergy and its site host, ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor.

Acquisition of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA Completed

27 February 2014 - ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC) have completed the acquisition of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA, having received all necessary regulatory approvals.

voestalpine Continues Expansion with New Plants in South Africa, USA

27 February 2014 - The voestalpine Group is continuing its internationalization strategy and has opened its new Metal Forming Division site in East London, South Africa, and will soon open another site in Cartersville, Ga., USA.

NanoSteel Announces Founding Membership in Lightweighting Institute

27 February 2014 - The NanoSteel® Co., a leader in nano-structured steel materials design, announced that it is a founding member of the newly formed American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute (ALMMII).

President Obama Announces Two New Public-Private Manufacturing Innovation Institutes

27 February 2014 - President Obama announced new steps to partner with the private sector to boost advanced manufacturing, including lightweighting and modern metals manufacturing.

Deutsche Edelstahlwerke Witten Starts Up New Secondary Metallurgical Center

27 February 2014 - In January 2014 the first heat at the new secondary metallurgical center supplied by INTECO at Deutsche Edelstahlwerke Witten was carried out.

Seven Sublance Systems from Danieli Corus Commissioned at JSW Steel

27 February 2014 - Danieli Corus has successfully commissioned the final two of seven sublance systems at JSW Steel in Toranagallu, Karnataka, India.

ArcelorMittal Ostrava Tubular Products Commissions New Coating Line

26 February 2014 - ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Ostrava (AMTPO), a subsidiary of ArcelorMittal Ostrava, has commissioned a new UV coating line.

Meros Plants from Siemens to Clean Sinter Offgases for Ilva in Italy

26 February 2014 - Italian steel producer Ilva S.p.A. has awarded Siemens Metals Technologies an order to supply four turnkey Meros plants for the two sinter plants in its Taranto steel mill.

U. S. Steel Announces Layoffs at Lorain Tubular Operations

26 February 2014 - U.S. Steel is expected to conduct layoffs at its Lorain Tubular Operations, the company confirmed to Newsnet5.com.

SpiderLine Provides Complete Fall Protection to ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor

26 February 2014 - Spider, a division of SafeWorks, LLC, recently sold 900 feet of SpiderLine™ temporary horizontal lifeline system to provide complete fall protection for leading edge work at the ArcelorMittal steel mill in Burns Harbor, Ind.

SteelBenchmarker: HRB Price Chill Continues

26 February 2014 - The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker™ World export HRB price for 24 February 2014 was down 0.4% to US$560 per metric ton for the second consecutive time.

ArcelorMittal Spain Recognized for Research and Development Collaboration

26 February 2014 - ArcelorMittal Spain was recently awarded the University-Company Partnership Award from a local university.

U. S. Steel Finalizes 2013 Earnings To Reflect Additional Tax Benefits

26 February 2014 - United States Steel Corporation announced that it has finalized its fourth quarter and full-year 2013 earnings, preliminarily reported on 28 January 2014, to reflect additional after-tax benefits of US$392 million.

ArcelorMittal Poland Inaugurates New Rolling Mill, Secures Major Order

25 February 2014 - ArcelorMittal Poland has officially opened its new long rail installation in Dąbrowa Górnicza, one of only three sites in the world capable of producing 120-m rails for the railway industry.

Gerdau Reports Growth in All Its Business Operations in 2013

25 February 2014 - In 2013, with shipments of 18.5 million metric tons, Gerdau’s consolidated net sales came to R$ 39.9 billion, increasing 5.0% in relation to 2012, with growth in all business operations.

NLMK Group Announces Changes to Logistics Management Team

25 February 2014 - NLMK Group announced changes to the management team responsible for external and internal logistics, as well as logistical infrastructure.

Apparent Steel Use in Latin America in 2013 In Line with 2012

25 February 2014 - In 2013, apparent steel use in Latin America and the Caribbean reached 66.5 million tons, in line with 2012, according to Alacero, the Latin American steel association.

Terex Material Handling to Supply AZZ Galvanizing Services with 12 Overhead Cranes

25 February 2014 - Terex Material Handling announced an order for twelve 20-ton, double-girder Demag overhead cranes and eight Demag DH monorail rope hoists from AZZ incorporated.

Steel Institute Comments on Retirement of Rep. Dingell

25 February 2014 - Thomas J. Gibson, president and CEO of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) provided the following statement regarding the retirement of Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) announced on 24 February 2014.

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