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Samuel, Son & Co. Receives 2013 GM Supplier Quality Excellence Award

21 January 2014 - General Motors Co. (GM) recently awarded Samuel, Son & Co. with its distinguished GM Supplier Quality Excellence Award.

Severstal Announces Change in Corporate Secretary

21 January 2014 - OAO Severstal announced that Oleg Tsvetkov is stepping down as corporate secretary of the company.

Canada Agency Begins Final Investigation of Hot Rolled Steel from 7 Countries

21 January 2014 - The Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated an inquiry to determine whether the dumping of hot rolled carbon steel plate from seven countries has caused injury or retardation or is threatening to cause injury.

Report: IMC Proposes DRI Manufacturing Plant in Wisconsin

20 January 2014 - International Metallics Corp. is making plans for a direct reduced iron (DRI) facility in Wisconsin, the Mesabi Daily News reports.

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Reports Power Failure at Nagoya Works

20 January 2014 - At the Nagoya Works of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. (NSSMC) in Japan, a power failure occurred around 11:50 a.m., Friday, 17 January 2014, due to a failure in the substation facility of its power plant.

ArcelorMittal Ostrava’s Hot Strip Mill Installs New X-Ray Gauge from Thermo Scientific

20 January 2014 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava’s Steckel rolling mill P1500, which has been producing hot-rolled strips since 1999, recently commissioned a new universal X-ray gauge for 22 million crowns.

Joint Venture of Severstal and Mitsui Begins Operation

20 January 2014 - Severstal-SMC-Vsevolozhsk, a joint venture of Mitsui and OAO Severstal in Russia, began production in December 2013 with its first 140 tonnes of blank metal parts.

AISI: Repeal of Key Provisions in Tax Reform Would Raise Tax Rate on Industry

20 January 2014 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) submitted comments to the Senate Finance Committee highlighting industry concerns with proposals in the tax reform discussion draft released last month.

New Millennium Iron Provides Update on Direct Shipping Ore Project Progress

20 January 2014 - New Millennium Iron Corp. (NML) provided an update on 2013 operating and construction activities as well as 2014 plans for the direct shipping ore project (DSO) owned by Tata Steel Minerals Canada Limited (TSMC), in which NML has a 20% interest.

EVRAZ Reports 2013 Operational Results

17 January 2014 - EVRAZ plc released its operational results for the fourth quarter of 2013 and full year of 2013.

MSCI: 2013 Goes Out with a Bang for Service Centers

17 January 2014 - Monthly shipments of steel and aluminum from service centers in both the U.S. and Canada ended 2013 with gains over December 2012, the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) said in its latest monthly report.

Plibrico Materials Division Focuses on Midwest OEM Sales with New Hire

17 January 2014 - Plibrico Company LLC is pleased to welcome Corey Sandstedt as the new Plibrico Refractory Materials Division area sales manager for the Midwest region.

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Shuffle Executive Board

17 January 2014 - At a meeting of the board of directors of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal, it was resolved to make the appointments outlined below for vice chairman and president, effective as of 1 April 2014.

POSCO Considering Undersea Tunnel to Connect Gwangyang Steelworks and Yeosu Industrial Complex

17 January 2014 - POSCO's Gwangyang Steelworks and Yeosu Industrial Complex are beginning to review an undersea tunnel project to exchange by-product gas.

Fenix Project Pushes AHMSA's Production to Record Level in 2013

16 January 2014 - For the first time in its production history, Altos Hornos de Mexico’s (AHMSA) production exceeded the annual level of 4 million tonnes of liquid steel, finishing 2013 with a total volume of 4,155,648 tons — 7% higher than 2012 production.

Insteel Sees Signs of Broader Recovery Developing in Non-Res Construction

16 January 2014 - Insteel Industries, Inc. announced financial results for its fiscal first quarter ended 28 December 2013, also commenting on market conditions and providing an updated outlook.

Tata Steel Calls on UK Government to Champion Foundation Industries

16 January 2014 - Karl Koehler, CEO of Tata Steel’s European operations, on 16 January 2014 called for urgent action to nurture Britain’s foundation industries with the appointment of a single minister to champion the sector in the government, and for the creation of a level playing field on key issues such as energy policy.

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