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Konecranes Announces Change to Head of Equipment Business

25 December 2013 - Hannu Rusanen, currently executive vice president and head of Business Area Equipment, has announced that he is leaving Konecranes to pursue other interests.

Two Major U.S. Steel Fabricators to Fabricate Steel for Tappan Zee Bridge

24 December 2013 - High Steel Structures Inc. of Lancaster, Pa., and Hirschfeld Industries, LP of San Angelo, Texas, have each been awarded a contract to fabricate structural steel for the approach spans of New York’s new Tappan Zee Bridge.

Nevs and Ruukki in Partnership on the New Saab

24 December 2013 - National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB (Nevs), which has resumed the manufacture of Saab cars in Trollhättan, Sweden, has initiated a partnership with Ruukki.

Sandvik Implements Initial Phase of Supply Chain Optimization

24 December 2013 - As communicated in September, the Sandvik Group’s supply chain is to be optimized, reducing the number of production units from the current 150 to 125 over the next three to four years.

Clean Energy Tax Credit Recipients Announcement Pleases USW

24 December 2013 - The United Steelworkers (USW) issued the following statement in response to the Department of Energy's announcement of the recipients of the remaining US$150 million in Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit (48C) funds.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Completes Modernization Work in Duisburg-Bruckhausen

23 December 2013 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG has extensively modernized its hot strip mill No. 1 in Duisburg-Bruckhausen. Following more than two years of work, the upgraded plant is now back in full operation.

Severstal North America Appoints Director of Scrap and Metallics Procurement

23 December 2013 - Severstal North America has appointed Sanjeev Badola, director, scrap and metallics procurement, based in Dearborn, Mich., effective 1 January 2014.

October Steel Shipments Up 5.2% from September, Up 11.5% from Prior Year

23 December 2013 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of October 2013, U.S. steel mills shipped 8,287,553 tons, a 5.2% increase from the 7,879,747 tons shipped in the previous month,

Luneta Launches Breakthrough Lubricant Inspection Pod

23 December 2013 - Luneta announced the launch of the Condition Monitoring Pod™ (CMP), a new multi-parameter inspection device modernizing and expanding daily lubricant inspections.

AK Steel Announces Stainless Steel Price Increase

23 December 2013 - AK Steel said that, in addition to the stainless steel price increase announced by the company on 22 November 2013, the company will also increase base prices for all of its remaining stainless steel products, effective with shipments on 1 January 2014.

Severstal Completes Maintenance at Cherepovets Steel Mill

20 December 2013 - The Cherepovets Steel Mill, part of the Russian Steel division of OAO Severstal, completed capital maintenance of its No. 2 converter.

Global Steel Production Up 3.6% Y-o-Y in November 2013

20 December 2013 - World crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 127 million tonnes in November 2013, an increase of 3.6% compared to November 2012.

AK Steel Announces Executive Retirement

20 December 2013 - AK Steel said that John F. Kaloski, executive vice president and operating officer of AK Steel, has elected to retire from the company, effective 31 January 2014.

SDI Appoints New Board Member

20 December 2013 - Steel Dynamics, Inc. announced that Bradley S. Seaman has been appointed to its Board of Directors as an independent director, to fill a vacancy created by the untimely death on 18 October 2013 of board member James A. Trethewey.

Outokumpu Granted Relief from German Renewable Energy Charge for 2013

20 December 2013 - After a constructive dialogue and a clarification of Outokumpu’s application and appeal, Outokumpu has now received a reduction to the applicable German renewable energy charge for the year 2013.

New Millennium Iron Announces New President and CEO

19 December 2013 - New Millennium Iron Corp. (NML) announced that Mr. Robert Patzelt, Q.C., will join NML effective 13 January 2014 as president and chief executive officer and a director of the corporation.

Abresist Kalenborn Corp. Announces Company Name Change

19 December 2013 - Abresist Kalenborn Corp. has changed its name to Kalenborn Abresist Corp., effective 1 January 2014.

AK Steel Provides Fourth Quarter 2013 Guidance

19 December 2013 - AK Steel provided guidance for its fourth quarter of 2013 financial results, noting that it has seen stronger demand in the fourth quarter compared to the third quarter, particularly in carbon sales to the spot market.

SSAB Adds New Manufacturing Capabilities at its Montreal Facility

19 December 2013 - With this new equipment, SSAB now offers the most comprehensive line of wear products and solutions in the region combining wear plate, chromium carbide overlay and extensive manufacturing capabilities with exceptional application knowledge.

U.S. Agency Vote Will Result in Continuation of Duties on Hot Rolled Steel Imports

19 December 2013 - In a sunset review, the U.S. International Trade Commission determined that revoking import duties on hot rolled steel from six countries would be likely to harm the domestic steel industry.

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