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Commerce Preliminarily Finds Dumping of Imports of Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe

03 January 2014 - The U.S. Commerce Department determined that welded stainless pressure pipe from Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam has been sold in the United States at dumped margins.

ArcelorMittal to Reopen Long Product Finishing Facility in Harriman, Tenn.

02 January 2014 - ArcelorMittal announced its decision to reopen ArcelorMittal Harriman, a long product finishing facility located in Harriman, Tenn., USA, around 40 miles west of Knoxville.

Northwest Pipe Acquires Permalok Corp.

02 January 2014 - Northwest Pipe Co. has acquired Permalok Corp., a fabricator of steel piping utilizing the Permalok patented interlocking pipe joining system.

Winners Named in Third Annual International Student Competition on Cold-Formed Steel Design

02 January 2014 - Co-sponsors of an international student competition on cold-formed steel design announced three winners from Virginia Tech University and the University of Waterloo in Canada.

Mechel Appoints New CEO

02 January 2014 - Mechel OAO, a leading Russian mining and metals company, announced the appointment of the company's senior vice-president for economics and management Oleg Korzhov as Mechel OAO's chief executive officer.

EVRAZ Expanding Supply of Railroad Products to Europe

02 January 2014 - VUZ, a European certificating authority for rail transport, has issued EVRAZ a compliance certificate (TSI) for all rolled railway wheels with a diameter of 920 mm of design type BA 318.

New Millennium Iron Provides Another Update on Taconite Project Progress

02 January 2014 - New Millennium Iron Corp. (NML) provided an update on the progress of the Taconite Project Feasibility Study (TFS), which is being jointly undertaken by Tata Steel Limited and NML, and financed by the parties on a 64%/36% basis, respectively.

Kvaerner Completes Divestment of North American Construction Business

01 January 2014 - Kvaerner has completed the sale of its onshore construction business in North America to Matrix Service Company.

Outokumpu Supplies Heat-Resistant Stainless Steel for Thermal Power Plant in India

01 January 2014 - Outokumpu is supplying 700 tonnes of high performance grade heat-resistant stainless steel to the Indian engineering company, Thermax Limited, for the construction of a thermal power plant in India.

Gerdau Receives 2013 Manufacturer of the Year Award in Florida

31 December 2013 - The Gerdau mill in Jacksonville, Fla., received the 2013 Manufacturer of the Year award from the Manufacturers Association of Florida, an organization which exists to improve the business environment for manufacturers in Florida.

EVRAZ Launches Rolling Mill in Kazakhstan

31 December 2013 - EVRAZ plc announced completion of construction and launch of its light section rolling mill in Kostanay, Kazakhstan.

LanzaTech Wins 2013 Platts Global Energy Award for Sustainable Innovation

31 December 2013 - LanzaTech, a producer of low-carbon fuels and chemicals from waste gases, was recognized at the 2013 Platts Global Energy Awards for “Sustainable Technology Innovation of the Year.”

Khartsyzsk Pipe's Certified by Ukrainian Safety Organization

31 December 2013 - TUV Nord Ukraine certified Khartsyzsk Pipe's products for compliance with EC 305/2011/EU. Khartsyzsk Pipe is part of the Metinvest group.

Nucor Announces Successful Start-Up of DRI Facility in Louisiana

30 December 2013 - Nucor Corp. announced the successful start-up of production at its direct reduced iron (DRI) facility in St. James Parish, La.

SteelBenchmarker: HRB Prices Dormant

30 December 2013 - The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker™ World export HRB price for 23 December 2013 rose 0.2% to US$565 per tonne for the fourth consecutive time.

Essar Steel Algoma Receives Pension Funding Relief

30 December 2013 - Essar Steel Algoma Inc. announced the Ontario government has passed a regulation providing funding relief for the company’s defined benefit pension plans.

Pipes from Khartsyzsk Pipe Used in Central Asia-China Gas Pipeline

30 December 2013 - Metinvest Group's Khartsyzsk Pipe (Donetsk Region, Ukraine) manufactured over 1 million tons of large diameter pipes for construction of the Central Asia-China gas pipeline.

EVRAZ Welcomes Northern Gateway Ruling

27 December 2013 - Diversified steel manufacturer EVRAZ North America welcomed the 19 December 2013 ruling by the Joint Review Panel, which brings the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Project a significant step closer to final approval.

Cliffs Natural Resources Reaches New Labor Agreement with USW in Quebec

27 December 2013 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. announced an agreement with the United Steelworkers (SW) union for a new six-year labor contract that will cover approximately 229 represented workers at Cliffs' Pointe Noire operation in Quebec.

Salzgitter AG Establishes New Group Management Board

27 December 2013 - As part of the "Salzgitter AG 2015" reorganization project the Salzgitter Group has established a new Group organization structure that takes effect as of 1 January 2014.

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