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AISI: August Steel Shipments Up Month-on-Month But Down Year-on-Year

17 October 2013 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of August 2013, U.S. steel mills shipped 8,343,075 tons, a 0.8% increase from the 8,274,511 tons shipped in the previous month, July 2013, and a 0.4% decrease from the 8,377,162 tons shipped in August 2012.

Kennametal Honors Excellence in Environment, Health and Safety

17 October 2013 - Kennametal Inc. has presented its 12th annual Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Excellence Awards to six Kennametal projects worldwide.

worldsteel Announces 8th Steeluniversity.org Challenge Launch Date

17 October 2013 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) announced the 8th Virtual Steelmaking Challenge will begin with the Round 1 Regional Championship on 12 November 2013 and will finish with the Round 2 World Championship in February 2014.

Insteel Industries Reports Quarterly and Annual Results

17 October 2013 - The start-up of two new engineered structural mesh facilities this year have helped strengthen Insteel Industries' shipments and earnings results.

Michigan Tech Undergrads Meet with Representatives in the Steel Industry

16 October 2013 - Upper Michigan's Source reports on how a US$35,000 grant from the AIST Foundation helped Michigan Tech students meet with steel companies on Steel Day.

The Pritzker Organization Completes Acquisition of TMS International for US$1 Billion

16 October 2013 - TMS International Corp. and The Pritzker Organization, L.L.C. (TPO) announced the completion of the acquisition of TMS by business interests of Thomas J. Pritzker and Gigi Pritzker in an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value of approximately US$1 billion.

Middough Hires New Business Development Leader

16 October 2013 - Middough Inc., a top-ranking U.S. engineering, architecture, and management services company, announced the addition of Walter M. Teesdale as senior vice president and general manager of business development for the company.

SteelBenchmarker: U.S. HRB Prices Rise While Prices Fall Elsewhere

16 October 2013 - The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker™ United States HRB spot price for 14 October 2013 rose 0.8% to US$723 per metric ton after falling two consecutive times.

U.S. and Canadian Service Center Shipments Show Modest Recovery in September

16 October 2013 - In September, U.S. Shipments of both steel and aluminum displayed their highest year-over-year growth so far in 2013. Canadian shipments returned to a small positive growth rate as well, the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) reported in its latest metals activity report.

Quad Infotech Completes QMOS MES System Implementation at Nucor Steel Texas

16 October 2013 - Quad Infotech Inc. has successfully commissioned implementation of QMOS at Nucor Steel in Jewett, Texas.

AIST Member Andrea Pearman Wins 2013 Women in Business Champion Award

15 October 2013 - AIST member Andrea M. Pearman, CEO of Diversified Marketing Strategies and editor-in-chief of Building Indiana magazine, has been awarded the title of 2013 Women in Business Champion, a highly competitive category of the 22nd Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards.

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal and China Steel Begin Commercial Ops at Vietnam Joint Venture

15 October 2013 - Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. and China Steel Corp.'s joint venture, China Steel Sumikin Vietnam Joint Stock Company, plans to begin commercial operations in November of this year.

ArcelorMittal Opens New Tailored Blanks Facility in Slovakia

15 October 2013 - ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks has opened a new production facility in Senica, Slovakia, capable of producing 4 million laser-welded blanks (LWBs) a year, to meet growing demand for steel for the automotive industry.

Magnetek Introduces New Telemotive MBT Transmitter

15 October 2013 - Magnetek, Inc., a provider of digital power and motion control systems, announced the launch of their Telemotive MBT radio remote control, one of the smallest and lightest bellybox controls available on the market today.

SMS Concast Revamps Casting Machine for Taiwanese Steelmaker

15 October 2013 - Feng Hsin Iron & Steel has successfully commissioned the upgraded casting machine at its plant in Taichung City, Taiwan.

Oschatz Providing Three Converter Cooling Stacks for Chinese Steel Works

14 October 2013 - Germany-based plant constructor Oschatz was awarded a new contract from Baosteel Group Corp.

EVRAZ Suspends Operations at Claymont Mill

14 October 2013 - EVRAZ North America announced that due to subdued market demand and a high volume of imports, it will suspend operations at its steel mill in Claymont, Del.

SMS Concast Provides Molds for Siderperú's New Continuous Caster

14 October 2013 - Empresa Siderúrgica Del Perú (Siderperú), a company of the Gerdau Group, has revamped its continuous casting machine in Chimbote, Peru, thereby significantly improving its production process.

Indian Producer Orders Newly Designed Rebar Rolling Mill from Siemens

14 October 2013 - The Indian steel producer Kalika Steel Alloys Pvt. Ltd. (Kalika Steel) has placed an order with Siemens Metals Technologies to supply a rolling mill for reinforcing steels.

ATI Restructures Engineered Products Segment; Comments on Third Quarter 2013

14 October 2013 - Allegheny Technologies Incorporated announced a restructuring of its Engineered Products segment and commented on third quarter 2013 business conditions.

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