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CMI Refurbishes Pickling Line of NLMK La Louvière

07 October 2013 - NLMK La Louvière of Belgium chose the CMI Group to refurbish a pickling line that was damaged by a fire. Based on its expertise, CMI has proposed an optimal refurbishment combining both repair and replacement of components.

World Steel Association Elects New Chairman

07 October 2013 - The Board of Directors of the World Steel Association (worldsteel) has elected the following new officers for 2013/2014:

SunCoke Energy Expects Domestic Coke Production to Exceed 1 Million Tons in Third Quarter

07 October 2013 - SunCoke Energy, Inc. reported that domestic coke production for third quarter 2013 is expected to be 1,081,000 tons, down 16,000 tons from 1,097,000 tons in third quarter 2012.

LGOK Passes Recertification of Health and Safety Management System

07 October 2013 - Lebedinsky GOK (LGOK, part of Metalloinvest) has successfully passed the recertification audit of its health and safety management system for compliance with the international standard OHSAS 18001:2007.

TMK Completes Shipment of Pipes for North Caspian Project

07 October 2013 - TMK, one of the world's leading producers of pipes for the oil and gas industry, has completed the shipment of tubular products for the construction of deep water pipelines at the Filanovsky oil and gas condensate field in the North Caspian Sea, under development by Lukoil.

Severstal Columbus Achieves 25 Million Kilowatt Hours in Energy Savings

07 October 2013 - The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), along with Gov. Phil Bryant, on 8 October presented a check for more than US$2.5 million to Severstal North America for achieving significant energy efficiencies at its Columbus, Miss., plant through TVA’s Major Industrial Program.

Kloeckner Metals Announces Consolidations

04 October 2013 - Kloeckner Metals, one of the leading metal distributors in North America, announced that it will reorganize and consolidate a number of facilities under the Kloeckner Metals brand.

Construction Underway for Evraz Stratcor's New Facilities For Processing Vanadium-Bearing Steelmaking Slag

04 October 2013 - Construction is well underway on a US$7 million expansion at EVRAZ Stratcor’s Hot Springs, Ark., operations that will allow the plant to use roasted steelmaking slag in the production of specialty vanadium alloys and chemicals.

Outokumpu VDM Orders Peeling Line for Forged Products from SMS Meer

04 October 2013 - Outokumpu VDM of Germany has placed an order with SMS Meer to supply a PMH 320 rotary peeling machine including finishing equipment for its plant in Unna.

AISI Commends SMA President

04 October 2013 - Thomas J. Gibson, president and CEO of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), issued the following statement in reaction to the announcement that Philip K. Bell, director of external communications and public affairs for Gerdau Long Steel North America, has been named president of the Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA) to succeed Tom Danjczek who earlier this year announced his plans to retire as president:

Future Metals Relocates, Expands Operations in England

04 October 2013 - Future Metals UK, a division of Future Metals LLC, has announced the relocation and expansion of its metals service center in England.

Platts Forms Value-in-Use Pricing Partnership with German Analytics Company

04 October 2013 - Expanding its analytics capabilities in iron ore, Platts, a leading global energy, metals and agriculture information provider, has formed a commercial partnership with Minerals Value Services GmbH (MVS), a privately-held Munich, Germany-based company specializing in determining value-in-use for miners, mills and traders in the iron ore and steelmaking industries.

EUROFER: Unfair Practices Under LME Policy Jeopardize Normal Functioning of Metals Markets

04 October 2013 - The European steel industry, represented by EUROFER, has serious concerns about the new rules proposed in the Consultation on changes to LME Warehouses Policy, released on 1 July 2013.

General Steel Receives Notice Regarding NYSE Listing Criteria

04 October 2013 - General Steel Holdings, Inc., a leading non-state-owned steel producer in China, announced that on 26 September 2013, it received a notice from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) that the company is currently below the NYSE's continued listing standards.

Severstal North America Achieves 42% Weight Reduction in Steel Vehicle Parts

03 October 2013 - Severstal North America (SNA), one of the largest steel producers in the U.S., is helping its automotive customers achieve lighter weight, stronger vehicles using the latest Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) technologies, state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment and new grades of high-strength and high-formability steel, all while keeping costs low.

AISI and AIST Announce Recipients of 2013–2015 FeMET, StEEL and Premier Scholarships

03 October 2013 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) and the Association for Iron & Steel Technology Foundation’s Ferrous Metallurgy Education Today, or FeMET Initiative, and Steel Engineering Education Link, or StEEL, scholarship program, both aimed at attracting top talent to the North American steel industry, have awarded scholarships of US$5,000 to third-year students from leading North American colleges for the 2013–2015 academic years.

SMA Board Elects Philip Bell as New President

03 October 2013 - The Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA) Board of Directors announced the election of Philip K. Bell as SMA president.

Steel Institute Co-Hosts Event in Preparation for SteelDay

03 October 2013 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), in collaboration with the House and Senate Steel Caucuses and the National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA), hosted an event on 2 October in honor of SteelDay 2013 which will be held on Friday, 4 October.

Latin America Sees Significant Increase of Finished Steel Imports from China

03 October 2013 - Finished steel exports from China to Latin America reached 3.5 million tons in the January to August 2013 period — 27% more than same period of 2012, the Latin American steel association, Alacero, reports.

SMDI and Michelin Kick off 5th Annual Steel Wheel Design Competition

03 October 2013 - The Steel Market Development Institute’s (SMDI) Wheels Task Force, in partnership with Michelin, kicked off its fifth annual Steel Wheel Design Competition with Southfield, Mich.-based Lawrence Technological University (LTU) last week.

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