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AIST's Steel News provides the steel community with technological and innovative news on the people, producers and suppliers in the North American and international steel communities.

U. S. Steel To Kick Off Annual United Way Campaign With Public Party

19 September 2013 - United States Steel Corporation will kick off its Pittsburgh-area 2013 United Way employee campaign by hosting its annual Party on the Plaza event Friday, 20 September 2013, from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. on the plaza outside of the U. S. Steel Tower in downtown Pittsburgh.

ATI CEO Comments on Trade Case Filed Against Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel Imports

19 September 2013 - Allegheny Technologies Inc. president and CEO Rich Harshman comments on the antidumping and countervailing duty petitions filed against seven countries.

Republic Steel Increasing Steel Production

18 September 2013 - Republic Steel announced that it has restarted steel production on the #7 Furnace at its Canton, Ohio, melt shop that experienced a transformer failure on 2 August 2013.

U.S. Producers of Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel File Trade Case Against Seven Countries

18 September 2013 - AK Steel Corporation and ATI Allegheny Ludlum, the two U.S. producers of grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES), as well as the United Steelworkers (USW), which represents workers engaged in the production of GOES at ATI Allegheny Ludlum, filed antidumping duty petitions on 18 September charging that unfairly traded imports of GOES from seven countries are causing material injury to the domestic industry.

MSCI: Improvement in July Service Center Shipments Disappears in August

18 September 2013 - U.S. and Canadian service center shipments of both steel and aluminum returned to the year-over-year trend that was experienced earlier this year in contrast to the modest growth displayed last month, the Metals Service Center Institute reports.

Leeco Steel Opens Distribution Center in Mobile, Ala.

18 September 2013 - Leeco Steel, a global supplier of carbon, HSLA, heat-treated and alloy plate steel, has secured a facility in Mobile, Ala.. The distribution center began shipping plate steel this month.

AUMUND to Supply DRI Hot Transport Conveyor to JSW in India

18 September 2013 - AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH is supplying a hot transport conveyor (HTC) for the direct charging of hot DRI into the electric arc furnace at JSW Toranagallu in Karnataka Province, India.

Reuters: Italy May Change Law to Restart Riva Steel Ops

18 September 2013 - Italy may change the law to allow steelmaker Riva Acciaio to use cash seized as part of a move against the group's parent to ensure it can restart production at plants suspended last week and preserve jobs, the industry minister said on Wednesday, Reuters reports.

ArcelorMittal Ostrava Launches Power Plant Denitrification Project

18 September 2013 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava has launched an investment project to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions at its power plant in the Czech Republic.

Steel Dynamics Provides Third Quarter Earnings Guidance

18 September 2013 - As it reported its earnings guidance for the third quarter of 2013, Steel Dynamics Inc. noted that increased profitability from the company's sheet operations is related to both higher volume and metal spread.

Steel Dynamics Provides Third Quarter Earnings Guidance

18 September 2013 - As it reported its earnings guidance for the third quarter of 2013, Steel Dynamics Inc. noted that increased profitability from the company's sheet operations is related to both higher volume and metal spread.

ArcelorMittal Develops New Range of Steels for the European Solar Construction Market

18 September 2013 - ArcelorMittal has developed, as part of a research project led by the company’s research and development teams, a range of photovoltaic products based on steel.

New Millennium Iron Announces First Shipment from Tata Steel Minerals Canada's Direct Shipping Ore Project

17 September 2013 - New Millennium Iron Corp. (NML) announced that Tata Steel Minerals Canada (TSMC), in which NML has a 20% interest, has made the first shipment of products from its Direct Shipping Ore (DSO) Project.

Nucor Announces Guidance for Third Quarter Earnings

17 September 2013 - Nucor Corporation announced guidance for its third quarter ending 28 September 2013 noting that the strongest end markets continue to be in manufactured goods including energy and automotive.

Schnitzer Steel Announces Change to Media Contact

17 September 2013 - Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. announced that Tom Zelenka, vice president of environmental and public affairs, has assumed responsibility for media relations and communications.

Harsco to Sell Infrastructure Business Into Joint Venture

17 September 2013 - Diversified global industrial company Harsco Corporation announced an agreement to sell Harsco's Infrastructure division into a joint venture with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) under a transaction that will combine the Infrastructure division with Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc. (Brand), which CD&R is simultaneously acquiring from First Reserve.

Report: Pakistan Steel Production Cycle Comes to a Halt

17 September 2013 - The production cycle at the Pakistan Steel Mills — the country’s largest industrial complex — appears to have come to a halt, mainly because of non-availability of raw material and severe financial crunch, according to Pakistani newspaper Dawn.

Benteler Steel/Tube Breaks Ground on U.S. Facility

17 September 2013 - On 16 September 2013, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and Benteler Steel/Tube marked the beginning of the construction on the company’s new hot rolling seamless steel tube mill in Caddo Parish, La., its first manufacturing facility in the United States.

Yuriy Bokachev Appointed Managing Director of NLMK DanSteel

17 September 2013 - Yuriy Bokachev has been appointed managing director of NLMK DanSteel A/S, a Danish plate producer and part of NLMK Europe Plate Products. In this capacity, Yuriy Bokachev will be responsible for NLMK DanSteel’s operating activities, operational health and safety, and environmental issues.

Reuters: China to Cut Coal Use, Shut Polluters, In Bid to Clear the Air

17 September 2013 - China unveiled comprehensive new measures to tackle air pollution on Thursday, with plans to slash coal consumption and close polluting mills, factories and smelters, but experts said implementing the bold targets would be a major challenge, according to a Reuters report.

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