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U.S. Ambassador to Austria Visits voestalpine Headquarters

20 March 2015 - United States Ambassador to Austria, Alexa Wesner, recently showed great interest in the activities technology and capital goods group voestalpine is driving forward in the US. During a visit to the Group’s headquarters in Linz she discussed current economic framework conditions in Europe and the USA with voestalpine CEO Wolfgang Eder, as well as voestalpine’s future prospects in the United States.

U. S. Steel to Build EAF and Tubular Coupling Facility in Alabama

19 March 2015 - United States Steel Corporation announced two capital investment projects valued at a total of US$277.5 million.

Nucor Sees Q1 Operating Performance Falling in Challenging Market

19 March 2015 - Nucor Corporation announced guidance for its first quarter ending 4 April 2015.

Bradbury Names New Manufacturing Engineer

19 March 2015 - The Bradbury Co. Inc. announced the appointment of Evan Evans to manufacturing engineer.

SDI Predicts Stronger Second Half of the Year

18 March 2015 - Steel Dynamics Inc. provided first quarter 2015 earnings guidance.

Samuel Steel Pickling Expands Surface Inspection Partnership with ISRA VISION Parsytec

18 March 2015 - Samuel Steel Pickling Inc., a specialist in pickling and value added services for steel production, recently expanded its facilities’ inspection systems.

ASSE and Cintas Give Last Call for Innovation Award Workplace Safety Nominations

18 March 2015 - The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and Cintas Corporation, a leading provider of safety training, personal protective equipment (PPE) and first-aid solutions, issued a last call for applications for the 2015 Award for Innovation in Occupational Safety Management.

SMS Millcraft and SMS Meer Inc. Merge

17 March 2015 - Two SMS Group companies, SMS Millcraft LLC, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa., and SMS Meer Inc., headquartered in Cranberry Township, Pa., the U.S. subsidiary of SMS Meer GmbH, have merged to become SMS Technical Services LLC.

AIIS: U.S. Steel Imports Nearly Unchanged in January

17 March 2015 - Amidst a steep jump in steel exports to one minor trading partner, and a sharp drop in shipments to another, total steel exports by the United States in January 2015 were nearly unchanged from December 2014, according to analysis from the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS).

SteelBenchmarker: HRB Price Collapse Continues

17 March 2015 - In its 215th report, the SteelBenchmarker™ released 9 steel products and 3 USA scrap prices. Of these, here are four benchmark prices for hot-rolled band for 9 March 2015:

Mishawaka Sheet Metal Orders Red Bud Precision Blanking Line

17 March 2015 - Mishawaka Sheet Metal Inc., located in Elkhart, Ind., has ordered a precision blanking line from Red Bud Industries which will be installed later this year.

Tyasa Issues Final Acceptance of Minimill Meltshop from Primetals Technologies

16 March 2015 - Talleres y Aceros S.A. de C.V. (Tyasa), a Mexican steel producer, issued Primetals Technologies with the final acceptance certificate for a new mini-mill meltshop late in 2014.

Northwest Pipe Says Lower Oil Prices Will Impact Q1 Results

16 March 2015 - Northwest Pipe Company announced its financial results for the quarter and year ended 31 December 2014.

Sandvik Implements Second Phase of Supply Chain Optimization Program

13 March 2015 - As initially communicated in 2013, Sandvik’s supply chain is to be optimized, reducing the number of production units from 150 to about 125 over three to four years.

Magnetation LLC Retains Financial Advisor and Legal Advisor

13 March 2015 - Magnetation LLC announced that it has retained The Blackstone Group as financial advisor and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP as legal advisor to assist the company in evaluating alternatives to improve liquidity.

Leading Steel Executives Debate Industry's Key Issues at AISTech 2015 Town Hall Forum

12 March 2015 - A panel of the steel industry's most influential executives will take part in a moderated discussion at the AISTech Town Hall Forum on Wednesday, 6 May at 8:30 a.m. in the Grand Ballroom at the Cleveland Convention Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

U. S. Steel to Adjust Production at Keetac Plant

12 March 2015 - United States Steel Corporation will temporarily idle its Minnesota Ore Operations – Keetac plant in Keewatin, Minn., effective 13 May 2015.

Woodings to Deliver Large Tuyere and Valve Order to Pittsburgh Steelmaker

12 March 2015 - A large Pittsburgh-based steel producer has selected Woodings Industrial to provide a sizable order of tuyere stocks and hot blast valves.

GM Recognizes ArcelorMittal as Supplier of the Year

12 March 2015 - ArcelorMittal proudly accepted General Motors’ Supplier of the Year award for the second consecutive year at the automaker’s 23th annual ceremony held in Detroit on Thursday, 5 March 2015.

NanoSteel Expands Material Capabilities for Additive Manufacturing

12 March 2015 - The NanoSteel® Company, a leader in nano-structured steel materials design, announced the expansion of the company’s additive manufacturing (AM) material capabilities to support metal 3D printing of complex high hardness parts and the ability to customize properties layer-by-layer through gradient material design.

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