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The Bradbury Group Names New Tooling Coordinator

11 March 2015 - Custom Rollforming Corp. (CRC) announced the appointment of Colton Snyder as the tooling coordinator.

OSHA Finds Serious Safety Violations at Atlas Metal & Iron

11 March 2015 - The death of a 52-year-old man, killed when a scrap metal baler started while he worked inside, could have been averted if his employer, Atlas Metal & Iron Corp., had made sure the machine was shut down properly, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has determined.

New Guild International Laser Welder Allows Coil End Welding on Strip as Thin as .003”

11 March 2015 - New laser welding technology from Guild International is making coil end welding on strip as thin as .003” possible.

World Steel Association Makes Steel Safety Day an Annual Event

10 March 2015 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) announced the launch of the second annual Steel Safety Day.

ABB to Build New Manufacturing, R&D Facility in Tennessee

10 March 2015 - ABB, a leading power and automation technology group, will invest US$30 million in building a new manufacturing site and expanding its customer experience center for its Low Voltage Products division near Memphis, Tenn.

Pacesetter Steel Awarded Prestigious Certification from Women's Business Enterprise National Council

10 March 2015 - Pacesetter Steel Service Inc. has received national certification as a Women's Business Enterprise by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), making it one of largest companies in the steel industry to receive this prestigious distinction.

USITC Will Expedite Sunset Review of OCTG from China

10 March 2015 - The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to expedite its five-year (sunset) reviews concerning the countervailing and antidumping duty orders on oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from China.

2015 Manufacturing Leadership Award Winners Announced

10 March 2015 - Frost & Sullivan's Manufacturing Leadership (ML) Council is recognizing world-class manufacturing companies and individual leaders as winners of the 2015 Manufacturing Leadership Awards, among them: Steel Dynamics Inc. and Olympic Steel.

AK Steel Coke Plant Recognized for Outstanding Safety Performance

09 March 2015 - AK Steel’s Middletown (Ohio) Works coke plant has received the Max Eward Safety Award from the American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute (ACCCI), a leading industry trade organization based in Washington, D.C.

Gerdau Steel India Commissions QMOS MES System from Quad Infotech

09 March 2015 - Gerdau Steel India Limited (GSIL) has completed the first phase of commissioning of the QMOS MES system at its integrated steel plant in Tadipatri, India.

Axis Pipe and Tube Receives API Certifications; Starts Operations in Texas

09 March 2015 - Axis Pipe and Tube Inc. and The Prolamsa Group confirmed that operations have commenced at their Texas Triangle Park facility in Bryan, Texas, USA.

McJunkin Red Man Signs Supply Contract Extension with Marathon Oil

09 March 2015 - MRC Global Inc. announced that McJunkin Red Man Corporation, MRC Global's U.S. operating company, has executed a five-year extension to its current supply agreement with Marathon Oil Company.

EVRAZ North America Sells Structural Tubing Business

06 March 2015 - EVRAZ plc announced that its North American subsidiary EVRAZ North America (ENA) has signed an agreement with Maruichi Oregon Steel Tube LLC to sell ENA’s structural tubing business (formerly known as Columbia Structural Steel) in Portland, Ore., for approximately US$51 million in cash, including approximately US$8.5 million of proceeds from the sale of inventories.

TimkenSteel and SMS Meer Develop Advanced Q&T Facility

06 March 2015 - TimkenSteel has placed an order with SMS Meer for the design, construction and installation of a complete new heat treatment plant for the company’s Gambrinus complex in Canton, Ohio, USA.

Ajax TOCCO Supplies Induction Heater for FBE Coating System at L.B. Foster

06 March 2015 - Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic recently shipped a 4,500-kW, 12-pulse, Pacer II induction heating system to the L.B.Foster Coated Products pipe coating facility in Birmingham, Ala.

Esmark Reaffirms Continued Interest in Železara Smederevo Steel Works

05 March 2015 - Esmark Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James P. Bouchard announced that, despite the recent efforts to reach a definitive agreement with the Republic of Serbia for the restructuring and revitalization of the Železara Smederevo Steel Works, Esmark continues to believe its comprehensive business plan and world-class management team provide the best possible future for the mill.

Vallourec Announces 2014 Results; Oil Prices Force Workforce Reductions

05 March 2015 - Vallourec announced its results for the full year 2014.

U.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission Introduces New Sprockets with Patented Wear Indicator Technology

05 March 2015 - U.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission LLC has introduced Tsubaki SMART TOOTH sprockets utilizing the company’s patented Wear Indicator Technology that allows customers to identify and schedule drive system maintenance before critical component failure occurs.

Allegheny Technologies Elects New Director

05 March 2015 - Allegheny Technologies Incorporated announced that David J. Morehouse has been elected to the ATI Board of Directors. His election increases the number of directors to eleven.

Kenwal Steel Installs Digital Lumens Intelligent LED Lighting System

04 March 2015 - Digital Lumens announced that Kenwal Steel Corp., one of North America’s largest and most-respected flat-rolled steel distributors, has upgraded the lighting in its 100,000-square-foot steel mill in Detroit, Mich., to the Digital Lumens Intelligent LED Lighting System.

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