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North America
All the latest headlines from NAFTA trading partners: the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
Latest News
Reliance Pleased by Q3 Demand Growth Despite Seasonal Headwinds
28 October 2014 - Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. reported its financial results for the third quarter ended 30 September 2014.
Carpenter Reports Difficult Start to Q3 but Improvement Seen
27 October 2014 - Carpenter Technology Corp. announced financial results for the quarter ended 30 September 2014.
USW Joins Petition for Duties on Welded API Line Pipe Imports
27 October 2014 - The United Steelworkers (USW) union has joined a petition calling on the U.S. Commerce Department (DOC) and International Trade Commission (ITC) to impose antidumping and countervailing duties on welded API line pipe imports from South Korea and Turkey.
MRS Whiteville Recycling Facility Achieves SHARP Status
27 October 2014 - Metal Recycling Services’ (MRS) Whiteville, N.C., facility received the prestigious SHARP (Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program) designation from the North Carolina Secretary of Labor.
ATI Names Chief Human Resources Officer
24 October 2014 - Allegheny Technologies Incorporated announced that Elizabeth C. Powers has been named ATI’s senior vice president, chief human resources officer, effective 1 November 2014.
ArcelorMittal Spain Supplying Steel Plates for Floating Hotel in Gulf of Mexico
24 October 2014 - ArcelorMittal’s heavy plate mill in Gijón, Asturias, Spain, will supply more than 5,000 metric tons of steel plates to help build a floating hotel for 700 people.
U.S. Electrical Steel Producers to Appeal Decision in Trade Case
24 October 2014 - U.S. producers of grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) will file an appeal of the negative decision on "material injury" by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).
Michigan Seamless Tube Acquires Blue Diamond Trademark from Wheatland Tube
24 October 2014 - Michigan Seamless Tube LLC (MST), a manufacturer of high-quality carbon and alloy seamless cold-drawn tube and pipe, and Wheatland Tube, North America’s leading standard and sprinkler pipe producer, announced that MST has acquired the exclusive rights to the prestigious Blue Diamond® brand of A106 seamless pressure pipe from Wheatland Tube.
U.S. Agency Rules Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel from Four Countries Not Injuring U.S. Industry
24 October 2014 - The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) determined that a U.S. industry is neither materially injured nor threatened with material injury by reason of imports of grain-oriented electrical steel from China, Czech Republic, Korea, and Russia that the U.S. Department of Commerce has determined are sold in the U.S. at less than fair value and from China that the DOC has determined are subsidized.
Nucor's Steel Mills Perfom Better Than Expected in Q3
23 October 2014 - As it reported its third quarter earnings results, Nucor said overall operating performance at its steel mills was much improved compared to the second quarter of 2014 due to increased profitability in sheet, structural, bar and plate steel.
USW at U. S. Steel Canada Ratifies New Collective Agreement
23 October 2014 - U. S. Steel Canada Inc. announced that its employees represented by United Steelworkers (USW) Local 1005 have ratified a new collective bargaining agreement that will extend through until 31 March 2015.
SMDI Appoints Mark A. Thimons to Head Up Steel Recycling Institute
23 October 2014 - The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), announced that Mark A. Thimons will succeed Gregory Crawford as vice president of the Steel Recycling Institute (SRI).
SunCoke Names New Chief Financial Officer
23 October 2014 - SunCoke Energy Inc. and SunCoke Energy Partners L.P. announced that Fay West has been promoted to senior vice president and chief financial officer of both companies, reporting directly to Fritz Henderson, SunCoke’s chairman and chief executive officer.
Steel Institute Applauds Decision to Revoke Russian Steel Agreement
22 October 2014 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) applauded the Department of Commerce’s (DOC) decision to revoke the outdated “suspension agreement” with Russia, which has prevented antidumping duties from being imposed on imports of hot-rolled steel from that country to the U.S.
ATI Announces Q3 2014 Results; Outlook Bright
22 October 2014 - As it reported its third quarter 2014 results, Allegheny Technologies Inc. said is is seeing a lot of global uncertainty in short cycle markets and expects to see cautious inventory management in the short term.
SSAB Launches Unique Steel with Guaranteed Flatness after Laser Cutting
22 October 2014 - SSAB's Laser Plus is a totally new generation of steels for laser cutting that comes with unique guarantees: maximum flatness deviation of 3 mm/m after laser cutting and bending radius of 0–1.5 x the material thickness.
Quaker Chemical Develops Fire-Resistant Grease for Hot Mills
21 October 2014 - Quaker Chemical has developed a fire-resistant grease to be used on the roller bearings in hot mills to reduce the amount of slag fires.
World Crude Steel Production Down Slightly Y-o-Y in September
21 October 2014 - World crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 134 million tonnes (Mt) in September 2014, a slight decrease of -0.1% compared to September 2013.
SDI Optimistic As It Announces Q3 Results
21 October 2014 - Steel Dynamics Inc. announced its results for the third quarter of 2014, including a short-term outlook.
Samuel to Open Large-Scale Facility in Tennessee for Growing Auto Market
21 October 2014 - Bill Chisholm, president & CEO of Samuel, Son & Co., announced plans to open a new Samuel facility in the Southern U.S. which will deliver the capacity and capabilities beyond any other metal service center in the region.
