Steel News

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2014 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) applauded the Department of Commerce’s (DOC) decision to revoke the outdated “suspension agreement” with Russia, which has prevented antidumping duties from being imposed on imports of hot-rolled steel from that country to the U.S.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.

Harsco Names New CFO

21 October 2014 - Diversified global industrial company Harsco Corp. announced the appointment of Peter F. Minan as chief financial officer, effective 11 November 2014.

worldsteel Announces 9th steelChallenge Launch Date

20 October 2014 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) announced that the steelChallenge-9 will begin with the regional championship round on 19 November 2014 and will finish with the world championship round on 11 February 2015.

Cliffs Natural Resources Appoints Susan Green to Board of Directors

20 October 2014 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. has appointed Susan M. Green to its Board of Directors, effective 15 October 2014.

OSHA Cites Kloeckner Metals for 1 Repeat, 3 Serious Violations

17 October 2014 - An employee was severely injured when he became caught in unguarded arbor rollers at Kloeckner Metals Corp. on 22 April 2014. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the Cincinnati manufacturing plant with one repeat and three serious safety violations, carrying proposed penalties of US$56,000.