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Mexican, Indian Companies Partner to Develop Micro-Mills for Long Product Production in Americas

13 May 2014 - Mexico's PMP Grupo (Planeación, Mantenimiento y Proyectos) and India’s Preet Machines Limited have formed a commercial alliance to boost the construction of micro-mills for the recycling and transformation of scrap iron in the USA, Mexico and Canada, as well as other countries in Latin America.

The Bradbury Co. Announces Employee Promotions

13 May 2014 - The Bradbury Co. Inc. announced a series of promotions.

Timken to Increase Prices on All SBQ Products

13 May 2014 - The Timken Company announced it will increase base prices on all special bar quality (SBQ) products by US$30 per ton.

SDI’s Glenn A. Pushis Appointed AIST President for 2014–2015

12 May 2014 - Glenn A. Pushis, vice president and general manager, Steel Dynamics Inc. – Flat Rolled Division, Butler, Ind., USA, has been appointed president of the Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) for 2014–2015.

TMEIC Supplies Large Variable Speed Drives to Nucor's DRI Plant

12 May 2014 - TMEIC has completed the installation and startup of two large variable speed drives at Nucor’s direct reduced iron plant in Louisiana.

Nucor Promotes Chad Utermark To Executive Vice President

12 May 2014 - Nucor Corp. announced that Chad Utermark, vice president and general manager of Nucor-Yamato Steel Co., has been promoted to executive vice president of beam and plate products effective 11 May 2014.

Siemens and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Form Joint Venture for Metals Industry

12 May 2014 - Siemens and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) want to cooperate in the field of metallurgical industry and are forming a globally operating complete provider for plants, products and services for the iron, steel and aluminum industries.

AK Steel Announces Company's 2014 Sons and Daughters Scholarship Recipients

12 May 2014 - AK Steel is continuing a longstanding tradition this year by awarding college scholarships to sons and daughters of company employees.

AISI and CFSEI Co-Sponsor 2014 International Student Competition on Cold-Formed Steel Design

12 May 2014 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) and the Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) are joining the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the University of North Texas as co-sponsors in the fourth International Student Competition on Cold-Formed Steel Design.

AISI: U.S. Steel Import Permits Rose in April 2014

12 May 2014 - Based on the U.S. Commerce Department’s most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that steel import permit applications for the month of April 2014 total 3,682,000 tons*.

Harsco Tax VP Expands Role to Include Treasury

09 May 2014 - Harsco Corp. announced that the its vice president of tax and risk management, Michael H. Kolinsky, will also assume the role of corporate treasurer effective 22 May 2014, upon the scheduled retirement of current treasurer Robert G. Yocum following more than three decades of company service.

ArcelorMittal Mexico Again Honored as Socially Responsible Company

08 May 2014 - ArcelorMittal Mexico has been honored by the Mexican Philanthropy Centre (CEMEFI), recognized as a socially responsible company for the third consecutive year.

U.S. Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel Industry Encouraged by Trade Case Ruling

08 May 2014 - The U.S. Department of Commerce announced its preliminary determinations that imports of grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) from China, the Czech Republic, Germany, Japan, Poland, Russia, and South Korea are being sold at less than fair value (or “dumped”) in the U.S.

Siemens and Mitsubishi to Establish Steel Production Machinery Joint Venture

07 May 2014 - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) and Siemens AG have agreed to establish a joint-venture company (JV) in steel and metal production machinery effective as of January 2015, subject to regulatory approvals.

SDI's Mark Millett Explains That Making Money in the Steel Industry Is Not a Mystery

07 May 2014 - Mark Millett, president and CEO of Steel Dynamics Inc., had two great honors bestowed upon him at AISTech 2104 in Indianapolis, Ind.: He was named 2014 Steelmaker of the Year, and he also received the 2014 William Hogan Memorial Lecture Award.

Timken Commissions MEERgauge® System from SMS Meer

07 May 2014 - Timken has successfully commissioned the MEERgauge® laser-based precision measuring system supplied by SMS Meer at its mill in Canton, Ohio.

ArcelorMittal USA, Supply Chain Partnership Honored for Industry-First Innovation

07 May 2014 - ArcelorMittal, Honda and Magna’s Cosma International announced that a joint nomination for the 2014 Automotive News PACE Awards was selected as the winner in the ‘Manufacturing Process and Capital Equipment’ category for the industry’s first laser-welded, hot-stamped door ring in the 2014 Acura MDX.

U.S. Raw Steel Production Declines Slightly

07 May 2014 - In the week ending 3 May 2014, U.S. domestic raw steel production was 1,815,000 tons while the capability utilization rate was 75.5%, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported in its latest Raw Steel Update.

Mark D. Millett Named Steelmaker of the Year at AISTech 2014

06 May 2014 - Mark D. Millett, president and chief executive officer of Steel Dynamics Inc., was named "Steelmaker of the Year" at AISTech 2014 — The Iron & Steel Technology Conference and Exposition, managed by The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST).

AK Steel Employee Receives Prestigious Recognition

06 May 2014 - AK Steel said today that Johannes (Hans) Schade, Ph.D., the company's manager of electrical steel technology and research laboratories, has received the Benjamin F. Fairless Award from the Association for Iron and Steel Technology (AIST).

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