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All the latest headlines from NAFTA trading partners: the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

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USW: Duties on Illegally Traded Chinese Pipe Will Protect American Workers

13 February 2014 - United Steelworkers (USW) international president Leo W. Gerard issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) announced that it would maintain antidumping and countervailing duties on Chinese steel pipe imports.

Cliffs Shareholder Backing Former Metals USA Leader for Vacant Cliffs CEO Position

12 February 2014 - Casablanca Capital LP, one of the largest shareholders of Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., with beneficial ownership of approximately 5.2%, announced that it is backing Lourenco Goncalves, former CEO of Metals USA, to fill the currently open position of chief executive officer of Cliffs.

AK Steel Coke Plant Recognized For Outstanding Safety Performance

12 February 2014 - 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.

Timken Moving Forward with Spinoff of Steel Segment, TimkenSteel

12 February 2014 - The Timken Company announced that TimkenSteel Corporation, its newly formed subsidiary which will hold the company's steel business, has filed an initial Form 10 Registration Statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

voestalpine Reports Solid Financial Results in Challenging Economy

11 February 2014 - The voestalpine Group reported its results for the nine months ended 31 December 2013 and also provided an update on its DRI project in Texas.

Steel Shipments Up Slightly in December 2013

11 February 2014 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of December 2013, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,632,629 tons, a 0.4% increase from the 7,604,428 tons shipped in the previous month, November 2013.

EVRAZ Stratcor's New Facility Begins Processing Roasted Slag

11 February 2014 - Vanadium-bearing roasted steelmaking slag is starting to be processed at EVRAZ Stratcor’s Hot Springs, Ark., operations following completion of a US$7 million expansion at the plant.

Severstal Announces 2014 Capital Investment Program

10 February 2014 - OAO Severstal announced details of its 2014 investment program to support its development strategy and long-term competitiveness.

ATI Acquires Dynamic Flowform

10 February 2014 - Allegheny Technologies Inc. has acquired Dynamic Flowform Corp.

NLMK Group Enters New Growth Phase with Launch of “Strategy 2017”

10 February 2014 - NLMK Group, the largest steel producer in Russia and an international steel company, announced the launch of its “Strategy 2017.”

Plibrico Refractory Materials Sales Expand to Middle East

07 February 2014 - Plibrico Co. LLC announced the appointment of Arab Business Interrelated Group (Arabbitc) as the preferred exclusive agent for Plibrico material sales in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman.

ArcelorMittal Cautiously Optimistic as it Reports 2013 Results

07 February 2014 - ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest integrated steel and mining company, announced results for the three and twelve-month periods ended 31 December 2013.

SSAB Announces Results of Challenging 2013

07 February 2014 - SSAB announced its fourth quarter and full year 2013 results, commenting on market conditions and providing an outlook for the North American and European markets in 2014.

Kennametal Receives Carnegie Science Honor for Digital Engineering Breakthrough

07 February 2014 - Kennametal Inc.’s Vice president of product engineering, Fred Patterson, representing a team of product and software engineers, will be honored with a 2014 Carnegie Science Award in the Advanced Manufacturing category at a ceremony on 9 May 2014.

FerrouSouth Solves Riddle of Wide, Heavy Gauge, High Strength CTL Flatness

07 February 2014 - Independent toll processor, FerrouSouth announced the completion and successful start-up a new 3-roll, coil set, crossbow, pre-flattener at the front end of The Eliminator — the company’s heavy gauge stretcher leveling line.

AISI Lays Out Pro-Manufacturing Agenda for 2014

06 February 2014 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Board of Directors voted to approve the Institute’s 2014 Public Policy Agenda during their board meeting on 6 February 2014 in Washington, D.C.

2013–2014 FeMET Curriculum Development Program Selects Grant Recipients

06 February 2014 - The AIST Foundation's Ferrous Metallurgy Education Today (FeMET) Initiative announced the eight professors who have been awarded a FeMET Curriculum Development Grant for 2013–2014.

Preliminary Data Shows Large Increase in U.S. Imports in January 2014

06 February 2014 - Preliminary U.S. government data analyzed by the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) showed U.S. steel imports rising significantly in January 2014.

Layoffs Underway at U. S. Steel Canada

05 February 2014 - U. S. Steel is laying off nearly a quarter of the salaried staff of its Canadian operations as part of a companywide effort to reduce high administrative costs, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

AISI Estimates U.S. Import Market Share at 26% in January 2014

05 February 2014 - AISI provided an update on import permit tonnages and import market share for the month of January 2014.

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