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U.S. Steel Exports Fall in November 2013

14 January 2014 - U.S. steel exports declined in November 2013 by 17.1% compared to October 2013, according to government reporting analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS).

Mississippi Steel Processing Orders Red Bud Precision Blanking Line

13 January 2014 - Mississippi Steel Processing, located in Columbus, Miss., has ordered a precision blanking line from Red Bud Industries which will be installed in late April 2014.

Ranger Steel Names New President, Chief Operating Officer

13 January 2014 - Ranger Steel Services LP, the largest independent steel plate distributor in the United States, announced that sales vice president Jeff McPherson has been appointed president, and operations vice president Jochen Seeba has been named chief operating officer.

Plibrico Materials Division Focuses on West Coast Growth with New Hire

13 January 2014 - Plibrico Co. LLC is pleased to welcome Paul Schmidt as the new Plibrico Refractory Materials Division area sales manager for the Western United States and Canada.

Advanced Steel Featured On 2014 North American Truck of the Year Winner

13 January 2014 - The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI) — a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute — announced that the 2014 North American Car and Truck/Utility of the Year (NACTOY) truck award winner again features a significant amount of advanced high-strength steel, which offers significant lightweighting benefits at a lower cost.

ATI Wah Chang Employee Honored by ASTM for Contributions to Refractory Metals Industry

13 January 2014 - Richard C. Sutherlin, manager of technical services at ATI Wah Chang, Albany, Ore., has received the 2013 H.R. “Russ” Ogden Award from ASTM International.

Outotec Appoints New Head of Americas Business

13 January 2014 - Mr. Kimmo Kontola, currently executive vice president, president of APAC region at Outotec, has been appointed to lead the Americas region business as of 1 March 2014.

SunCoke Energy Expects Lower Year-on-Year Domestic Coke Production in Q4 2013

10 January 2014 - SunCoke Energy, Inc. reported fourth quarter 2013 domestic coke production is expected to be 1,056,000 tons, down an estimated 26,000 tons versus the same prior year period.

Outotec Announces Change in Executive Board

10 January 2014 - Jari Rosendal, executive vice president and president of Outotec's Americas region, has announced he will leave Outotec to become the president and CEO of Kemira Oyj.

Arch Coal President of Eastern U.S. Operations Retiring; Successor Named

10 January 2014 - Arch Coal, Inc. announced that Charles G. Snavely has elected to retire as president of the company's eastern U.S. operations, following an exceptional 35-year career in the coal industry.

U.S. Steel Mill Shipments Drop 9% in October

09 January 2014 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of November 2013, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,604,428 tons, a 9.0% decrease from the 8,287,553 tons shipped in the previous month, October 2013,.

Cargill to Build Steel Processing Plant in Colorado

08 January 2014 - Cargill will build its eighth U.S. steel processing center to help meet the increasing demands for steel products in the manufacturing and shale oil industries.

Schnitzer Steel Reports Results, Noting Steady Market Conditions in West Coast Steel Market

08 January 2014 - Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. announced a quarterly loss in its fiscal 2014 first quarter ended 30 November 2013.

Butech Bliss to Build Fulton County Processing’s New HCL Pickling Line

08 January 2014 - Fulton County Processing (FCP), a northwest Ohio-based, state-of-the-art steel coil processing company, announced that Butech Bliss and Nelson Steel will be installing a new hydrochloric push/pull pickling line set to be operational in late 2014.

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