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Herr-Voss Stamco Installing New Strand Extensioner Slitting Line for Cascadia Metals

22 October 2013 - Herr-Voss Stamco is manufacturing a new Strand Extensioner® slitting line for Cascadia Metals Ltd. in Canada.

CMC Completes Sale of Howell Metal Co.

21 October 2013 - Commercial Metals Company has completed the sale of 100% of the stock of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Howell Metal Company, to Mueller Copper Tube Products, Inc., a subsidiary of Mueller Industries, Inc., for a purchase price of approximately US$58.5 million, subject to customary purchase price adjustments.

Cliffs to Send Iron Ore to Asia on First Chinamax Vessel from North America

21 October 2013 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. and the Port of Sept -Îles announced that for the first time in North-America, a Chinamax type vessel will be loaded in the Bay of Sept-Îles, and will transport 300,000 metric tons of iron ore concentrate from Cliffs’ mine in Bloom Lake to Asia.

Steel Companies Attend AIST Funded Steel Day at Michigan Tech

18 October 2013 - Contrary to popular belief, the death of the steel industry has been greatly exaggerated. In fact, steel is booming, more than 200 Michigan Technological University students who gathered to talk with industry leaders learned at Michigan Tech’s first annual Steel Day, held earlier this week.

Butech Bliss to Build Synergy Hydraulic Roller Leveler for Lane Steel

18 October 2013 - Lane Steel has selected Butech Bliss to design, engineer, manufacture and install its new state-of-the-art Synergy™ Hydraulic Roller Leveler to its existing cut-to-length line.

Fifth Annual SteelDay Draws Attendance of More Than 10,000 People

18 October 2013 - More than 10,000 people attended 125 free events around the U.S. on 4 October 2013 in celebration of the structural steel industry’s fifth annual SteelDay, hosted by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), its members and partners.

CRU Successfully Completes Audit of U.S. Midwest Steel Price Indices

18 October 2013 - The third-party audit of CRU's weekly U.S. Midwest hot rolled coil, cold rolled coil, hot-dipped galvanized coil and plate price indices — the most widely used carbon steel indices in the world — has been completed.

ATI and Boeing Extend and Expand Long-Term Titanium Supply Agreement

18 October 2013 - Allegheny Technologies Inc. has extended its long-term titanium products supply agreement with The Boeing Company.

Moffitt Fan Corp. Celebrates 20th Anniversary

18 October 2013 - Moffitt Fan Corp. is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month. For two decades Moffitt Fan has been manufacturing industrial ventilation equipment including natural ventilators, wall louvers, fans, and more from their 50,000 square foot facility in LeRoy, N.Y.

Grieve Installs New Pit Furnace for Heat Treating for Customer

18 October 2013 - The Grieve Corp. announced a new No. 943 furnace, an electrically-heated, 2000°F top-loading pit furnace from Grieve, is currently being used on a variety of heat treating applications at a customer’s facility.

Danieli and Friedrich Kocks to Supply Equipment for Benteler's Tube Mill in Louisiana

17 October 2013 - Benteler announced Danieli will supply a new turnkey seamless tube mill and Friedrich Kocks will supply essential parts of the hot rolling mill for its new facility in Shreveport, La.

SDI Optimistic as Demand for High-Quality Steel Continues to Improve

17 October 2013 - Steel Dynamics, Inc. (SDI) announced its earnings results for the third quarter of 2013 and also provided an outlook for the remainder of the year.

Nucor Announces Third Quarter Results, Update on Operations

17 October 2013 - Nucor Corp. said its steel mills operating performance improved in the third quarter mainly due to better pricing for sheet steel, but it expects lower shipping volumes in the fourth quarter due to seasonal factors.

AISI: August Steel Shipments Up Month-on-Month But Down Year-on-Year

17 October 2013 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of August 2013, U.S. steel mills shipped 8,343,075 tons, a 0.8% increase from the 8,274,511 tons shipped in the previous month, July 2013, and a 0.4% decrease from the 8,377,162 tons shipped in August 2012.

Kennametal Honors Excellence in Environment, Health and Safety

17 October 2013 - Kennametal Inc. has presented its 12th annual Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Excellence Awards to six Kennametal projects worldwide.

Insteel Industries Reports Quarterly and Annual Results

17 October 2013 - The start-up of two new engineered structural mesh facilities this year have helped strengthen Insteel Industries' shipments and earnings results.

Michigan Tech Undergrads Meet with Representatives in the Steel Industry

16 October 2013 - Upper Michigan's Source reports on how a US$35,000 grant from the AIST Foundation helped Michigan Tech students meet with steel companies on Steel Day.

The Pritzker Organization Completes Acquisition of TMS International for US$1 Billion

16 October 2013 - TMS International Corp. and The Pritzker Organization, L.L.C. (TPO) announced the completion of the acquisition of TMS by business interests of Thomas J. Pritzker and Gigi Pritzker in an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value of approximately US$1 billion.

Middough Hires New Business Development Leader

16 October 2013 - Middough Inc., a top-ranking U.S. engineering, architecture, and management services company, announced the addition of Walter M. Teesdale as senior vice president and general manager of business development for the company.

SteelBenchmarker: U.S. HRB Prices Rise While Prices Fall Elsewhere

16 October 2013 - The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker™ United States HRB spot price for 14 October 2013 rose 0.8% to US$723 per metric ton after falling two consecutive times.

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