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Post-Gazette: Among U. S. Steel's Assets is 'Profound Science Knowledge,' New CEO Says

23 August 2013 - Incoming U.S. Steel CEO Mario Longhi said the natural gas boom, the automotive market and a comprehensive efficiency project he supervises are major opportunities for the struggling Pittsburgh steel producer, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Felman Production Announces Layoffs

23 August 2013 - Felman Production, LLC, which temporarily suspended operations on 28 June due to challenging ferrosilicomanganese market conditions, announced it has been forced to lay off approximately 100 employees, effective 31 August 2013.

Peabody Energy Names Glenn Kellow President and Chief Operating Officer

23 August 2013 - Peabody Energy announced that the company has named veteran mining executive Glenn Kellow to the position of president and chief operating officer.  He will report to chairman and chief executive officer Gregory H. Boyce and serve as a member of Peabody's executive leadership team.

Axis Pipe and Tube Breaks Ground for Texas Facility

22 August 2013 - On 22 August 2013, officials of Axis Pipe and Tube, Inc., The Prolamsa Group and state and local officials participated in groundbreaking ceremonies in Bryan, Texas, for a new US$150 million pipe and tube facility. 

Bloomberg: JSW Seeks to Sell U.S. Plant as Demand Revives

22 August 2013 - JSW Steel Ltd., India’s third-biggest steelmaker, will consider selling its U.S. mill complex to help reduce debt and boost earnings as a revival in the world’s biggest economy spurs demand, Bloomberg reports.

Report: Judge Splits Verdict in EPA Case Against U. S. Steel

22 August 2013 - The federal government can’t seek to fine U.S. Steel for violations it claims the company made more than 20 years ago to its Gary Works plant, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, but it can seek to force the company to install new controls for pollutants, the Chicago Post-Tribune reported.

AK Steel Reaches Environmental Agreement with U.S. EPA and Kentucky

22 August 2013 - AK Steel has reached an agreement to settle an action brought on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Commonwealth of Kentucky under the Clean Air Act and other statutes and regulations with respect to AK Steel's former Ashland, Ky., coke plant.  The agreement was reached without admission of the alleged violations by AK Steel. 

Supply Dynamics Named a 2013 'Great Supply Chain Partner' By SupplyChainBrain

22 August 2013 - Supply Dynamics, a leading source of multi-enterprise technology solutions that provide visibility, collaboration, and control of supply in distributed manufacturing environments, announced that it has been selected as one of 2013’s ‘Great Supply Chain Partners’ by SupplyChainBrain, a supply chain management information resource.

Agency Rules Galvanized Wire Imports Not Harming Canadian Industry

21 August 2013 - The Canadian International Trade Tribunal found that the dumping and subsidizing of cold-drawn carbon or alloy steel wire originating in or exported from China, Israel and Spain have not caused and are not threatening to cause injury to the domestic industry.

June Steel Shipments Down 3% from May in U.S.

21 August 2013 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of June 2013, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,806,319 tons, a 3% decrease from the 8,047,245 tons shipped in the previous month, May 2013, and a 2.6% decrease from the 8,016,834 tons shipped in June 2012.

Albion Devices Introduces New Noncontact, Long Stand-Off Distance, Thickness and Position Gaging Systems

21 August 2013 - Albion Devices, Inc., an engineering firm specializing in precision measurement instrumentation, recently announced the introduction of its non-contact ultrasonic gaging and positioning systems.

Plain Dealer: GrafTech International Opens New Factory

21 August 2013 - GrafTech, International, the Parma-based global maker of huge electrodes for steel making, has ramped up its entry into precision products for electronics, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

Ternium, Tenaris and Tecpetrol to Build and Operate Power Plant in Mexico

20 August 2013 - Ternium S.A., Tenaris S.A. and Tecpetrol International S.A. have entered into a memorandum of understanding to jointly build and operate a natural gas-fired combined cycle electric power plant in Mexico, which would supply Ternium’s and Tenaris’s respective Mexican industrial facilities.

Canada to Keep Import Duties on Standard Pipe from China

20 August 2013 - After an expiry review of antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of carbon steel welded pipe from China, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal determined the imports were likely to result in injury to the Canadian market; therefore the duties will be maintained.

AISI Applauds ITC Imports Vote in OCTG Trade Case

20 August 2013 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) applauded the affirmative preliminary injury vote by the International Trade Commission, which allows the AD and CD investigations on OCTG from India, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine and Vietnam to move forward.   

AIIS Decries ITC Decision in OCTG Trade Case

20 August 2013 - ITC Commissioners voted to continue cases against all nine countries in the cases brought by the domestic OCTG producers; the American Institute for International Steel decried the decision, noting that trade laws' purpose is not to protect profitable, growing industries.

U. S. Steel President Mario Longhi to Become CEO; John Surma Becomes Executive Chairman

19 August 2013 - United States Steel Corporation's Board of Directors elected president and chief operating officer Mario Longhi as a director, and announced that he will succeed Chairman John P. Surma as chief executive officer effective 1 September 2013. Surma will retain the position of executive chairman through 31 December 2013 when he will retire from the company and from the board of directors.

Report: ArcelorMittal Blast Furnace in East Chicago Goes Down

19 August 2013 - A blast furnace has gone down at ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor, the largest steelmaking complex in North America, according to a report for the Times of Northwest Indiana.

AISI Comments on U. S. Steel Leadership Changes

19 August 2013 - Commenting on John Surma's retirement from U. S. Steel, the American Iron and Steel Institute said the steel industry in general, and AISI in particular, will forever be indebted to John Surma for his passion, wisdom, commitment and leadership over the past decade as CEO of U.S. Steel.

USW Members Ratify Labor Agreement for AK Steel's Ashland Works

19 August 2013 - AK Steel said that members of the United Steelworkers (USW) Local 1865 union have ratified an 18-month labor agreement covering more than 800 hourly production and maintenance steel operations employees at the company's Ashland, Ky., Works. 

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