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AK Steel Reports Second Quarter Results Impacted by Middletown Blast Furnace Outage

23 July 2013 - AK Steel reported a net loss of US$40.4 million for the second quarter ended 30 June 2013, compared to a net loss of US$724.2 million for the second quarter of 2012.

A. M. Castle Announces New Commercial and Operations Executives

23 July 2013 - A. M. Castle & Co., a global distributor of specialty metal and plastic products, value-added services and supply chain solutions, announced the appointment of two executives who will lead the global commercial and operations functions.

PSI Metals Appoints New Consultant in Pittsburgh Office

22 July 2013 - PSI Metals, a global company providing production management systems to the metals industry, announced the appointment of a new employee at its North American headquarters in Pittsburgh.

Synalloy Reports Second Quarter Results, Provides Outlook

22 July 2013 - As it reported its second quarter earnings results, Synalloy Corp. said margins in the first half of the year were affected by foreign imports, especially reduced price pipe from from Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand.

QuinLogic Introduces Proactive Production Supervision System to Improve Operating Results

22 July 2013 - Processes in the steel industry have become so complex that it is no longer possible to permanently observe every single measured value. The new PPS (Proactive Production Supervision) system from QuinLogic solves this problem by monitoring production along the complete process route based on rules defined for the various products.

Study Highlights Need for 'Life Cycle Assessment' Approach to Vehicle-Emissions Regulation

19 July 2013 - A new study commissioned by the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) says that with increasing efficiencies of powertrains and fuels that contribute to lower emissions during the driving phase of the car, the use of tailpipe CO2 emissions will become “almost irrelevant in terms of focusing on true carbon profiles” of future vehicles.

Magnetek's Latest AC Line Regenerative System Increases Energy Efficiency, Saves Money

19 July 2013 - Magnetek, Inc., a leading supplier of digital power and motion control systems for the material handling industry, announced the addition of the IMPULSE®•D+ to its high performance series of AC line regenerative systems.

Ballou Retires from O'Neal Steel; Parnell Moves Up

19 July 2013 - After a storied career in the American steel industry, Tom Ballou has retired as vice president of supply chain management at O’Neal Steel. He will, however, continue in an advisory role to the company through the end of 2013.

Nucor Reports Improvements in Steel Products and Raw Materials Segments During Second Quarter

18 July 2013 - As it reported its second quarter earnings results, Nucor Corp. said its steel mills' operating performance was down compared to the second quarter mainly due to weakness in sheet steel, but it expects to see improvements in the third quarter.

U.S. and Canadian Service Center Shipments Continued to Decline in June

18 July 2013 - U.S. and Canadian service center shipments of both steel and aluminum continued to decline in June at rates that were similar to those displayed in May, the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) reports.

Steel Dynamics Remains Optimistic Despite Challenging Second Quarter

18 July 2013 - Steel Dynamics, Inc. said slower anticipated economic growth in China, suppressed economic growth in Europe, persistent uncertainty in the domestic economy, and domestic oversupply created a challenging quarter as it reported its second quarter earnings results.

Insteel Industries Reports Gradual Improvement in Construction Markets

18 July 2013 - As it reported its third quarter of fiscal 2013 earnings results, Insteel Industries said it expects the rate of recovery will remain modest until there is more meaningful and sustained growth in the overall economy and in the employment market.

EVRAZ North America Orders Heat Treatment System from SMS Elotherm

18 July 2013 - EVRAZ North America has ordered an Elotherm TemperLine™ heat treatment system for its tubular products plant in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. With this unit, EVRAZ is increasing its capacity for heat-treated pipe by over 150%.

U.S. Senators React to China Steel in Verrazano Bridge Repairs

17 July 2013 - The United Steelworkers (USW) flagged recent public statements and a joint letter by U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) directed at the NY Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), urging the public agency avoid using steel from state-owned Chinese enterprises on future infrastructure projects.

U. S. Steel Names New General Manager—Engineering Projects

16 July 2013 - United States Steel Corporation announced that David E. Hathaway Jr. has been advanced to the position of general manager – engineering projects, effective 1 July 2013.

U.S. Steel Executives Visit Capitol Hill, Discuss Manufacturing Issues

16 July 2013 - CEOs and senior executives from the U.S. steel industry were in Washington, D.C. today meeting with members of Congress and administration officials to press the case for manufacturing and, specifically, the domestic steel industry.

Severstal North America Announces Dissolution of Double Eagle Steel Coating Co. Joint Venture

16 July 2013 - Severstal North America announced the decision to dissolve its Dearborn, Mich.-based Double Eagle Steel Coating Co. partnership with United States Steel Corporation.

May U.S. Steel Shipments Up From April, Down from Prior Year

16 July 2013 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of May 2013, U.S. steel mills shipped 8,047,245 tons, a 0.9% increase from the 7,978,531 tons shipped in the previous month, April 2013, and a 4.6% decrease from the 8,436,831 tons shipped in May 2012.

ATI Names Interim Chief Financial Officer

16 July 2013 - Allegheny Technologies Inc. named Patrick J. DeCourcy its interim chief financial officer effective immediately.

Carpenter Names New Leader of Performance Engineered Products

16 July 2013 - Carpenter Technology Corp. has named Gary Heasley as the company’s new senior vice president – performance engineered products (PEP), effective Monday, 22 July.

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