Steel News

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. 

U.S. Agency Votes to Continue OCTG Trade Case

19 August 2013 - The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) determined that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of certain oil country tubular goods from India, Korea, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, and Vietnam that are allegedly sold in the U.S. at less than fair value and allegedly subsidized by the governments of India and Turkey.

U. S. Steel General Counsel and Senior Vice President—Corporate Affairs James Garraux to Retire

19 August 2013 - United States Steel Corporation chairman and chief executive officer John P. Surma announced that general counsel and senior vice president – corporate affairs James D. Garraux has informed the company of his plan to retire by the end of 2013 after 34 years with the company.

David Burritt Named CFO at U. S. Steel

19 August 2013 - United States Steel Corporation chairman and CEO John P. Surma announced that David B. Burritt will succeed Gretchen R. Haggerty as executive vice president and chief financial officer. 

Louisiana Approves Funding for Benteler Steel Project

16 August 2013 - A Louisiana state panel has approved using US$20 million in state Mega Project funding to complete a deal bringing a Benteler Steel manufacturing facility to the Port of Caddo-Bossier, according to a local report from The News Star.

Synalloy's Metal Subsidiaries Awarded US$22.5 Million for Two Fabrication Projects

16 August 2013 - Synalloy Corporation, a company that engages in a number of diverse business activities including the production of stainless steel pipe, fiberglass and steel storage tanks, specialty chemicals and fabrication of stainless and carbon steel piping systems, announced that its Synalloy Fabrication subsidiary secured US$22.5 million in new fabrication bookings in the past two weeks.

USW Thanks OSHA for Republic Steel Citations

16 August 2013 - The United Steelworkers (USW) expressed gratitude to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) for the 12 August 2013 citations issued to Republic Steel.

U.S. Service Center Shipments Reverse Declines in July

15 August 2013 - In July, the pattern of consistent monthly decline of U.S. steel and aluminum shipments reversed, with shipments increasing approximately 5% over last year, the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) reported. In Canada, July shipments of both steel and aluminum continued to decline but at rates that were much slower than June. 

Letter to the New York Times Editor: Buying Steel From China: The MTA Explains

15 August 2013 - In a letter to the editor of the New York Times, the chairman and CEO of the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority responds to an op-ed focusing on its decision to use Chinese steel in the upper level of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.