Steel News

Can-Eng Furnaces Successfully Start Up Two New Q&T Furnace Lines

27 June 2013 - Can-Eng Furnaces International Limited announced the successful start-up of two rotary screw hearth bar quench and temper furnace lines, one in Detroit and the other in Chicago.

AISI Calls on MTA to Reconsider Decision to Use Chinese Steel in New York Bridge

26 June 2013 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) asked the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) to reconsider its decision to allow an expected 15,000 tons of steel plate made in China to be used in the upper deck replacement project for the Verrazano Narrows Bridge.

NSBA Addresses Misconceptions About American Steel Bridge Industry

26 June 2013 - The National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA) has issued a letter to the editor outlining their objection to statements published in a 20 June 2013 Wall Street Journal article titled “U.S. Icons Now Made of Chinese Steel.”

AIIS: U.S. Steel Imports Inch Up in May

26 June 2013 - U.S. steel imports increased in May over April by 2.3% based on preliminary government reporting analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS).

SunCoke Energy Partners to Acquire Lakeshore Coal Handling

26 June 2013 - SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P. has reached an agreement in principle to acquire the assets, specified liabilities and business operations of Lakeshore Coal Handling Corp. for a proposed purchase price of US$29.6 million.

AISI: Preliminary U.S. Steel Imports Increase 2% in May

25 June 2013 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. imported a total of 2,802,000 tons of steel in May, including 2,123,000 tons of finished steel (up 2% and down 1%, respectively, vs. April final data).

Abakan's CermaClad™ Pipe Manufacturing Technology Wins AMM Steel Excellence Award

25 June 2013 - Abakan Inc. announced that its CermaClad™ high-speed large-area metal cladding technology has received the Steel Excellence Award from American Metal Market (AMM) under the ‘Best Process Innovation category.’

Bri-Steel Establishes New Benchmark in Large Seamless Pipe Manufacturing in North America

25 June 2013 - Bri-Steel Manufacturing has successfully produced 36 inch diameter seamless carbon steel pipe — the largest seamless steel pipe manufactured to date in North America.

Vallourec Appoints Vice President of Group Communications

25 June 2013 - Vallourec announced the appointment of Laurence Pernot as vice president of group communications.

AK Steel Reports Incident at Middletown Works Blast Furnace

24 June 2013 - AK Steel Corporation said today that the blast furnace at its Middletown Works facility in Ohio experienced a mechanical failure in the charging apparatus internal to the furnace on 22 June 2013.

Essar Steel Algoma Reports Fourth Quarter Results for Fiscal Year 2013

24 June 2013 - Essar Steel Algoma said that despite continued cost reduction measures, operating efficiencies and an improving product market mix, lackluster market conditions and contracted raw material input costs combined to negatively impact its fiscal 2013 performance.

Process Sensors Introduces New Infrared Thermometer Model

24 June 2013 - Process Sensors’ just-released model PSC-CMS-3M sets a new standard in its uncompromising sophistication and capability. 

Sudisa Names Tenaris "Excellent Supplier for 2012"

21 June 2013 - Super Diesel SA de CV (Sudisa), recognized Tenaris for a combination of defect-free material measured in PPM (parts per million rejected), on-time delivery and quantity compliance in the supply of tubes for its trailer axles.

Stockholders Re-Elect Eight Incumbents to TMS International Board of Directors

21 June 2013 - The stockholders of TMS International Corp., the parent company of Tube City IMS Corp., a leading provider of outsourced industrial services to steel mills globally, re-elected eight incumbents to the company's Board of Directors at its annual stockholder meeting held on 5 June in Pittsburgh, Pa.

MRC Global to Acquire Flow Control Products

21 June 2013 - MRC Global Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire the operating assets of Dan H. Brown, Inc., D/B/A Flow Control Products (Flow Control).

MMFX Steel Expands Regional Support

21 June 2013 - MMFX Steel Corporation of America has expanded its regional support structure with the addition of Jeff Girard as regional sales manager covering the states of Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin and Ohio.

University Students Display Engineering Prowess in National Steel Bridge Competition

20 June 2013 - For the second consecutive year, a team of students from the University of California, Berkeley, have been named champions in the 2013 ASCE/AISC National Student Steel Bridge Competition (NSSBC), which took place 31 May–1 June 2013 at the University of Washington’s School of Civil and Environmental Engineering in Seattle.

Formtek Expanding Manufacturing Capabilities with New Slant Bed Turning Center

20 June 2013 - Formtek, Inc. of Cleveland, Ohio, as part of a comprehensive plan to expand its manufacturing capabilities, has taken delivery of a new Mazak 500M slant bed turning center.

First Woman to Take Helm of the Mining Association of Canada

19 June 2013 - The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) announced that Zoë Yujnovich, president and CEO of Canada's largest iron ore producer, the Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC), has been elected as chair of MAC for a two-year term. She is the association's first female chair in its 78-year history.

Reuters: AHMSA Eyes Shale Gas Opening in Mexico

19 June 2013 - Mexico's top steelmaker is hoping to tap the country's ample shale gas reserves if an energy sector overhaul expected this year provides an opening, a senior executive with the company, Altos Hornos de Mexico (AHMSA), said on Tuesday, according to a Reuters report.