North America
All the latest headlines from NAFTA trading partners: the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
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Timken Announces Planned Departure of Executive Vice President; Additional Leaders Named
09 September 2013 - The Timken Company announced that Glenn A. Eisenberg, executive vice president of finance and administration and chief financial officer, plans to leave the company next year when it separates the steel business from its bearings and power transmission (B&PT) business via a spinoff.
SunCoke Energy Extends Cokemaking Agreement with ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor
09 September 2013 - SunCoke Energy, Inc. and ArcelorMittal have agreed to a 10-year extension of their existing contract, under which SunCoke provides 1.22 million tons of metallurgical coke annually to ArcelorMittal from its Indiana Harbor cokemaking operation located in East Chicago, Ind.
Butech Bliss Supplies Hydraulic Roller Leveler to Russel Metals
06 September 2013 - Butech Bliss has completed the design, manufacturing, installation and start-up of a new state-of-the-art Synergy™ hydraulic roller leveler for Russel Metal’s existing heavy gauge cut-to-length line at their B&T Steel division located in Stoney Creek, Ontario.
Timken Announces Plan to Separate Steel Business Into Independent Company
05 September 2013 - The Timken Company announced that its board of directors has approved a plan to pursue a separation of the company's steel business from its bearings and power transmission business through a spinoff, creating two publicly traded companies.
AIIS: Domestic Industry Files Another Trade Case
05 September 2013 - On 4 September 2013, a group of domestic producers of reinforcing bar filed antidumping cases against Turkey and Nafta partner Mexico and a countervailing duty case against Turkey, the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS) reports.
Plain Dealer: ArcelorMittal Cleveland to Invest $55 Million in Blast Furnace
05 September 2013 - The ArcelorMittal steel mill in Cleveland will invest US$55 million in one of its two blast furnaces, according to Mark Granakis, president of Local 979 of the United Steelworkers, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
Arch Coal's Mine Rescue Teams Capture Top Spots in Kentucky Safety Competition
05 September 2013 - Arch Coal, Inc. announced that mine rescue teams from two subsidiaries captured top honors at the 2013 Harlan County Safety Days recently held on the campus of the Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College in Cumberland, Ky.
Nucor Names Ray Milchovich Lead Director
04 September 2013 - Nucor Corporation announced that its board of directors appointed Raymond J. Milchovich as lead director effective 5 September 2013. Daniel R. DiMicco will continue to serve as executive chairman of Nucor.
EVRAZ Stratcor Names New Marketing Vice President
04 September 2013 - Bradley K. Ewers has been named vice president, marketing for EVRAZ Stratcor, Inc., located in the company’s sales office in Chicago, Ill. In his new position, Mr. Ewers will be responsible for the sales and marketing of EVRAZ Stratcor’s extensive line of specialty vanadium alloys and chemicals.
AISI: U.S. Steel Import Permits Up 7% in August
04 September 2013 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that steel import permit applications for the month of August total 2,686,000 tons: a 7% increase from the 2,508,000 permit tons recorded in July and 9% increase from the July preliminary imports total of 2,475,000 tons.
St. Louis Cold Drawn Cited By OSHA After Worker Electrocuted
04 September 2013 - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited St. Louis Cold Drawn for 26 safety violations after a worker was electrocuted 15 May 2013 when he reached into an energized electrical panel box to retrieve work gloves stored in the box at the company's St. Louis steel bar manufacturing facility.
SunCoke Energy Partners Completes Lakeshore Coal Handling Acquisition
03 September 2013 - SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P. (SXCP) completed its acquisition of Lakeshore Coal Handling Corp. on 30 August 2013. SXCP purchased Lakeshore from privately held Beemsterboer Corporation for an all cash price of US$28.6 million.
Reuters: U. S. Steel's Locked-Out Canadian Workers Vote to Accept Contract
03 September 2013 - Workers locked out at U.S. Steel’s Lake Erie works in Canada have voted to accept a contract offer, according to results posted on their union's website late on Friday, Reuters reports.
Leeco Steel's Eastern Region Relocates Sales Office
03 September 2013 - Leeco Steel, a leading global supplier of carbon, HSLA, heat-treated and alloy plate steel, has moved its Eastern Region sales office to a new location at 9500 Brooktree Drive in Wexford, Pa.
PTC Seamless Tube Corp. to Establish Manufacturing Operations in Kentucky
03 September 2013 - Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear announced PTC Seamless Tube Corp., a subsidiary of PTC Group Holdings Corp., plans to create up to 283 jobs in Hopkinsville, Ky., where the company expects to invest more than US$102 million to establish a manufacturing operation.
Paolo Rocca Announces US$225 Million in Investments for Ternium Plant in Guerrero, Mexico
02 September 2013 - Paolo Rocca has announced investments of US$225 million in safety and environmental areas for its Ternium plant in Guerrero, Mexico.
Platts: Russia's Severstal Opts Out of Two Iron Projects to Cut Capex
02 September 2013 - Russian steel and mining group Severstal has withdrawn from further participation in Amapa, its iron ore mining joint venture in northern Brazil with SPG Mineracao, and an iron plant project in North America to cut capital expenditure, chief financial officer Alexei Kulichenko, told a press conference Thursday, Platts reports.
U.S. Agency Votes to Continue Trade Case on Ferrosilicon from Russia and Venzuela
30 August 2013 - The United States International Trade Commission has determined that there is a reasonable indication that the U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of ferrosilicon from Russia and Venezuela that are allegedly sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.
Cliffs Natural Resources and USW Reach New Labor Agreement for Bloom Lake Mine
30 August 2013 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. announced that the United Steelworkers Union local membership have ratified a three-year labor contract agreement for its Bloom Lake Mine in Fermont, Quebec.
Worthington Signs Agreement with WISCO for Majority Owernship of TWB
29 August 2013 - In late July 2013, Worthington Industries announced that it closed on an agreement with Wuhan Iron and Steel Company (WISCO) to become the majority member in Tailor Welded Blanks (TWB), its laser welded blanking joint venture.
