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North America
All the latest headlines from NAFTA trading partners: the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
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Inspiring a Generation: Worldsteel Launches Short Films Showcasing Careers in Steel Industry
11 October 2013 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has launched a series of films lifting the lid on the global industry.
TMS International Receives 43 Safety Awards from the National Slag Association
11 October 2013 - TMS International Corp., the parent company of Tube City IMS Corp., a leading provider of outsourced industrial services to steel mills globally, announced that several of the company's sites received a total of 43 Safety Awards from the National Slag Association (NSA) for 2012, the most of any steel mill services company.
Tenaris Facility in Canada Celebrates Three Years of Zero Lost Time Accidents
11 October 2013 - In early September, Tenaris’s premium threading and accessory facility in Nisku, Alberta, Canada, celebrated a new safety record of zero lost time accidents for three consecutive years.
Winners Announced in 13th Annual ACSA/AISC Steel Design Student Competition
11 October 2013 - Twenty-four architecture students from universities around North America were honored in the 2012–2013 Steel Design Student Competition.
A.M. Castle Announces Third Quarter Preliminary Results
11 October 2013 - A. M. Castle & Co., a global distributor of specialty metal and plastic products, value-added services and supply chain solutions, announced that it expects its third quarter 2013 financial performance to come in below second quarter 2013 adjusted results.
Colson Caster Announces Made in the USA Initiative
10 October 2013 - Colson Caster, a manufacturer of standard and custom application caster and wheel products, announced its first wave of a new marketing campaign: Made in the USA.
Arch Coal Acquires Metallurgical Coal Reserves, Settles Legal Dispute with Patriot Coal
10 October 2013 - Arch Coal, Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire the Guffy property from Patriot Coal Corporation for US$16 million in cash.
North Star Bluescope Steel Reaches Two Years Without a Lost-Time Injury
09 October 2013 - North Star Bluescope Steel LLC, in Delta, Ohio, recently announced that it has reached two years without a lost-time injury.
Kloeckner Metals Announces Initial Operation of Light Gauge Processing Center
09 October 2013 - Kloeckner Metals announced its new light gauge flat rolled processing center in Calvert, Ala., is now operational.
Worldsteel Sustainability Indicators: A Decade of Collective Achievement by the Steel Industry
09 October 2013 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has published its 2013 sustainability indicators, providing the steel industry's sustainability performance trend for the past decade.
Delta Steel Technologies' Leveler Machines Engineered to Deliver Dead Flat Steel
09 October 2013 - Delta Steel Technologies (DST), one of the largest leveler producers in the world, engineers and manufactures a range of custom metal processing lines fitted with leveling technology tailored to customer requirements.
Worldsteel Recognizes Three Steel Producers for Safety & Health Excellence
08 October 2013 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has recognized three member companies, ArcelorMittal, Gerdau, and Tata Steel Europe, for excellence in four distinct safety and health programs.
U. S. Steel Names Thomas O'Toole General Manager — Process/Consulting Engineering
08 October 2013 - United States Steel Corporation announced that Thomas J. O'Toole has been advanced to general manager – process/consulting engineering, effective 1 October.
Kentucky Electric Steel Completes US$6 Million Rolling Mill Enhancement
07 October 2013 - KES Acquisition Company d/b/a Kentucky Electric Steel (KES), a value-added manufacturer of special bar quality (SBQ) and merchant bar quality (MBQ) steel bar products and wholly-owned subsidiary of Optima Specialty Steel, Inc. (OSS), announced that is has completed its previously announced US$6 million project to significantly enhance its rolling mill capabilities.
Steel Manufacturers Association Presents Iverson-Selig Award to Nucor’s Dan DiMicco
07 October 2013 - The Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA) Board of Directors recognized Dan DiMicco, Nucor Corporation, as the recipient of the SMA Kenneth Iverson-Marvin Selig Award.
SunCoke Energy Expects Domestic Coke Production to Exceed 1 Million Tons in Third Quarter
07 October 2013 - SunCoke Energy, Inc. reported that domestic coke production for third quarter 2013 is expected to be 1,081,000 tons, down 16,000 tons from 1,097,000 tons in third quarter 2012.
Severstal Columbus Achieves 25 Million Kilowatt Hours in Energy Savings
07 October 2013 - The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), along with Gov. Phil Bryant, on 8 October presented a check for more than US$2.5 million to Severstal North America for achieving significant energy efficiencies at its Columbus, Miss., plant through TVA’s Major Industrial Program.
Kloeckner Metals Announces Consolidations
04 October 2013 - Kloeckner Metals, one of the leading metal distributors in North America, announced that it will reorganize and consolidate a number of facilities under the Kloeckner Metals brand.
Construction Underway for Evraz Stratcor's New Facilities For Processing Vanadium-Bearing Steelmaking Slag
04 October 2013 - Construction is well underway on a US$7 million expansion at EVRAZ Stratcor’s Hot Springs, Ark., operations that will allow the plant to use roasted steelmaking slag in the production of specialty vanadium alloys and chemicals.
AISI Commends SMA President
04 October 2013 - Thomas J. Gibson, president and CEO of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), issued the following statement in reaction to the announcement that Philip K. Bell, director of external communications and public affairs for Gerdau Long Steel North America, has been named president of the Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA) to succeed Tom Danjczek who earlier this year announced his plans to retire as president:
