North America
All the latest headlines from NAFTA trading partners: the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
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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:
General Steel Receives Notice Regarding NYSE Listing Criteria
04 October 2013 - General Steel Holdings, Inc., a leading non-state-owned steel producer in China, announced that on 26 September 2013, it received a notice from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) that the company is currently below the NYSE's continued listing standards.
Severstal North America Achieves 42% Weight Reduction in Steel Vehicle Parts
03 October 2013 - Severstal North America (SNA), one of the largest steel producers in the U.S., is helping its automotive customers achieve lighter weight, stronger vehicles using the latest Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) technologies, state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment and new grades of high-strength and high-formability steel, all while keeping costs low.
AISI and AIST Announce Recipients of 2013–2015 FeMET, StEEL and Premier Scholarships
03 October 2013 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) and the Association for Iron & Steel Technology Foundation’s Ferrous Metallurgy Education Today, or FeMET Initiative, and Steel Engineering Education Link, or StEEL, scholarship program, both aimed at attracting top talent to the North American steel industry, have awarded scholarships of US$5,000 to third-year students from leading North American colleges for the 2013–2015 academic years.
SMA Board Elects Philip Bell as New President
03 October 2013 - The Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA) Board of Directors announced the election of Philip K. Bell as SMA president.
Steel Institute Co-Hosts Event in Preparation for SteelDay
03 October 2013 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), in collaboration with the House and Senate Steel Caucuses and the National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA), hosted an event on 2 October in honor of SteelDay 2013 which will be held on Friday, 4 October.
