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Reliance's Hannah Appointed Chairman of MSCI

20 May 2013 - The Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) announced that David H. Hannah, chairman and chief executive officer of Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., has been elected chairman of the board for the MSCI effective 1 July.

AK Steel's Coshocton Works Recognized for Outstanding Safety Performance

20 May 2013 - AK Steel's (NYSE: AKS) Coshocton (Ohio) Works has been recognized for outstanding safety performance by the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, Division of Safety and Hygiene.

AK Steel Joint Venture Completes $375 Million Financing For New Iron Ore Pellet Plant

20 May 2013 - AK Steel said today that Magnetation LLC ("Magnetation"), its joint venture with Magnetation, Inc., has successfully completed a $325 million senior secured note offering and has entered into a $50 million senior secured credit facility.

AIST Mourns the Passing of Dr. Kent D. Peaslee

18 May 2013 - Dr. Kent D. Peaslee, the F. Kenneth Iverson Chair of Steelmaking Technology and Curators’ Teaching Professor of Metallurgical Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, passed away unexpectedly on 17 May 2013 at age 56.

Siemens Receives FAC from Outokumpu for Stainless Steel Plant in the USA

17 May 2013 - At the beginning of April, Siemens Metals Technologies received the final acceptance certificate for the stainless steel works owned by Outokumpu Stainless in Calvert, Ala.

Steel Industry Names William Heenan As Recipient Of 2013 SMDI Lifetime Achievement Award

17 May 2013 - The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI) announced that William M. Heenan, Jr. is the recipient of the 2013 Steel Market Development Institute Lifetime Achievement Award.

Kennametal Young Engineers Present Products for the Future

16 May 2013 - Eighteen students from Kennametal's Young Engineers Program in Latrobe, Pa., showed-off their engineering, manufacturing and marketing talents, presenting innovative products they invented as part of a class project for the program.

Marmon/Keystone Establishes Nashville Service Center

15 May 2013 - Marmon/Keystone president J.T. "Tim" Spatafore announced the opening of a Nashville, Tenn., facility.

Mike Rehwinkel Elected AISI Chariman

15 May 2013 - The Board of Directors of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has elected Michael T. Rehwinkel, president and CEO of EVRAZ North America, to serve as chairman of the Institute until May 2014. 

EVRAZ North America Announces New Executive Vice President for Flat Products

14 May 2013 - EVRAZ North America announced the appointment of John Zanieski as executive vice president, Flat Products Group and Recycling.

Globe Specialty Metals Appoints New CFO

14 May 2013 - Globe Specialty Metals, Inc. announced that Joseph Ragan has been appointed to chief financial officer effective 20 May 2013.

Timken Acquires Standard Machine, Expanding Its Industrial Services Offering in Canada

14 May 2013 - The Timken Company announced the continued expansion of its industrial services capabilities with the acquisition of the Standard Machine business based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

AK Steel Announces Company's 2013 Sons and Daughters Scholarship Recipients

13 May 2013 - AK Steel is continuing a longstanding tradition this year by awarding college scholarships to sons and daughters of company employees.  The awards recognize outstanding academic achievement, leadership and community involvement. 

AISI Reaccredited by ANSI as an American National Standards Developer

13 May 2013 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has been reaccredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) under its recently revised operating procedures for documenting consensus on AISI-sponsored American National Standards.

U. S. Steel and Kobe Steel Commission PRO-TEC Coating Continuous Annealing Line

13 May 2013 - The United States Steel Corporation and Kobe Steel, Ltd., of Japan formally commissioned the new continuous annealing line at their joint venture PRO-TEC Coating Company. PRO-TEC will now process some of the strongest and most formable grades of steel in North America

U.S. Agency Votes to Continue Case On Nickel-Plated Steel Imports from Japan

10 May 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 diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated flat-rolled steel products from Japan that are allegedly sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.

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