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All the latest headlines from NAFTA trading partners: the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

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Quaker Chemical Expands Product Offering to Steel Industry

06 May 2013 - Quaker Chemical Corp. has expanded its product offering in the steel industry with the addition of PRIMECOAT™ Surface Treatments and QUAKERTEK™ Specialty Greases.

Steel Dynamics, Inc. Announces Management Appointments

06 May 2013 - Steel Dynamics, Inc. announced two senior level management appointments.

Great Designs in Steel Seminar Demonstrates Steel’s Leading Position in Auto Industry

06 May 2013 - More than 1,400 steel and automotive experts gathered in Livonia, Mich., on 1 May to discuss a key aspect of the automotive industry’s future success: advanced steel technologies.

Steel Industry Unveils Design Tool For Material Comparison In Automotive Applications

03 May 2013 - WorldAutoSteel, along with the Steel Market Development Institute, unveiled a new tool that enables vehicle designers to quickly and accurately evaluate material selection tradeoffs, including mass, cost and GHG emissions, for automotive applications.

Delta Steel Technologies Ships World’s Widest, Thickest Temper Mill Cut-To-Length Line

03 May 2013 - Delta Steel Technologies announced it has shipped a 1-inch by 120-inch temper mill cut-to-length line with rotary shear to a U.S. service center.

Universal Stainless Says Demand Recovery Proceeding Slowly

03 May 2013 - As it reported its first quarter 2013 results, Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. said it saw increased tons shipped to most major end markets, with shipments to aerospace up 5%, power generation up 17%, heavy equipment up 27%, and general industrial market up 124%, offset by 23% lower shipments to the oil and gas market, all in comparison to the fourth quarter of 2012.

Largest Steel Industry Conference Opens on Monday in Pittsburgh

02 May 2013 - AISTech 2013, North America’s largest annual steel conference and exposition of the year, opens on Monday, 6 May at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, Pa., USA.

Wilkinson Steel Completes Sale of Assets to Samuel, Son & Co.

02 May 2013 - Wilkinson Steel and Metals Inc. has completed a sale of assets to Samuel, Son & Co., Limited effective 30 April 2013.

Wheeling-Nisshin Announces Organizational Change

02 May 2013 - Nisshin Steel Co. announced that Mr. Takuya "Tuck" Hashida will return to a new assignment in Japan in late June 2013. Mr. Hashida will be replaced by Mr. Tetsuhiko "Tanner" Okano. Mr. Okano will assume the role of executive vice president of manufacturing.

O'Neal Steel Names New Director of Human Resources

02 May 2013 - O’Neal Steel, Inc. announced the appointment of Jay Morrow as director of human resources. He will oversee all human resource activities for O’Neal Steel, O’Neal Manufacturing Services and CHRG Metals - a specialty division of O'Neal Steel.

AISI: Import Market Share in U.S. at 23% in April

01 May 2013 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that steel import permit applications for the month of April total 2,576,000 tons. This was a 3% decrease from the 2,650,000 permit tons recorded in March but up by 4% from the March preliminary imports total of 2,476,000 tons. 

Prolamsa Group Chooses Texas for Location of New Pipe and Tube Plant

01 May 2013 - The Prolamsa Group announced it will build its new 300,000 ton pipe and tube mill in Bryan, Texas.

TMS Confident as it Reports First Quarter Earnings

01 May 2013 - TMS International Corp., the parent company of Tube City IMS Corporation, a provider of outsourced industrial services to steel mills globally, said it continues to face a challenging industry environment as it reported its first quarter earnings results.

U. S. Steel Posts $73 Million Net Loss in First Quarter

30 April 2013 - As it reported its first quarter earnings, U. S. Steel projected flat-rolled market conditions in North America for the second quarter to be comparable to the first quarter.

Siemens Launches “Manufacturing in America: Making Things Right” Thought Leadership Tour

30 April 2013 - Siemens Industry Sector has launched its “Manufacturing in America: Making Things Right” tour, a series of thought leadership events designed to explore the trends shaping America’s next industrial evolution, and the challenges that still exist.

Cliffs Natural Resources Announces Planned Departure of Chief Strategy Officer

30 April 2013 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. announced that Steven Raguz, executive vice president, corporate strategy and communications & chief strategy officer, will leave the company effective 1 May 2013.

GrafTech Expects Weaker Than Previously Anticipated Demand for Graphite Electrodes

30 April 2013 - As it reported its financial results for the first quarter, GrafTech International Ltd. said steel customer confidence remains low given the slow start to the year in steel production.

Carpenter Technology Reports Gains and Challenges in Third Fiscal Quarter Results

30 April 2013 - Carpenter Technology Corp. reported net income of US$32.9 million for the quarter ended 31 March 2013, noting solid growth in the aerospace and energy markets but also increased customer deferrals.

SunCoke Energy Achieves Key Milestones in First Quarter; Outlook Optimistic

30 April 2013 - SunCoke Energy achieves key milestones in first quarter, including an IPO of SunCoke Energy Partners and closing on the VISA SunCoke joint venture in India, and says it expects to sustain a high level of performance in its cokemaking business going forward.

Financial Investors Fuel Metals Deal Activity in the First Quarter of 2013

30 April 2013 - Deal activity in the U.S. metals sector declined dramatically during the first quarter of 2013, with total volume of transactions at its lowest since the first quarter of 2009, and total deal value just above that of the first quarter of 2010, according to a just-released report from PwC's Industrial Products practice.

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