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

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Shale-Inland Appoints Frank Riddick as Executive Chairman

26 February 2013 - Shale-Inland Holdings announced that, effective 21 February 2013, Frank A. Riddick, III has been appointed the company's executive chairman. He replaces Craig Bouchard, who no longer serves as a director.

USAMP and A/SP Receive US$6 Million Award for Advanced High-Strength Steel Project

25 February 2013 - The United States Automotive Materials Partnership LLC (USAMP), in collaboration with the Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP), received a competitively solicited award for US$6 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for its “Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Approach to Development of Lightweight, Third-Generation Advanced High-Strength Steels (3GAHSS)” project.

MRC Global Announces Q4 and Full Year 2012 Results

25 February 2013 - MRC Global said 2012 was a landmark year for the company as it completed anIPO and a secondary offering, significantly reduced debt and interest expense, improved its product mix and grew its business both organically and through strategic acquisitions.

Honda Develops New Technology to Join Steel and Aluminum

25 February 2013 - Honda Motor Co. announced the development of a new technology to join steel and aluminum and further applied this technology to the mass production of vehicles, initially to the North American version of the all-new Acura RLX but plans to expand its application to other models.

SSINA Releases U.S. Stainless and Specialty Market Data Through November 2012

22 February 2013 - The Specialty Steel Industry of North America (SSINA) has released statistical data on imports, U.S. consumption, and import penetration for YTD November 2012.

AK Steel Announces Retirement of Human Resources Executive

22 February 2013 - AK Steel announced that Lawrence F. Zizzo, vice president, human resources, has elected to retire effective 31 March 2013.

Horsehead Holding Corp. Reports Fourth Quarter 2012 Results

22 February 2013 - Horsehead Holding Corp. said its results were impacted by lower zinc prices and asset write-off charges, but the underlying operating performance of its businesses continued to improve during the fourth quarter.

Process Sensors Launches New Thermal Imaging Camera

22 February 2013 - Process Sensors Corp. has just launched the new Surveyor Thermal Imaging Camera System. The Surveyor camera is extremely lightweight and one of the smallest cameras in the world; it fits in tight spaces and is ideal for use inside machines and test stations.

SDI Roanoke Bar Division Announces Price Decrease

22 February 2013 - Steel Dynamics Roanoke Bar Division announced it was decreasing the price of all products, except reinforcing bar, effective with shipments 15 February 2013.

Universal Stainless Achieves Nadcap Heat Treat Accreditation for North Jackson

21 February 2013 - Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. announced that it has achieved Nadcap Heat Treat accreditation at its North Jackson, Ohio facility.

U. S. Steel Names Burt Caldwell General Manager – Sales

21 February 2013 - United States Steel Corporation announced that Burt Caldwell has been named general manager – sales for its North American flat-rolled sales team based in Chicago, effective 1 March 2013.

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Reports 2012 Results, 2013 Outlook

21 February 2013 - Reliance Steel & Aluminum says its fourth quarter results reflect the impact of continued global economic uncertainty coupled with normal seasonal trends and expects global economic and political uncertainty to continue negatively impacting the metals industry in the 2013 first quarter.

ALJ Regional Holdings Announces Management Restructure

21 February 2013 - ALJ Regional Holdings has announced changes in its management structure as a result of its divestiture of Kentucky Electric Steel to Optima Specialty Steel.

Olympic Steel Reports 2012 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results

21 February 2013 - Olympic Steel said 2012 ended with a disappointing quarter as steel demand and pricing declined in tandem with mounting political and fiscal uncertainty masking much of the company's operational headway.

Ferrex Engineering Introduces SteelMES, Bringing High Performance to Manufacturing

20 February 2013 - Ferrex Engineering has introduced the SteelMES system to bring total visibility to steel plants from raw materials to the finished product. SteelMES measures performance with real-time tracking of throughput expenses and production, helping to reduce costs.

2013 Off to a Slow Start for North American Service Centers

20 February 2013 - Service centers’ metal shipments decrease in January 2013 from last January’s levels at small, single digit rates in both the U.S. and Canada, the Metals Service Center Institute reports.

U.S. Mill Shipments Rise 4.4% in 2012

20 February 2013 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that U.S. steel mill shipments for full year 2012 were 95,948,663 tons, a 4.4% increase vs. 2011 shipments of 91,865,449 tons.

Big River Steel to Build US$1 Billion Steel Mill in Arkansas

20 February 2013 - Big River Steel, led by steel veteran John Correnti, announced plans to build a more than US$1 billion flatrolled steel mill in Mississippi County, Ark., to serve the automotive, oil and gas and electrical energy markets.

Republic Steel Selects Quintiq Software to Optimize Manufacturing Operations

19 February 2013 - Quintiq announced that Republic Steel has selected Quintiq’s supply chain planning and optimization software solution to optimize its steel production planning and scheduling.

Steel Still Relevant in Auto Production Despite Competition

18 February 2013 - Steel isn't leaving its position as a dominant material in automobile production as automakers work to meet more stringent fuel economy standards in the next two decades.

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