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Essar Steel Algoma Granted Temporary Pension Relief

14 January 2013 - Essar Steel Algoma Inc. announced the Ontario Government has granted the company temporary pension relief in the form of a twelve month deferral of special pension payments effective December 2012 through to November 2013.

CDI Teams Up with Nucor and Tenova HYL to Develop World's Largest DRI Facility

11 January 2013 - CDI Corp. announced that it is working with Tenova HYL Technologies to assist Nucor Corp. in the development of Nucor's direct reduced iron-making facility in St. James Parish, La.

U. S. Steel Clairton Plant to Conduct Emergency Evacuation System Test

11 January 2013 - United States Steel Corporation's Mon Valley Works – Clairton Plant will conduct a TEST of its emergency system equipment on Saturday 12 January 2013, beginning at 9 a.m.

10 Years and Counting: Materials Science & Technology Conference Builds on Its Record of Success

11 January 2013 - More than 3,200 materials scientists and engineers gathered in Pittsburgh, Pa., from 7–11 October for the Materials Science & Technology Conference and Exhibition (MS&T).

U.S. Survey: American Natural Gas Should Be Used for American Economic Growth

11 January 2013 - America's Energy Advantage (AEA) released the results of a public opinion survey that shows U.S. taxpayers believe American natural gas should be used in this country for domestic economic gain. The AEA is a recenlty founded coalition whose founding members include: Nucor Corp., Alcoa Inc., American Public Gas Association, Celanese Corp., The Dow Chemical Corp. and Eastman Chemical.

New Ceramic Engineer Strengthens Plibrico's Refractory Expertise

10 January 2013 - Plibrico Company LLC is pleased to welcome Shamus Crean to the Plibrico Refractory Materials Division sales team as area sales manager.

RG Steel Sued for Alleged Environmental Violations

10 January 2013 - Just three months before RG Steel's bankruptcy and liquidation, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit to collect civil penalties from the company for multiple alleged environmental infractions, according to the Weirton Daily Times.

Daniel Janikowski Elected to Three-Year Term on ASTM International Board of Directors

10 January 2013 - Daniel S. Janikowski, technical manager at Plymouth Tube Co., a global supplier of stainless steel, and carbon and alloy tubing in East Troy, Wis., has been elected to serve a three-year term on the ASTM International board of directors.

AISI Announces Partnership with Platts for New Statistical Online Product to Replace SteelFACTS

10 January 2013 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has entered into an exclusive licensing arrangement with Platts for the distribution of its steel industry statistical data effective 1 January 2013.

Illinois Congressman Calls Alton Steel 'Success Story'

09 January 2013 - U.S. representative Bill Enyart recently toured Alton Steel, where he met CEO and president Charles Linnemeyer and discussed the history and future of the Illinois company.

MMFX Technologies Names New CEO

09 January 2013 - MMFX Technologies Corporation has appointed the current president of the Association for Iron & Steel Technology Foundation, Thomas Russo, as its new CEO.

Carpenter Technology Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

09 January 2013 - Carpenter Technology announced that Tony R. Thene has been selected as the company’s senior vice president & chief financial officer, effective 31 January 2013.

Carpenter Technology Names New Senior Vice President

09 January 2013 - Carpenter Technology announced that Andrew Ziolkowski has been selected as the company’s senior vice president — commercial, specialty alloy operations and Latrobe operations, effective immediately.

RG Steel Warren Future Still Uncertain

09 January 2013 - While other plants in the former RG Steel group are being scrapped, a fire still burns at the Warren facility, WKBN 27 reports, as its new owner committed to winterizing the plant in October.

Arch Coal Names Vice President of External Affairs for Eastern U.S. Operations

09 January 2013 - Arch Coal, Inc. announced that Russ Lorince has joined Arch Coal as vice president of external affairs for the company's eastern region, effective 7 January 2013.

Canada Will Maintain Import Duties on Hot Rolled Plate from China

08 January 2013 - The Canadian International Trade Tribunal found that the dumping of hot rolled carbon steel plate from China was likely to result in injury to the domestic market. The Canada Border Services Agency will therefore continue to impose antidumping duties on these products.

Schnitzer Steel Reports Fiscal First Quarter 2013 Results

08 January 2013 - For the quarter ended 30 November 2012, Schnitzer Steel Industries reported lower sales volumes and compressed margins due to the combination of declining trend in selling prices, the impact of constrained supply columes on production costs and the timing of shipments.

SunCoke Energy Announces 2012 Coke Production

08 January 2013 - SunCoke Energy, Inc. reported that fourth quarter 2012 U.S. coke production is expected to be approximately 1,082,000 tons, up an estimated 67,000 tons, or 6.6%, versus the same period in 2011. Additionally, SunCoke Energy Partners announced the launch of an IPO.

ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA Changes Name to Outokumpu Stainless USA; Seeks to Fill 150 New Positions

08 January 2013 - As a result of the sale of ThyssenKrupp’s stainless unit to Outokumpu, ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA has changed its name to Outokumpu Stainless USA and is looking to fill 150 new full time positions.

TMS International Announces New Contracts Totaling More Than US$266 Million

07 January 2013 - TMS International Corp., the parent company of Tube City IMS Corporation, a leading provider of outsourced industrial services to steel mills globally, announced that it has secured new mill services contracts totaling more than US$266 million in revenue over the life of the contracts.

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