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AIST Vendor Fair Showcases Steel Mill Technology in Northwest Indiana

19 September 2012 - Services and equipment that could be used in steel mills were on display Tuesday at the Radisson Hotel in Merrillville, Ind., as more than 90 vendors showcased their products.

Sims Metal Management Added to Dow Jones Sustainability World Index

19 September 2012 - Sims Metal Management Limited, the world’s largest publicly listed metal and electronics recycler, has, for the first time, been nominated as an Index Component in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index.

July U.S. Steel Shipments at Lowest Monthly Level So Far This Year

18 September 2012 - The American Iron and Steel Institute reported that for the month of July 2012, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,910,486 tons, a 1.3% decrease from the 8,016,834 tons shipped in the previous month.

Nucor Announces Guidance for Its Third Quarter Earnings

18 September 2012 - Lower steel margins due to rising imports and slowing economic growth both domestically and globally has prompted Nucor to release third quarter earnings guidance similar to the second quarter but down signficantly from the third quarter of last year.

Alpha Natural Resources Announces Strategic Repositioning Plan

18 September 2012 - Alpha Natural Resources, a leading U.S.-based coal supplier, outlined plans to reshape its portfolio of operations to meet the evolving demands of a changing global coal market.

ArcelorMittal Announces US$50 Million Investment to Restart Monessen Coke Facility

17 September 2012 - ArcelorMittal announced a US$50 million capital investment for improvements to modernize and upgrade the company’s coke operations in Monessen, Pa.

China Launches WTO Challenge Over U.S. Anti-Subsidy Tariffs

17 September 2012 - China filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization on Monday, 17 September to challenge a new U.S. law on "countervailing duties", or tariffs intended to combat export-promoting subsidies.

Hilco and ELT Complete Purchase of RG Steel Mill at Sparrows Point

17 September 2012 - Joint venture partners Hilco SP LLC and Environmental Liability Transfer Inc. announced completion of their purchase of the former RG Steel Mill at Sparrows Point, located in Baltimore County, Md.

SDI Roanoke Bar Division Announces Price Decrease

14 September 2012 - Steel Dynamics Roanoke Bar Division announced it is decreasing the prices of all its products effective with shipments 14 September 2012.

U.S. Steel Exports Slipped Again in July

14 September 2012 - Steel exports declined in July compared to June by 7.4%, according to government reporting analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel.

SSINA Releases Market Data for First Half of 2012

14 September 2012 - The Specialty Steel Industry of North America (SSINA) has released statistical data on imports, U.S. consumption, and import penetration for the first six months of 2012.

AK Steel Provides Third Quarter 2012 Guidance

14 September 2012 - AK Steel is projecting a pre-tax loss for the third quarter of 2012 despite shipments 3% higher than in the second quarter.

Winners Named in 2nd Annual Cold-Formed Steel Design Student Competition

14 September 2012 - The winners of the second annual Student Competition on Cold-Formed Steel Design have been announced. The competition is held to promote higher education in cold-formed steel structural design and to encourage students to use creative thinking skills to solve engineering problems.

Severstal Puts Trinidad and Tobago Plant Plan On Hold

13 September 2012 - Russian steelmaker Severstal has frozen plans to build a US$500 million iron ore processing plant in Trinidad and Tobago and is not planning major investments while markets remain sluggish, the head of its North American unit told Reuters.

Cliffs Natural Resources Announces Executive Management Appointments

13 September 2012 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. announced executive management appointments effective 1 October 2012.

Sumitomo Metals to Make Capital Investment at U.S. Subsidiary Standard Steel

13 September 2012 - Sumitomo Metal Industries has decided to make a 5 billion yen (US$64.5 million) capital investment in its subsidiary Standard Steel in the United States.

New Millennium Iron Announces Start of Initial Mining of Saleable Iron Ore

12 September 2012 - New Millennium Iron Corp. (NML) announced that Tata Steel Minerals Canada Ltd, a joint venture between Tata Steel and NML, has started initial mining of saleable iron ore and is stockpiling the product at its Timmins plant site for crushing and screening.

Work Slows at Essar Steel Minnesota

12 September 2012 - Essar Steel officials have decided to temporarily slow construction of the company’s taconite pellet facility in Nashwauk, the Hibbing Daily Tribune reports.

The Watermill Group Acquires Two Metal Tubing Manufacturers

12 September 2012 - The Watermill Group announced the acquisition of two manufacturers specializing in high-precision metal tubing – Fine Tubes Ltd. in Plymouth, United Kingdom, and Superior Tube Company Inc. in Collegeville, Pa. – from Superior Group Inc.

Kennametal Earns Spot on 2012 Information Week 500 List of Top Technology Innovators

12 September 2012 - Kennametal Inc. announced that it has been named to this year’s InformationWeek 500, an annual listing of the nation’s most innovative users of business technology.

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