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Carpenter to Sell Distribution Businesses

28 August 2012 - Carpenter Technology Corporation has commenced a process to sell Latrobe Specialty Steel Distribution and its Mexican distribution business, Aceros Fortuna.

Greer Steel Selects Matisko for VP-Commercial

28 August 2012 - Greer Steel, a U.S. producer of cold rolled strip steel, has named David E. Matisko as Vice President-Commercial at the company’s Dover, Ohio, facility.

Timken Announces Additional Leadership Appointments

28 August 2012 - The Timken Company has appointed new leaders to the following positions: president of the company’s China business; managing director and director of manufacturing operations in India; vice president - quality advancement; and senior vice president of planning and development.

Timken Names Leaders to Key Supporting Roles

28 August 2012 - The Timken Company announced the appointment of four new leaders within its Bearings and Power Transmission group, reporting to Christopher A. Coughlin, group president: John W. Beam, vice president for supply chain; Richard M. Boyer, vice president of manufacturing; Hans Landin, vice president of business advancement; and Michael P. Morgan, controller.

ThyssenKrupp Seeks $8.8 Billion for U.S., Brazil Mills: Report

28 August 2012 - German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp plans to sell its U.S. and Brazilian mills separately for at least the book value, which is about 7 billion euros ($8.8 billion), its chief executive has told German newspaper Welt am Sonntag.

Schnitzer Provides Market Outlook and Announces Significant Cost Reductions

28 August 2012 - Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. announced its market outlook for its fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 as well as initiatives it expects will extract greater synergies from recent acquisitions and technology investments.

ThyssenKrupp Steel USA to Temporarily Shut Down Production Due to Tropical Storm

27 August 2012 - ThyssenKrupp Steel USA in Calvert, Ala., said it will shut down operations by 6 p.m. on 27 August 2012 due to Tropical storm Isaac.

Luvata Breaks Ground on Coil-Coating Plant in Mexico

27 August 2012 - Luvata, a world leader in metal solution manufacturing, heat transfer technology and engineering and design services, has broken ground on its latest facility - a coatings plant in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico.

OSHA Cites Precision Steel Services with 11 Safety Violations at Toledo Facility

27 August 2012 - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Toledo-based Precision Steel Services Inc. with 11 safety violations, including a repeat violation for failing to remove from service a forklift that was in need of repair.

Tree Island Richmond BC Union Local Given Mandate to Serve 72-Hour Strike Notice

27 August 2012 - Teamster employees at Tree Island Industries's British Columbia, Canada manufacturing facility have voted to give their union authority to serve 72-hour strike notice should negotiations over a new labor agreement not be achieved.

U. S. Steel Canada Recalls Workers, Plans Hiring Blitz

27 August 2012 - U.S. Steel has recalled all of its laid-off Hamilton workers and is posting plans to hire another 72 staff for its Canadian operations, the Hamilton Spectator reported.

Keystone Steel & Wire Recognized for Company-Wide Recycling Program

27 August 2012 - Keystone Steel & Wire was recently chosen to receive the 2012 Steel Manufacturers Association Achievement in Environmental Stewardship and Recycling Award.

Marmon/Keystone Expands Alloy Inventory

24 August 2012 - Marmon/Keystone recently broadened their product offerings by adding a wider variety of 4140 alloy tubing to their inventory.

Canada Agency Says Removing Import Duties on Chinese Plate Would Lead to More Dumping

24 August 2012 - The Canada Border Services Agency determined that allowing antidumping duties on hot rolled steel plate from China would likely result in the continuation or resumption of dumping.

China Escalates U.S. Trade Row, Asks WTO to Judge Dispute

24 August 2012 - In a move that escalates a trade row with the United States, China said it would ask the World Trade Organization (WTO) to adjudicate a dispute over U.S. punitive import duties on 22 Chinese exports, including solar panels and steel products.

voestalpine Takes the Next Step in Its Expansion Strategy in the U.S.

23 August 2012 - In the next several years, voestalpine will be investing more than €100 million in new plants in China, the U.S., South Africa, Romania, and Germany as part of a comprehensive globalization strategy in the automotive sector. Now the first concrete step is being taken overseas. A production facility is being erected in the U.S., with a construction budget of €50 million.

Essar Steel Minnesota Announces Project Accomplishments

23 August 2012 - Essar Steel Minnesota announced major achievements for its iron ore mining and taconite pellet plant: during a tour of the site with IRRRB members, company spokespeople announced that they’ve secured over a billion dollars in project financing, the amount needed for their initial production of 4.1 million tons per year of taconite pellets.

JMC Steel Group Hires New Chief Financial Officer

23 August 2012 - JMC Steel Group announced that Michael J. Graham will join the company in mid-September as its chief financial officer.

MRC Global Announces Executive Management Changes

22 August 2012 - MRC Global Inc., the largest global distributor, based on sales, of pipe, valves and fittings and related products and services to the energy and industrial sectors, announced it is combining its Business Development and Supply Chain management into one group and promoting Alan Colonna to lead the combined group as Executive Vice President.

Preliminary July Data Show Large U.S. Import Increases Continuing

21 August 2012 - Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute reported that the U.S. imported a total of 2,582,000 tons of steel in July, including 2,028,000 tons of finished steel (down 8% each, respectively, from June final data).

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