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Middough Client Achieves Highest Safety Rating

07 August 2012 - Middough Inc., a top-ranking U.S. engineering, architectural and management services company, is pleased to announce that its client, Linde L.L.C., was recently presented with the highest safety rating ever awarded by Northstar Bluescope Steel.

Jacobs and Metso Announce Transaction in Iron Ore Pelletizing Business

07 August 2012 - Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced it has sold its iron ore pelletizing intellectual property and other assets to Metso Corporation.

New Advanced Steel Grades Meet Growing Automaker Demands

07 August 2012 - An increasing number of recently published studies about advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) reveal that it has become the lightweight automotive material that best addresses society's need for reduced greenhouse gas emissions, without compromising safety, performance or affordability.

Northwest Pipe Reports Q2 2012 Financial Results

07 August 2012 - Northwest Pipe Company reported net sales of $131.0 million in the second quarter of 2012; Water Transmission sales dropped 20.7% year-on-year while Tubular Product sales rose 3.8%.

U. S. Steel Names James R. Gray General Manager—Great Lakes Works

07 August 2012 - United States Steel Corporation announced that James R. Gray has been named general manager – Great Lakes Works. The change was effective 1 August.

Timken Appoints Two Key Executives to New Leadership Positions

07 August 2012 - The Timken Company announced that Christopher A. Coughlin and Richard G. Kyle have been named to the newly created positions of group presidents. In these roles, Coughlin and Kyle will be responsible for all activities related to the company's four business segments.

OSHA Cites ArcelorMittal Plate Mill for Safety and Health Hazards

06 August 2012 - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited steel plate manufacturer ArcelorMittal for eight safety and health – including one repeat – violations at its Conshohocken, Pa., facility.

U.S. Steel Faces Clean Air Act Suit

06 August 2012 - The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency and state environmental agencies against U.S. Steel Corp. for alleged past and present violations of the Clean Air Act; U.S. Steel plans to fight the allegations, which it claims are false.

AK Steel Announces Price Increase for Carbon Steel Products

06 August 2012 - AK Steel said on 6 August it will increase current spot market base prices for all carbon flat-rolled steel products by $30 per ton, effective immediately with new orders.

General Motors Ventures Invests in NanoSteel

06 August 2012 - The NanoSteel® Company, a leader in nano-structured steel materials design, announced that General Motors Ventures LLC has invested in the company.

Canadian Tribunal Initiates Final Inquiry on Steel Piling Pipe from China

06 August 2012 - On 3 August, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated an inquiry respecting the dumping and subsidizing of certain carbon and alloy steel pipe piles, commonly identified as piling pipe, in outside diameter ranging from 3.5 inches up to and including 16 inches (8.9 cm to 40.6 cm) inclusive, originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China.

Metal One Building New Steel Sheet Processing Center in Mexico

06 August 2012 - Japan's Metal One Corporation has established and begun construction of Nicometal Hidalgo, a steel sheet processing center in Atitalaquia in Mexico's state of Hidalgo that will primarily serve the automotive sector.

Japanese Group Establishes Automotive Steel Pipe and Tube Joint Venture in Mexico

06 August 2012 - Nippon Steel Corporation, Sumitomo Pipe & Tube Co., Sumitomo Corporation, and Metal One Corporation have established a joint venture company in Mexico to build a manufacturing and sales base for automotive steel pipe and tubes, as demand is expected to grow significantly there in the future.

Alpha Natural Resources Appoints New Board Member

06 August 2012 - Alpha Natural Resources, a leading U.S. coal supplier, announced the appointment of L. Patrick Hassey, former chairman and CEO of Allegheny Technologies Inc., to the company's board of directors.

Atlas Tube Pleased with Canadian Trade Case Against Chinese Piling Pipe

03 August 2012 - Atlas Tube Canada Inc., Harrow, Ontario, is pleased with Canada Border Services Agency's preliminary determination on imports of dumped and subsidized piling pipe from China.

Russel Metals Announces Second Quarter Results

03 August 2012 - Russel Metals Inc. announced second quarter 2012 earnings of $23 million on revenues of $719 million.

Wheatland Tube Names New Regional Sales Manager

02 August 2012 - Wheatland Tube Company announced that Michael Kreger has been named South Central Regional Sales Manager, Electrical Division.

Nucor, Esmark Win Bids for RG Wheeling Assets

02 August 2012 - An auction Tuesday, 31 July, for RG Steel LLC’s Wheeling, W.Va., assets saw the unit divvied up among a number of buyers, including Nucor Corp., Esmark Steel Group LLC and Frontier Industrial Corp.

TMS International Opens Trading Offices in Brazil and U.S.

02 August 2012 - TMS International Corp., the parent company of Tube City IMS Corporation, a leading provider of outsourced industrial services to steel mills globally, announced it has opened trading offices in Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Miami, Fla.; and Austin, Texas.

California Steel Industries Names New EVP of Operations

02 August 2012 - California Steel Industries, Inc. (CSI) announced that Harold "Harry" Allin has been elected as Executive Vice President, Operations.

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