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Siemens to Implement Lomas System at SDI Roanoke

12 May 2011 - Steel Dynamics has placed an order with Siemens Industry, Inc. to provide an EAF off-gas monitoring system at the Roanoke Bar Division’s mini mill in Roanoke, Va.

Northwest Pipe Reports Q1 2011 Results

11 May 2011 - Northwest Pipe has filed its first-quarter Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the SEC, in which it reported net income of $3.6 million on sales of $111.5 million.

Praxair Starts up Supply to ThyssenKrupp in Alabama

11 May 2011 - Praxair has started up a new air separation unit to supply industrial gases to ThyssenKrupp’s state-of-the-art carbon and stainless steel processing facilities in Mobile, Ala.

Cliffs Resumes Underground Mining at Oak Grove Mine

10 May 2011 - Power has been fully restored and underground mining has resumed at Cliffs Natural Resources’ Oak Grove Mine in Alabama, which was struck by severe weather in late April.

Allegheny Technologies Completes Acquisition of Ladish

10 May 2011 - Allegheny Technologies has completed its acquisition of Ladish Co., Inc. in accordance with the agreement and plan of merger adopted by Ladish shareholders at a special meeting held on May 6, 2011.

Cliffs Natural Resources Joins Ranks of the Fortune 500

09 May 2011 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. been added to the Fortune 500 list 2011, Fortune Magazine's annual ranking of America's largest companies by revenue.

Severstal Columbus Resumes Operations

09 May 2011 - OAO Severstal’s Columbus plant in Mississippi has resumed its steelmaking and rolling operations.

Commercial Metals Company Names New Chief Financial Officer

06 May 2011 - Commercial Metals Co announced that Barbara R. Smith will assume the role of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Bill Larson who has been with CMC for twenty years.

Main Steel Receives Safety Awards from FMA

06 May 2011 - The Fabricators and Manufacturers Association recognizes Main Steel Polishing Company as a multiple winner of the 2011 FMA/CMA Safety Award.

USW Membership Ratifies Agreement with RG Steel

06 May 2011 - Members of the United Steelworkers (USW) have ratified their new contract with RG Steel, which purchased USW-represented facilities from Severstal North America last month.

Nucor’s Stratman Appointed AIST President for 2011–2012

06 May 2011 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology announced the appointment of R. Joseph Stratman, Executive Vice President, Nucor Corp., as President of AIST for 2011–2012. The Association also announced its new executive committee and board of directors.

Gibraltar Reports First Quarter Results

05 May 2011 - Gibraltar Industries reported GAAP income from continuing operations of $1.4 million on net sales of $163.6 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.

SMDI Honors Heimbuch for Auto/Steel Partnership Role

05 May 2011 - The Steel Market Development Institute announced Dr. Roger Heimbuch as recipient of the 2011 Market Development Industry Leadership Award for his work in the Auto/Steel Partnership as well as his contributions to increasing the use of AHSS in the automotive marketplace.

Steel Import Permits up 7% in April

05 May 2011 - Steel import permit applications reached 2,626,000 net tons for the month of April, a 7% increase from the 2,455,000 permit tons recorded in March according to the latest report from AISI.

Interruption of Operations at Severstal Columbus

04 May 2011 - Electrical power was interrupted at the OAO Severstal’s Columbus plant in Mississippi as a result of a severe storm earlier this week.

ThyssenKrupp Makes Donation for Alabama Disaster Relief

04 May 2011 - ThyssenKrupp Steel USA is donating $10,000 on behalf of its team to the Alabama Gulf Coast Red Cross Chapter earmarked specifically for disaster relief efforts in northern Alabama as a result of recent tornadoes.

AK Steel Announces June 2011 Surcharges

03 May 2011 - AK Steel says it will add a $435 per ton surcharge to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in June 2011.

SSAB Announces Changes in Group Executive Committee

03 May 2011 - SSAB announced a change to its Group Executive Committee following the departure of SSAB Americas President David Britten.

Carpenter Technology to Expand Reading Facility

03 May 2011 - Carpenter Technology Corp. announced a significant expansion project at its Reading, Pa., facility that will allow for the installation of two additional Electroslag Remelting Furnaces and increase capacity for Forge Finishing and Annealing operations.

TMK Ipsco Breaks Ground on R&D Center

03 May 2011 - TMK Ipsco has broken ground on a new 51,000 square-foot Research & Development Center in Houston, Tex., that will house its innovation initiatives, including new product design and development, experimental and validation testing, and advanced metallurgical research.

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