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AK Steel Melts First Heat in New Butler Works EAF

08 March 2011 - AK Steel melted the first heat of steel last week in its new 175-ton capacity electric arc furnace at its Butler, Pa., Works.

Nucor Breaks Ground in St. James Parish DRI Project

08 March 2011 - Nucor has broken ground on its DRI facility that will be located in St. James Parish, La. The company also named Lester Hart as General Manager of the St. James Parish facility.

Strategic Alliance for Steel Fuel Tanks Demonstrates Lightweight Fuel Tanks

07 March 2011 - Representatives from the Strategic Alliance for Steel Fuel Tanks made a presentation to demonstrate effective, low-mass designs for steel-intensive fuel tanks at the ITB Group’s Automotive Energy Storage and Fuel Systems conference.

TMK Ipsco Commissions 2nd Thread Line in Brookfield

07 March 2011 - TMK Ipsco’s premium pipe threading facility in Brookfield, Ohio, begins a two-week commissioning phase for its second thread line.

AK Tube Plants Recognized for Outstanding Safety Performance

04 March 2011 - AK Tube’s Columbus, Ind., and Walbridge, Ohio, plants have been recognized for outstanding safety performance by the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association, International.

Stainless, Specialty Imports Continue to Climb through YTD November 2010

04 March 2011 - Total stainless imports reached 598,182 tons in YTD November 2010, a 71.7% increase compared to the comparable year-ago period, according to the latest report from SSINA. Total specialty steel imports reached 763,015 tons through the same period, a 72.5% increase compared to the comparable year-ago period.

AK Steel Announces April 2011 Surcharges

04 March 2011 - AK Steel says it will add a $400 per ton surcharge to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in April 2011.

TMK IPSCO Facility in Brookfield, Ohio, Commissions Second Thread Line

04 March 2011 - This week, TMK IPSCO’s Premium pipe threading facility in Brookfield, Ohio, began a two-week commissioning phase for its second thread line, which will allow the facility to thread more and larger pipe to meet the expanding demand in the oil and gas industry.

Steel Import Permits Down 13% in February

03 March 2011 - Steel import applications reached a total of 1,815,000 net tons net tons for the month of February, a 13% decrease from the 2,081,000 permit tons recorded in January according to the latest report from AISI.

Don B. Daily Memorial Fund to Promote Steel Industry Safety and Health

03 March 2011 - SMA and the AIST Foundation are partnering to commemorate the life and industry service of Don B. Daily by establishing the Don B. Daily Memorial Fund to promote a safe workplace for the steel manufacturing industry and to increase the number of students studying health and safety awareness in manufacturing.

Renco to Buy Severstal’s Warren, Wheeling and Sparrows Point facilities

03 March 2011 - The Renco Group signed a definitive agreement to purchase Severstal North America operations at Warren, Ohio, Wheeling, W.Va., and Sparrows Point, Md.

Shale-Inland Acquires Main Steel Polishing

02 March 2011 - Shale-Inland CEO and Chairman of the Board, Craig T. Bouchard, announced Shale-Inland's acquisition of 100% of the stock of Main Steel Polishing Co., Inc.

L.B. Foster Facility Achieves One Million Man Hours without Lost Time Accident

01 March 2011 - L.B. Foster’s Birmingham, Ala., steel line pipe coating facility has achieved one million man hours without a Lost Time Accident.

Lakeside Steel to Build End-Finishing and Heat Treat Facility

01 March 2011 - The Lakeside Steel Board of Directors has approved plans to build a new state-of-the-art end-finishing and heat treatment facility that will provide vertical integration of finished and upgraded tubular products.

Macsteel Service Centers USA Acquires Steel Coil Services

01 March 2011 - Macsteel Service Centers USA has acquired the assets and business of Steel Coil Services in Catoosa, Okla., a subsidiary of United States Steel Corp.

Allegheny Technologies Chairman and CEO Announces Retirement

01 March 2011 - Allegheny Technologies Chairman and CEO L. Patrick Hassey announces his decision to retire, effective May 1, 2011. He will be replaced by Richard J. Harshman who will serve as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Consolidated Thompson Shareholders Approve Plan of Arrangement

28 February 2011 - Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines Limited's shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the plan of arrangement for Cliffs to acquire all of Consolidated Thompson's outstanding shares.

Lakeside Steel to Add Processing Capability in Welland

28 February 2011 - Lakeside Steel announced plans to add additional thermal processing capabilities to its Welland, Ont., Lakeside Steel facility, enabling it to ship fully end-finished and normalized tubing products to oil country customers in the U.S, and Canada.

SMS Logistiksysteme to Supply Packaging Line for PRO-TEC

28 February 2011 - PRO-TEC Coating Company, Inc. has placed an order with SMS Logistiksysteme, Germany, for the supply of a fully automated large-coil packaging system. The system will support the facility’s new continuous anneal line and recoiling line.

Finished Steel Imports Rise by 8% in January

24 February 2011 - The U.S. imported a total of 2,048,000 net tons of steel in January, up 10% from December final data according to the latest report from AISI.

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