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U. S. Steel Announces Management Appointments

20 January 2011 - United States Steel announces three management appointments in its supply chain organization effective immediately, including the appointment of new General Managers for Customer Service and Logistics Service, as well as filling the newly created role of General Manager – Delivery Performance & Processed Products.

U.S., Canadian Metals Shipments Rebounded in 2010

20 January 2011 - Shipments of steel and aluminum from U.S. and Canadian metals service centers rebounded during 2010 vs. the depressed volumes of 2009, according MSCI’s just-released Metals Activity Report for December 2010.

Northwest Pipe Announces VP Operations for Tubular Products Group

19 January 2011 - Northwest Pipe recently announced the promotion of Bill Gulasey to Vice President of Operations for its Tubular Products Group.

Latrobe Specialty Steel Appoints President and CEO

19 January 2011 - Latrobe Specialty Steel Co. has appointed B. Christopher DiSantis as the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

Russel Metals to Increase Domestic Focus on OCTG Product

18 January 2011 - Russel Metals Inc. announced the appointment of Dean Rougas, an OCTG veteran, as the new President of the company's Spartan Steel Products division.

SunCoke Energy Buys Affiliated Virginia Coal Companies

18 January 2011 - SunCoke Energy has purchased Harold Keene Coal Co., Inc., as well as affiliated entities and their related assets for approximately $40 million in cash, including working capital. Coal reserve estimates for the assets of the entities being purchased total at least 16 million tons, with final estimates to be confirmed by a reserve study that is currently underway.

AK Steel Wins Patent Suit for Special Automotive Steels

18 January 2011 - AK Steel reports it has prevailed in a patent infringement lawsuit by two French units of ArcelorMittal regarding aluminum-coated, boron-bearing carbon steels, used primarily for high-strength automotive applications.

Severstal Columbus Earns International Automotive Quality Recognition

14 January 2011 - SRI Quality System Registrar awards Severstal North America an ISO/TS 16949:2009 and an ISO 9001:2008 management system certificate for the manufacture and supply of steel coils.

Guarantee Electrical Completes Power Assignment on SunCoke Facility in Granite City

14 January 2011 - Guarantee Electrical has completed a $20 million assignment to power and supply process / instrumentation wiring, equipment commissioning, lighting and voice/data services for a new metallurgical coke manufacturing/heat energy recovery facility built by SunCoke Energy in Granite City, Ill.

OSHA Cites U.S. Steel, Power Piping Following July 2010 Explosion

14 January 2011 - OSHA has cited U.S. Steel Corp. and Power Piping Co. with safety citations for failing to provide an effective energy control procedure and exposing workers to burns following an explosion at U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works facility in July 2010.

SMS Siemag Celebrates Start of ThyssenKrupp Steel Works in Alabama

14 January 2011 - SMS Siemag is celebrating the official opening of the new integrated works complex of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA and ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA in Calvert, Ala.

Cliffs Enters Agreement to Acquire Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines

12 January 2011 - Cliffs Natural Resources has entered into a definitive arrangement agreement to acquire all of Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines Ltd.'s common shares in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $4.9 billion Canadian dollars (including net debt), or C$17.25 per share.

Tenova Core to Revamp Charlotte Consteel System for Gerdau Ameristeel

11 January 2011 - Gerdau Ameristeel recently contracted Tenova Core to provide a major revamp of the existing Consteel system at its Charlotte, North Carolina plant.

Cliffs Announces Receipt of "True-up" Payments from Essar Steel Algoma

07 January 2011 - Cliffs Natural Resources announces the receipt of $129 million in "true-up" payments from Essar Steel Algoma related to the portion of revenue from 2010 pellet sales that were disputed in a previously disclosed arbitration.

Cargill, Magnetation to Jointly Establish Iron Recovery Operations

07 January 2011 - Cargill and Magnetation reach an agreement to jointly explore opportunities to develop and utilize Magnetation's proprietary mineral processing technology. The technology allows mining operators to recover a marketable, high-grade iron ore concentrate from low-grade hematite iron deposits.

Schnitzer Reports Strong First Quarter Fiscal 2011 Performance

07 January 2011 - Schnitzer Steel Industries reported diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $0.64 and record first-quarter revenues of $675 million for its fiscal 2011 first quarter ended November 30, 2010.

AK Steel Announces Carbon Steel Price Increase

07 January 2011 - AK Steel announced plans to increase current spot market base prices by $50 per ton for all carbon flat-rolled steel products, effective immediately with new orders.

Cliffs Announces Receipt of "True-up" Payments from Essar Steel Algoma

Essar Steel Algoma to Make True-Up Payment for Iron Ore

06 January 2011 - Essar Steel Algoma is making a US $129 Million true-up payment to its iron ore supplier. The amount represents the difference between amounts invoiced in 2010 and the amounts due under the recent arbitration award with respect to a pricing dispute.

Cliffs Natural Resources Names General Manager, Global Sustainability

06 January 2011 - Cliffs Natural Resources announced Ronald Nielsen has joined the organization as its new General Manager, Global Sustainability, effective Jan. 2011.

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