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ThyssenKrupp Breaks Ground for New Alabama Facility

05 November 2007 - ThyssenKrupp Steel USA and ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA break ground on the site of the $3.7-billion carbon and stainless steel processing facility in Calvert, Ala., marking the beginning of construction for the 3500-acre plant.

Northwest Pipe Announces New CFO

02 November 2007 - Northwest Pipe announced that Stephanie J. Welty has been named Chief Financial Officer, replacing John Murakami, who is leaving the company.

Novamerican Steel Shareholders Okay Acquisition by Symmetry Holdings

02 November 2007 - Novamerican Steel shareholders approved the plan of arrangement for the company’s acquisition by a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Symmetry Holdings.

Olympic Steel Reports 3rd Quarter Sales and Earnings

02 November 2007 - Olympic Steel reports net income of $6.0 million on net sales of $256.1 million for the third quarter, and net income of $20.7 million on net sales of $792.9 million for the first nine months of 2007.

Gibraltar Reports 3rd Quarter Sales and Earnings

02 November 2007 - Excluding one-time charges related to the sale of Hubbell Steel and Solar Michigan, Gibraltar Industries reports $12.8 million income from continuing operations on $343 million in sales from continuing operations for the third quarter, and $35.8 million income from continuing operations on $1 billion in sales from continuing operations for the first nine months.

EPA, Steel Dynamics Reach Agreement on Clean-Air Violations

02 November 2007 - U.S. EPA Region 5 reaches an agreement with Steel Dynamics on alleged clean-air violations at the company's Butler facility.

EPA Plans Public Hearing on Gary Works Draft Permit

02 November 2007 - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 will hold a public hearing on its objections to Indiana's draft wastewater discharge permit for U.S. Steel's Gary Works.

Expired Contract Doesn’t Stop Universal Stainless Dunkirk Workers

02 November 2007 - While negotiations for a new labor contract are underway, hourly employees at Universal Stainless & Alloy Products’ Dunkirk Specialty Steel subsidiary will continue to work under terms of the previous collective bargaining agreement, which expired at midnight on October 31, 2007.

Russel Metals Reports 3rd Quarter Earnings

01 November 2007 - Russel Metals reports net earnings of $28 million on revenues of $624 million for the third quarter of 2007.

Carpenter Technology Reports Record 1st Quarter Results

01 November 2007 - Carpenter Technology reports net income of $57.7 million on record net sales of $475 million for its fiscal first quarter.

Steel Technologies to Expand New Operation in Juarez, Mexico

01 November 2007 - With startup of its new facility in Juarez, Mexico, Steel Technologies announces plans to further expand its operations with rail service and a new multi-blanking line.

U.S. Steel Completes Stelco Acquisition, Announces Management Team

01 November 2007 - United States Steel completes its acquisition of Stelco, and names the management team for the newly acquired facilities, which have been renamed as U. S. Steel Canada.

Metals USA Reports 3rd Quarter Results

31 October 2007 - Metals USA announces net income of $7.7 million on sales revenues of $469.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2007.

CMC Reports Second-Best Quarterly Results

31 October 2007 - Commercial Metals reports net earnings of $104.7 million on net sales of $2.3 billion for the fourth quarter, and net earnings of $355.4 million on net sales of $8.3 billion for the year ended August 31, 2007.

U.S. Steel Reports 3rd Quarter Results

31 October 2007 - United States Steel reports net income of $269 million on net sales of $4.35 billion for the third quarter, and net income of $844 million on net sales of $12.34 billion for the first nine months of 2007.

Schnitzer Steel Reports 4th Quarter, Year-End Results

30 October 2007 - Schnitzer Steel Industries reports net income of $38 million on consolidated revenues of $749 million for the fiscal fourth quarter, and net income of $131 million on consolidated revenues of $2.6 billion for the year ended August 31, 2007.

CCR Technologies to Streamline Ladle Movement at Nucor’s Auburn Meltshop

30 October 2007 - Nucor Steel recently awarded a contract to CCR Technologies to design and supply a Ladle Turret System for the continuous casting machine at Nucor’s Auburn, N.Y., meltshop.

Republic Seeks OHSAS 18001:2007 Certification

30 October 2007 - Republic Engineered Products will seek certification to the Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series Standard OHSAS 18001:2007 as part of the cooperative efforts with its union to promote ‘Health, Safety and the Environment’.

Tenova Goodfellow to Install EFSOP Technology on Wheeling Pittsburgh EAF

30 October 2007 - Tenova Goodfellow will install Goodfellow EFSOP process control technology on Wheeling-Pittsburgh’s 270-ton Consteel EAF installation at the company’s Steubenville/Mingo Junction Plant.

Canadian Ministry Clears U.S. Steel’s Acquisition of Stelco

30 October 2007 - United States Steel receives approval of its acquisition of Stelco from the Canadian Minister of Industry under the Investment Canada Act.

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