Steel News

OSHA Cites Universal Stainless & Alloy for Safety and Health Violations

02 October 2007 - OSHA is proposing $126,500 in penalties for alleged safety and health violations at Universal Stainless & Alloy Products.

Worthington Subsidiary Supports Housing Donation for Injured Veteran

02 October 2007 - Worthington Integrated Building Systems is partnering with the METALCON International trade show and Homes for Our Troops to build a home for injured U.S. Marine Corps veteran Cpl. Evan Morgan and his family.

Gerdau Ameristeel Announces Acquisition of Enco Materials

02 October 2007 - Gerdau Ameristeel acquires Enco Materials, a Nashville-based supplier of fabricated products to the commercial construction market.

Steel Dynamics to Acquire OmniSource

02 October 2007 - Steel Dynamics enters a definitive agreement to acquire OmniSource, one of North America’s largest scrap recycling companies, in a transaction valued at slightly more than $1 billion.

Dynamet Names New President

01 October 2007 - Carpenter Technology subsidiary Dynamet names Andrew McElwee as its President, effective September 10, 2007.

Russel Metals Completes Acquisition of JMS Metal Services

01 October 2007 - Russel Metals completes its acquisition of JMS Metals Services and related companies.

U. S. Steel Names General Manager—Commercial, Tubular Products

01 October 2007 - United States Steel appoints George H. Thompson Jr. as General Manager—Commercial in the company’s tubular products organization.

U. S. Steel Names General Manager—Service Centers

01 October 2007 - United States Steel promotes Michael N. Meyers to the position of General Manager—Service Centers, Electrical, Agricultural & Industrial Equipment in the company's flat-roll products commercial organization.

USW Members to Vote on Tentative Contracts at Gerdau’s Sand Springs and Calvert City Plants

01 October 2007 - Members of the United Steelworkers reach tentative agreements at Gerdau Ameristeel plants in Sand Springs, Okla., and Calvert City, Ky., with ratification votes scheduled for Friday and this Tuesday.

Mercury Switch Recovery Program Celebrates One-Year Anniversary

28 September 2007 - The National Vehicle Mercury Switch Recovery Program celebrates its one-year anniversary this month with the release of the Program’s 2006-2007 Annual Report.

Dietrich Metal Framing Products Featured on Extreme Makeover Season Premiere

28 September 2007 - The season premiere of the TV show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition will feature metal wall and floor framing materials from Dietrich Metal Framing for a project in Kalihi, Hawaii, that will be the show’s largest build to date.

Steelworkers Ratify New Contract with Republic

28 September 2007 - Members of the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers Union ratify a new five-year labor contract with Republic Engineered Products, Inc.

Stelco Reports Interest Rate for Floating Rate Notes

28 September 2007 - The rate of interest per annum for Stelco's floating rate notes due 2016 will be 10.64% for the period from September 30, 2007 to March 30, 2008.

Dietrich Metal Framing Announces New President

27 September 2007 - Dietrich Metal Framing names John Roberts as its new President; John had served as the company’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing since June.

CN to Acquire Key Railway Operations from U. S. Steel

27 September 2007 - Canadian National Railway enters agreement to acquire the major portion of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway from United States Steel for US$300 million.

Worthington Reports 1st Quarter Results

26 September 2007 - Worthington Industries reported net earnings of $20.2 million on net sales of $759.0 million for the three months ended August 31, 2007.

U. S. Steel Announces Authorized Pipe Distributors

26 September 2007 - United States Steel announces its new distribution network for domestic Standard and Line Pipe sales following its acquisition of Lone Star Technologies and related companies earlier this year.

Dietrich to Consolidate Five Metal Framing Facilities

26 September 2007 - Worthington Industries announces plans to implement a consolidation plan at five of its Dietrich Metal Framing locations.

Steel Import Slide Fails to Suppress Year-to-Date Totals

26 September 2007 - The U.S. imported a total of 2,558,000 net tons of steel in August 2007, reflecting reflects a 22% decrease compared to July final data.

Northwest Pipe Announces $10-Million Order

25 September 2007 - Northwest Pipe will supply approximately 33,000 feet of steel pipe for a new pipeline for the East Bay Municipal Utility District near Sacramento, Calif.