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TXI Declares Spin-Off of Chaparral Steel

08 July 2005 - The Texas Industries, Inc. Board of Directors has approved the separation of its wholly-owned steel business, Chaparral Steel Co., from TXI by means of a tax-free stock dividend.

Allegheny Ludlum to Increase Silicon Electrical Steel Prices

07 July 2005 - ATI Allegheny Ludlum is increasing prices for grain-oriented silicon electrical steel products by approximately 26%.

Russula to Supply Electricals for Sibasa Rod Mill

07 July 2005 - Russula has been awarded a major contract by Morgan Construction Co. for a project at Siderurgica del Bajio, SA de CV (Sibasa), Mexico.

Carpenter Announces New Vice President

06 July 2005 - Carpenter Technology Corp. announced that Richard Simons will join Carpenter Technology Corp. as Vice President and Corporate Controller.

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Completes Chapel Steel Acquisition

06 July 2005 - Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. has completed its previously disclosed acquisition of Chapel Steel Corp., headquartered in Spring House (Philadelphia), Pa.

Arbitrator Issues Ruling in Middletown Works Base Workforce Issue

06 July 2005 - AK Steel said that an arbitrator has issued a ruling on the company's 2004 suspension of a minimum base workforce plan covering hourly maintenance and operating employees at the company's Middletown Works represented by the independent A.E.I.F. union.

Maverick Tube Completes HSS Sale

05 July 2005 - Maverick Tube Corp. announced the successful completion of its previously announced sale of certain assets of its hollow structural sections (HSS) product line to Atlas Tube.

Timken Contracted to Develop Advanced Bearing Technology

01 July 2005 - Timken has been awarded additional orders under an existing $20 million U.S. Air Force contract for hybrid bearing development. Worth approximately $7 million, the new orders focus on the quality assurance of rolling elements and new cage materials for bearings that will be used in current and next-generation gas turbine aircraft engines.

AK Steel to Increase Prices for Electrical Steels

01 July 2005 - AK Steel will increase spot market transaction prices for its Regular Grain Oriented and Tran-Cor(R) H electrical steel products, effective with shipments on and after August 1, 2005.

Wheeling Corrugating Bridge Deck Showing up in Construction Projects

01 July 2005 - Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel reports that steel deck made by the company's Wheeling Corrugating Company (WCC) will be used in many highway projects locally and throughout the United States.

EPA Cites Alton Steel for Clean Air Violations

01 July 2005 - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited Alton Steel Inc. for alleged clean-air violations at the company's steel manufacturing plant in Alton, Ill.

Stelco Comments on Georgian Windpower Situation

01 July 2005 - Stelco Inc. commented on reasons issued by the Superior Court of Justice (Ontario) regarding an application brought by Georgian Windpower Corp. (GWC) and heard by the Court on June 27, 2005.

Aceros Arequipa Achieves Top EAF Performances

01 July 2005 - Aceros Arequipa, Peru, recently achieved top EAF performance with their recently revamped 40-tonne EAF.

VAI to Install Downcoiler at Sollac Mediterranee

01 July 2005 - Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau (VAI) was recently awarded a contract by Sollac Méditerranée, a company of the Arcelor group, to supply a new high-duty downcoiler for their existing Hot Rolling Mill at Fos sur Mer, France.

Baosteel Starts up Stainless Slab Caster Ahead of Schedule

01 July 2005 - Consortium leader SMS Demag AG, Germany, has successfully commissioned a single-strand continuous slab caster for the Chinese Baosteel Group Shanghai No.1 Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. The caster went into operation three months ahead of the official schedule.

ThyssenKrupp Stahl and JFE Establish Joint Venture in Japan

01 July 2005 - Steel producers ThyssenKrupp Stahl AG, Germany, and JFE Steel Corp., Japan, have established a joint venture company, JEVISE Corp.

Mittal Steel Submits Formal Offer to Purchase Vitkovice Steel

01 July 2005 - Mittal Steel Co. NV submitted a direct offer to the Government of the Czech Republic to purchase 98.96% shareholding in Vitkovice Steel.

Danieli Starts up Tisco High-Speed Bar and Rod Mill

01 July 2005 - Danieli recently completed commissioning of the new, 300,000 tonne/year bar and wire rod mill at Thai Nguyen I&S Co. (Tisco), Vietnam, with startup of the straight bars production line.

VAI to Supply LD Converter Steel Plant for Alchevsk

01 July 2005 - Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau GmbH & Co. (VAI) recently signed a contract with Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works (Ukraine), for the supply of a new steel plant. The facility will incorporate two 300-tonne LD converters, each capable of producing 5.4 million tonnes of steel per year.

Morgan to Reinstall and Upgrade Thamesteel Mill

01 July 2005 - Morgan Construction Co. has received a contract from Thamesteel Ltd., for a coil handling and compacting system.

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