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Republic Creates Cold-Finished Bar Products Division
07 February 2008 - Republic Engineered Products creates a new Cold-Finished Bar Products Division, naming Michael Eberth as the division's General Manager.
Republic VEBA Participants Get Second Cost Reduction in Two Years
21 December 2007 - Retiree healthcare contributions will be lowered for USW-represented retirees and surviving spouses from former Republic Technologies International that are participating in the Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association.
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’.
Republic Introduces New Advertising Campaign
09 October 2007 - Republic Engineered Products introduces a new advertising campaign focused on the company’s heritage in high-quality steel bar and coil products.
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.
Republic to Invest $12.5 Million at Canton
07 September 2007 - Republic will invest $12.5 million at its Canton meltshop to install new, state-of-the-art equipment for producing bottom-poured ingots for the open-die forging, seamless rolled ring, and electrode markets.
Republic and Union Reach Tentative Agreement
17 August 2007 - Republic reaches tentative labor agreement with the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers Union.
OSHA Cites Republic for Safety and Health Violations
12 July 2007 - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposes $163,000 in fines against Republic Engineered Products for alleged multiple willful, serious and repeat violations of federal workplace safety and health standards.
Republic Joins Mercury Switch Recovery Program
22 May 2007 - Republic Engineered Products has joined a national coalition of automobile manufacturers, steel industry associations and environmental groups in the effort to implement the voluntary National Vehicle Mercury Switch Recovery Program, which encourages the removal of mercury switches from scrap automobiles before they are crushed or shredded.
Republic Reaches $100 Million in Plant Upgrades
15 May 2007 - New capital investments at Republic Engineered Products have now passed the $100-million mark since Republic became part of Industrias CH, SA de CV (ICH) and Grupo Simec in July 2005.
Republic Enters New Technology Agreement with Kobe
26 April 2007 - Republic Engineered Products announced that Kobe Steel and its subsidiary Kobe Technologies Proprietary have entered into a new agreement to provide production technology to Republic.
Republic Operations Certified to ISO/TS 16949:2002
07 November 2006 -
EPA Cites Republic for Clean-Air Violations
13 September 2006 -
Republic Announces New Chief Financial Officer
07 September 2006 -
Republic Announces New President and CEO
29 June 2006 -
Danieli to Upgrade Republic EAF
10 November 2005 - Danieli is conducting a major upgrade of Republic Engineered Products’ 200-ton EAF at the company’s Canton, Ohio, facility.
Ohio Steel Producers Report First Half Results
04 October 2005 - Ohio steelmakers posted moderately strong production and shipping figures for the first half of 2005, even as the market struggled to emerge from an inventory correction that began before the end of 2004.
Fatal Accident at Republic Leads to OSHA Citations
14 July 2005 - The U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Republic Engineering Products, Inc., Lorain, Ohio, for alleged willful, serious and repeated workplace safety violations.
Republic Facility Certified to ISO/TS 16949:2000 Technical Specification
02 June 2005 - Republic Engineered Products, Inc.’s Lorain, Ohio, operation has received certification to the ISO/TS 16949:2000 quality specification.
Republic Reports 2004 Financial Results
25 March 2005 - Republic Engineered Products Inc. reported net income of $39.3 million on net sales of $1.19 billion for the year ended December 31, 2004.
