Severstal North America
Severstal divested its North American assets in 2014. The Dearborn, Mich., mill and other assets were sold to AK Steel, and the Columbus, Miss., mill was sold to Steel Dynamics Inc.
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Union to Picket Severstal North America
29 July 2008 - More than 300 members of Laborers' Local 1191 are picketing in front of Severstal North America in protest of the company's use of an out-of-state, non-unionized company for its demolition project.
Severstal Completes Acquisition of WCI Steel
08 July 2008 - OAO Severstal completes its acquisition of WCI Steel for a total cash consideration of US$140 million.
Parsytec to Supply 2nd Surface Inspection System for SeverStal NA
07 May 2008 - Parsytec AG will supply a second hot mill surface inspection system for SeverStal North America’s facility in Dearborn, Mich.
OAO Severstal Reorganizes to Facilitate Growth
15 April 2008 - OAO Severstal announces a reorganization of its businesses into three principal divisions: Severstal Russian Steel, Severstal Resources, and Severstal International.
SeverStal to Acquire Sparrows Point
24 March 2008 - OAO SeverStal reaches agreement to purchase the Sparrows Point facility from ArcelorMittal for an all-cash purchase price of US$810 million.
Severstal North America and SeverCorr Announce New CFO
05 March 2008 - Severstal North America and SeverCorr announce the appointment of Mark J. Yost as Chief Financial Officer.
Blast Furnace Outage to Impact Production at Severstal North America
18 February 2008 - Severstal North America’s overall production volume will be reduced by some 35% due to an outage its “B” Blast Furnace, according to preliminary information released by OAO Severstal.
Severstal NA Halts Production at Blast Furnace Pending Investigation
14 January 2008 - Severstal North America confirms that it has halted production at Blast Furnace B, its smaller blast furnace, as a result of a January 5 accident at that facility.
Severstal North America Announces New Chief Operating Officer
10 January 2008 - Severstal North America names Thomas J. Cera to the position of Chief Operating Officer, replacing Jim Hrusovsky, who was recently appointed CEO of Columbus, Miss., based SeverCorr.
Sunoco Celebrates Start of Construction at Haverhill II Coke Plant
22 May 2007 - Sunoco held a brick-laying ceremony at its second SunCoke Energy Heat Recovery Coke manufacturing plant in Haverhill, Ohio, which will eventually supply coke to both Severstal North America and WCI Steel.
Severstal North America Launches New Website
01 February 2007 -
Arcelor Shareholders Reject Proposed SeverStal Merger
03 July 2006 -
SeverStal Proposes Improved Merger Terms to Arcelor
21 June 2006 -
Arcelor and Severstal Inaugurate Joint Galvanizing Line in Russia
01 April 2006 -
Arcelor and Severstal Inaugurate Joint Galvanizing Line in Russia
01 April 2006 -
Wheeling-Pittsburgh and Severstal NA form Mountain State Carbon
03 October 2005 - Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. and SNA Carbon, LLC announced the formation and funding of their new joint venture, Mountain State Carbon LLC. The new venture now owns Wheeling-Pittsburgh's coke plant in Follansbee, W.Va.
Blast Furnace Upgrade to Kick off 4-Year Modernization Program at Severstal
15 July 2005 - Severstal North America, Inc. has filed a permit to install application with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality to expand and enhance the larger of its two blast furnaces. The company will invest more than $180 million to add capabilities that will improve furnace productivity, efficiency and reliability and significantly reduce particulate emissions associated with the ironmaking process in its Dearborn-based steelmaking operations.
Severstal North America Continues to Bolster Steelmaking Performance
28 April 2005 - Fourteen months after its acquisition by OAO Severstal, Severstal North America, Inc. (SNA) reports that it has made considerable progress in restructuring its Dearborn, Mich., steelmaking operations.
Ladle Carrier Tires Explode at Severstal North America
22 March 2005 - Severstal North America, Inc. reported that twelve Severstal and outside emergency responders were injured when two tires on a liquid steel carrier caught fire and exploded.
Auto/Steel Partnership Announces Executive Director
20 October 2004 - The Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP) Joint Policy Board announced the appointment of Dr. Roger A. Heimbuch as executive director of the Partnership.
