05 March 2015 - Hot-dip galvanized (HDG) production at Ilyich Iron & Steel Works of Mariupol, Ukraine, which had been idled since January, will start on 5 March 2015.

Allegheny Technologies Elects New Director

05 March 2015 - Allegheny Technologies Incorporated announced that David J. Morehouse has been elected to the ATI Board of Directors. His election increases the number of directors to eleven.

NLMK Group Funding for Social Programs Up 14% in 2014

05 March 2015 - NLMK Group increased funding for social programs in 2014 by 14% to 2.9 billion rubles.

MMK Increases Steel Shipments to Shipbuilders

04 March 2015 - Russia's OJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) supplied 78,000 metric tons of metal products to shipbuilders in 2014, which represents a 37.2% growth y-o-y.

Alpha Natural Resources Subsidiaries Downsizing West Virginia Mining Operations

03 March 2015 - Two operating affiliates of Alpha Natural Resources Inc. have notified their employees that certain West Virginia coal mines are being idled due to sustained weak market conditions and federal government regulations that have challenged the entire Central Appalachian mining industry.

Gerdau’s New Structural Steel Mill in Mexico Starting Up Operations

02 March 2015 - With the start of steel production scheduled for the first quarter of 2015, the melt shop of Gerdau's new steel mill in Mexico is in its final testing period.

Insteel Industries Announces Consolidation of PC Strand Facilities

02 March 2015 - Insteel Industries Inc. will be closing its prestressed concrete strand (PC strand) facility in Newnan, Ga., and moving the manufacturing to its other three PC strand production facilities located in Gallatin, Tenn.; Houston, Texas; and Sanderson, Fla. The Newnan facility was acquired from American Spring Wire Corporation in August 2014.

ArcelorMittal USA Idling Indiana Harbor Long Carbon Facility

27 February 2015 - ArcelorMittal will idle its Indiana Harbor Long Carbon (IHLC) facility beginning with the electric arc furnace on 1 March 2015, followed by the rolling mill operation in Q2 2015, pending customer requirements.

NLMK Generates Significant Savings through PCI Implementation at Novolipetsk

26 February 2015 - Russia’s NLMK Group made a saving of 425 million rubles in 2014 through the use of pulverized coal injection (PCI) technology at two blast furnaces at its Novolipetsk production site in Lipetsk.

U. S. Steel Names Vice President and Controller

26 February 2015 - United States Steel Corporation announced the promotion of Colleen M. Darragh to the position of vice president and controller, effective immediately.

MMK Increases Production and Shipments of Automotive Sheet

26 February 2015 - OJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) increased 2014 shipments of metal products to automotive producers by 18% y-o-y to 415,000 tonnes from 353,000s tonnes in 2013.

Essar Steel Algoma Files Counter Claim Against Cliffs

26 February 2015 - Essar Steel Algoma Inc. (ESAI) has filed counter-claims against its iron ore supplier for damages in excess of US$164 million arising out the parties’ relationship, including a claim for certain outstanding credit payments owed by Cliffs.

MTAG Switzerland to Deliver Vacuum Degassing Installation to ArcelorMittal Hunedoara

25 February 2015 - MTAG Switzerland has signed a contract to supply a 100-metric-ton turnkey vacuum degassing installation with a dry mechanical pumping system to Romanian long product producer ArcelorMittal Hunedoara.

Tata Steel to Acquire Nordic Strip Products Service Centers

25 February 2015 - Tata Steel, Europe’s second largest steel producer, announced the acquisition of three service centers in Sweden, Finland and Norway to strengthen its offering to manufacturers in the Nordic region.

Tenova Goodfellow to Supply Two EFSOP Holistic Optimization Systems to SDI

24 February 2015 - Steel Dynamics Inc. has confirmed an order with Tenova Goodfellow for the supply and purchase of two EFSOP holistic optimization® systems, including water detection, for both EAF batteries at its Butler, Ind., steelmaking facility.

ArcelorMittal Europe Reports €122 Million Operating Profit for Q4 2014

24 February 2015 - ArcelorMittal announced its results for the fourth quarter ended 31 December 2014. The segment recorded an operating profit of €122m compared with an operating loss of €396m for Q4 2013.

AK Steel to Build New Research and Innovation Center; Names New VPs

23 February 2015 - AK Steel announced that it will build a new, world-class Research and Innovation Center in Middletown, Ohio.

Cliffs Natural Resources CEO to Address Attendees at AISTech 2015

23 February 2015 - Lourenco Goncalves, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., will present a keynote address at the AIST President's Award Breakfast on Tuesday, 5 May at 8 a.m. in the Grand Ballroom at the Cleveland Convention Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

New Cold Rolling Mill from Primetals Technologies Produces First Coil at Tangshan

23 February 2015 - The cold rolling mill supplied by Primetals Technologies to Tangshan Iron and Steel Group Co. Ltd., a Chinese steel producer, has now been brought into production and the first coil was rolled in January 2015.

MMK Introduces Advanced IT Solutions

23 February 2015 - Russia’s OJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) in 2014 launched a strategic program for the adoption of advanced IT in operational and management processes.

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