31 December 2014 - Alpha Natural Resources Inc. announced that its subsidiary AMFIRE Mining Co. LLC has completed the previously announced divestiture of substantially all of its assets to Rosebud Mining Co.

ArcelorMittal Providing 310,000 Metric Tons of Steel for Gas Pipeline Across Europe

30 December 2014 - To enable the construction of one of the largest oil and gas pipelines in the world — the Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) — ArcelorMittal is providing 310,000 metric tons of hot rolled coils from its production site in Bremen, Germany, more than one third of all the hot rolled coils needed for the TANAP project.

World's First Application of New In-Line Rail Hardening from Siemens Goes Commercial at Baotou

30 December 2014 - Siemens Metals Technologies has received notice from Baotou Iron & Steel (Group) Co. Ltd. that the in-line “Injector Dual-phase Rail Hardening” (Idrha+) achieved the expected performances for the rail R60 U75V gr.340 according to TB/T2344-2012 norm and has therefore entered the regular commercial production.

Arch Coal Announces Retirement of Treasurer; Names Successor

30 December 2014 - Arch Coal Inc. announced that James E. Florczak, Arch's treasurer, will retire at the end of January after a 16-year career with Arch Coal. He will be succeeded by Matthew C. Giljum, who will become vice president, finance and treasurer at that time.

ArcelorMittal to Invest in New Dust Filters at Zenica Plant

30 December 2014 - ArcelorMittal Zenica, a steel producer located in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H), announced the start of a major project to install advanced new dust filters in its basic oxygen furnace (BOF) steel plant.

Mechel Reports Record Cargo Volumes at Trade Port Posiet

30 December 2014 - Mechel OAO reported that Trade Port Posiet's annual cargo volume reached 5 million metric tons of coal products by 25 December 2014. This is the best result in the Russian port's history.

Metinvest Works to Restore Transportation Routes After Bridge Explosion

30 December 2014 - Metinvest Group's Ilyich Iron & Steel Works of Mariupol and Azovstal employed temporary measures to receive raw materials and transport finished products before the railway connection is restored between the enterprises and Mariupol Merchant Sea Port.

JSW Steel Remains Committed to Bengal Steel Project

29 December 2014 - JSW Steel Ltd.’s proposed 10-million-tonnes-per-annum greenfield steel plant made good progress in acquisition of land, site development and coalmines exploration activities in the State of West Bengal, India.

Severstal Agrees to Sell Ukrainian Enterprise

26 December 2014 - Russia’s PAO Severstal announced that its Austrian subsidiary Severstal-Trade Gmbh has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Dneprometiz to a private German company.

ArcelorMittal Dofasco Supplying Steel for 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games

26 December 2014 - ArcelorMittal Dofasco is supplying steel for the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games’ most iconic symbol — the cauldron.

JFE’s Eco-Friendly Heat-Resistant Stainless Steel Wins 2014 R&D Award

26 December 2014 - JFE Steel Corp. announced that its resource-conserving, heat-resistant stainless steel—JFE-TF1—won the 2014 R&D 100 Award presented by the U.S. science and technology publication R&D Magazine.

Qatar Steel Conducts Sustainability Training Workshops

26 December 2014 - Qatar Steel recently conducted a series of sustainability training workshops designed to give its employees an understanding of what it means for Qatar Steel to be sustainable, and how the company intends to invest in sustainability in the coming years.

NLMK Group and WorldSkills Russia to Cooperate in Training Steelmaking Personnel

25 December 2014 - NLMK Group; WorldSkills Russia (WSR), an initiative backed by the Ministries of Education and Labour of the Russian Federation; and the Agency for Strategic Initiatives have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at developing the talent pool available to the company and the industry as a whole.

Acerinox Announces Appointment of Independent Director, Changes in Management

25 December 2014 - The Board of Acerinox, S.A. has appointed Donald Johnston as independent director. He replaces Mr. Clemente Cebrián, who resigned in July after seven years of service, until the shareholder who nominated him sold its stake.

Severstal Changes Official Name to Comply with Russian Corporate Laws

25 December 2014 - Russia’s OAO Severstal has changed its name to PAO Severstal.

Metalloinvest Completes Another Stage of Modernization at MGOK’s Crushing, Processing Plant

25 December 2014 - Mikhailovsky GOK (part of Metalloinvest) has completed reconstruction of the main conveyor M1 at its crushing and processing plant as part of Metalloinvest’s investment program.

ANDRITZ to Supply New Furnace Plant for Railroad Track Production to voestalpine

24 December 2014 - International technology Group ANDRITZ has been awarded an order to supply a new walking beam furnace for the Donawitz plant of voestalpine Schiene GmbH, Austria, Europe’s leading supplier of railroad tracks.

Arkansas Northeastern College Offering Free Workforce Training for Future Big River Steel Employees

24 December 2014 - As Arkansas’ newest super-project, Big River Steel, begins construction in Mississippi County, Arkansas Northeastern College (ANC) has announced two workforce readiness programs to aid local residents hoping to join the company’s team — both offered at no cost to the student.

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