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ArcelorMittal is First Steel Company to be Named Energy Star Partner of the Year

13 March 2008 - The U.S. EPA and U.S. Department of Energy select ArcelorMittal USA as a 2008 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for Energy Management by for its outstanding contributions to protecting the environment and reducing greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency.

SMS Meer to Supply PQF Seamless Tube Mill for Vallourec & Sumitomo do Brasil

12 March 2008 - Vallourec & Sumitomo Tubos do Brasil has awarded a contract to SMS Meer to supply a new Premium Quality Finishing seamless tube plant.

Mercury Switch Recovery Program Collects One Millionth Auto Switch

03 March 2008 - The National Vehicle Mercury Switch Recovery Program and its partners celebrate a milestone with the collection of the one millionth mercury auto switch.

United Spiral Pipe Breaks Ground for New Facility

03 March 2008 - United Spiral Pipe—a joint venture of United States Steel, Posco, and SeAH Steel—breaks ground for a new state-of-the-art spiral welded pipe manufacturing facility in Pittsburg, Calif.

OSHA Cites Auburn Metal Processing for Safety Violations

22 February 2008 - OSHA cites Auburn Metal Processing for a total of 22 alleged serious and repeat violations of safety standards following the death of an employee who became caught in a conveyor belt.

OSHA Cites Auburn Metal Processing for Safety Violations

22 February 2008 - OSHA cites Auburn Metal Processing for a total of 22 alleged serious and repeat violations of safety standards following the death of an employee who became caught in a conveyor belt.

OAO Severstal Resumes Blast Furnace Operations at Cherepovets

05 February 2008 - OAO Severstal resumes operation of Blast Furnace No. 5 at its Cherepovets steel plant, following a fire on January 31 that resulted in the death of one Severstal employee and the injury of two others.

ArcelorMittal to Restart Seraing Blast Furnace n.6

04 February 2008 - Following its agreement to a solution to the CO2 quota allocation issue that was proposed by the federal and regional governments of Belgium, ArcelorMittal will now prepare to re-launch the Seraing blast furnace n.6 in Liège, Belgium.

AK’s Ashland Coke Plant Wins Industry Safety Award

04 February 2008 - Employees at AK Steel’s Ashland, Ky., coke plant earn the American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute’s Max Eward Safety Award, in recognition of having the best safety record during 2007 for an ACCCI-member coke plant.

IISI Study Reveals Growing Trend for Steel Recycling

31 January 2008 - Data gathered by the International Iron and Steel Institute shows that the steel can remains the world’s most recycled packaging material.

Latrobe Specialty Steel to Expand Vacuum Remelting Facility

23 January 2008 - Latrobe Specialty Steel will triple its vacuum melting capacity with a major expansion at its Latrobe remelt facility.

Danieli and Kocks to Upgrade Seversky Seamless Tube Mill

21 January 2008 - Friedrich Kocks will supply the 3-stand extractor and 14-stand sizing mill for Danieli’s conversion of an existing Pilger mill into a continuous 14-inch seamless tube mill for TMK Group’s Seversky Truboprokatny Zavod subsidiary.

ArcelorMittal Provides Update on Fatalities at Abaiskaya Mine Accident

15 January 2008 - ArcelorMittal confirms the final number of fatalities as 30 for the Abaiskaya Mine Accident in Kazakhstan.

Industry Group Promotes the Growing Recyclability of Cars

15 January 2008 - U.S. automakers are bringing an educational message to consumers at this year's North American International Auto Show through the United States Council for Automotive Research LLC's Vehicle Recycling Partnership LLC.

ArcelorMittal Provides Update Concerning Accident in Kazakhstan

14 January 2008 - ArcelorMittal provides update on the accident that occurred January 11 at its Abaiskaya mine in Kazakhstan, the cause of which has not yet been identified.

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.

SMS Meer to Provide PQF Seamless Tube Plant for Anhui Tianda

03 January 2008 - SMS Meer will supply a new 500,000 tonnes/year seamless tube plant featuring PQF technology to Anhui Tianda Oil Pipe of China.

AISI to Participate in Future Steel Vehicle Global Initiative

18 December 2007 - The American Iron and Steel Institute announces plans to participate in the Future Steel Vehicle project, a global research initiative focused on the mitigation of automotive greenhouse gas emissions.

EPA Rule to Reduce Mercury, PM Releases from EAF Facilities

18 December 2007 - The EPA issues new air emissions standards for mercury and particulate matter emissions from EAF-based steel manufacturers by requiring them to buy motor-vehicle scrap only from providers that participate in the EPA-approved National Vehicle Mercury Switch Recovery Program.

OSHA Cites Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel for Safety Violations

14 December 2007 - OSHA proposes $210,000 in fines against Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel for alleged repeat and serious violations of federal workplace safety standards.

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