Steel News

U. S. Steel Plans $300 Million Capacity Expansion at Keetac

04 February 2008 - United States Steel is developing a capital investment program in excess of $300 million to expand capacity at its Minnesota Ore Operations' Keetac facility by some 3.6 million additional tons per year.

U. S. Steel Reports Year-End 2007 Results

30 January 2008 - United States Steel reports net income of $35 million on net sales of $4535 million for the fourth quarter, and net income of $879 million on net sales of $16,873 million for all of 2007.

U. S. Steel and JFE Steel to Exchange Technical Expertise

23 January 2008 - United States Steel and JFE Steel enter into a technical exchange agreement to share expertise in steelmaking practices, benchmarking, and other areas of mutual interest.

U. S. Steel Names Three New Leaders for State Governmental Affairs

21 December 2007 - United States Steel announces three appointments with responsibility for governmental affairs in a number of states in which the company operates, including Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Texas.

U. S. Steel Announces High-Profile Addition to Washington Office

18 December 2007 - United States Steel announces the addition of Katie R. McCall to its Washington, D.C., office as Manager—Federal Governmental Affairs.

U. S. Steel Prices $500 Million of Senior Unsecured Notes

07 December 2007 - United States Steel prices $500 million of 7.00% Senior Notes due 2018 at 99.087% of the principal amount.

U. S. Steel Proposes $1-Billion Capital Investment at Clairton Coke Works

03 December 2007 - United States Steel is considering a $1-billion capital investment program at its Clairton Plant that would include the construction of two high-tech, environmentally advanced coke batteries plus a co-generation facility.

U. S. Steel to Challenge ITC Decision on Welded Line Pipe from Mexico

22 November 2007 - United States Steel is challenging the ITC’s recent determination that revoking an antidumping duty order on large-diameter welded line pipe from Mexico would not be likely to cause material injury to domestic producers.

PRO-TEC Wins Prestigious Malcolm Baldrige Award

21 November 2007 - The U.S. Department of Commerce selects PRO-TEC Coating Company as one of five recipients of the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for 2007.

EPA to Hold Hearing on Draft U.S. Steel Permit for Gary Works

09 November 2007 - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 sets the time and place for the Dec. 11 public hearing on U.S. Steel’s draft wastewater permit for Gary Works.

EPA Plans Public Hearing on Gary Works Draft Permit

02 November 2007 - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 will hold a public hearing on its objections to Indiana's draft wastewater discharge permit for U.S. Steel's Gary Works.

U.S. Steel Completes Stelco Acquisition, Announces Management Team

01 November 2007 - United States Steel completes its acquisition of Stelco, and names the management team for the newly acquired facilities, which have been renamed as U. S. Steel Canada.

U.S. Steel Reports 3rd Quarter Results

31 October 2007 - United States Steel reports net income of $269 million on net sales of $4.35 billion for the third quarter, and net income of $844 million on net sales of $12.34 billion for the first nine months of 2007.

Canadian Ministry Clears U.S. Steel’s Acquisition of Stelco

30 October 2007 - United States Steel receives approval of its acquisition of Stelco from the Canadian Minister of Industry under the Investment Canada Act.

Stelco Shareholders Okay Acquisition by U.S. Steel

29 October 2007 - Stelco shareholders overwhelmingly approve the corporation’s arrangement for its acquisition by United States Steel during a special meeting of shareholders.

EPA Raises Additional Objections to Draft Permit for Gary Works

19 October 2007 - The U.S. EPA outlines three more objections to the draft wastewater discharge permit proposed by the State of Indiana for U.S. Steel’s Gary Works, following initial objections raised by EPA earlier this month.

EPA Objects to Draft Permit for U.S. Steel Gary Works

15 October 2007 - U.S. EPA raises formal objections to the draft wastewater discharge permit the state of Indiana has proposed for U.S. Steel Corp.'s Gary Works facility.

U. S. Steel Names General Manager—Commercial, Tubular Products

01 October 2007 - United States Steel appoints George H. Thompson Jr. as General Manager—Commercial in the company’s tubular products organization.

U. S. Steel Names General Manager—Service Centers

01 October 2007 - United States Steel promotes Michael N. Meyers to the position of General Manager—Service Centers, Electrical, Agricultural & Industrial Equipment in the company's flat-roll products commercial organization.

CN to Acquire Key Railway Operations from U. S. Steel

27 September 2007 - Canadian National Railway enters agreement to acquire the major portion of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway from United States Steel for US$300 million.