Steel News

U. S. Steel Steps up Start Date for No. 13 Blast Furnace Rebuild

12 May 2005 - United States Steel Corp. announced that it will take its Gary (Ind.) Works No. 13 Blast Furnace offline in late May, rather than on August 1 as previously announced.

Goodish Named USS Chief Operating Officer

27 April 2005 - United States Steel Corp. announced that John H. Goodish has been elected Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

United States Steel Reports Strong 1st Quarter Results

27 April 2005 - United States Steel Corp. reported net income of $455 million on net sales of $3.76 billion for the first quarter of 2005.

U. S. Steel to Rebuild Gary No. 13 Blast Furnace

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Year-to-Date Steel Import Totals Continue to Rise

01 April 2005 - The United States imported a total of 2,361,000 net tons of steel in February according to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI). The AISI report, which is based on preliminary Census Bureau data, shows the import totals include 1,727,000 net tons of finished steel.

USS To Build Automotive Hot Dip Galv Line in Slovakia

23 February 2005 - United States Steel Corp. will build a new hot dip galvanizing (HDG) facility at U. S. Steel Kosice (USSK), the company's Slovakian steelmaking operation.

U. S. Steel Endorses Michigan Tax Package

22 February 2005 - United States Steel Corp. announced its support of Gov. Jennifer Granholm's major reform of the Single Business Tax (SBT), saying the package, as proposed by the governor, would create an incentive for manufacturers to invest in the state, help stem the state's loss of high-paying manufacturing jobs, and boost the security of the 2,400 jobs at the company's Great Lakes Works in Ecorse and River Rouge.

USS Makes Historic Conservation Donation

01 February 2005 - United States Steel Corp. and the Black Warrior-Cahaba Rivers Land Trust have reached an historic agreement that would create Red Mountain Park, one of the largest urban parks in the United States.

AK Steel Announces New Senior Vice Presidents

25 January 2005 - AK Steel has named David C. Horn and John F. Kaloski Senior Vice Presidents. Mr. Horn is the corporation’s General Counsel and Secretary, and Mr. Kaloski oversees the corporation’s safety, operations, quality assurance, engineering, purchasing and supply chain management functions.

U. S. Steel Reports Record 4th Quarter and Full-Year Results

25 January 2005 - United States Steel Corp. reported fourth quarter net income of $462 million on revenues of $3890 million, and full year net income of $1085 million on revenues of $13,969 million.

Innovative Systems to Supply OFAC Compliance Software for U. S. Steel

08 December 2004 - Innovative Systems, Inc. was selected by United States Steel Corp. to provide its web-based compliance solution for screening associates against the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) list.

U. S. Steel to Move Tech Center to former Homestead Works

07 December 2004 - United States Steel Corp. has entered into an agreement with Continental Real Estate, Inc. to purchase a building located in The Waterfront in Munhall, Pa., on the former site of U. S. Steel's Homestead Works. Terms of the sale were not disclosed.

GE Commercial Finance to Provide $173.5 Million in Financing for U. S. Steel

24 November 2004 - GE Commercial Finance Corporate Lending announced it has provided $173.5 million in financing to United States Steel Corp.

USS Development Center to Promote Investment in Serbia

12 November 2004 - United States Steel Corp. announced that officials of the U. S. Steel Serbia Economic Development Center (EDC) will lead a team of government and business representatives to the United States to promote North American investment in Serbia. The group will host a series of road show investment roundtables November 13-20 in New York, Cleveland and Chicago.

U. S. Steel Reports Record 3rd Quarter Results

27 October 2004 - United States Steel Corp. reported record net income of $354 million on total revenues of $3729 million for the third quarter, and net income of $623 million on total revenues of $10,176 million for the first nine months of 2004.

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.

U. S. Steel Names General Manager of Processed Products

19 October 2004 - United States Steel Corp. announced that it will centralize its sheet products processing and delivery operations and has appointed Lisa A. Roudabush as General Manager—Processed Products to oversee the new organization.

United States Steel Names Vice President and Treasurer

20 September 2004 - United States Steel Corp. Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Gretchen R. Haggerty announced that Larry T. Brockway has been named Vice President & Treasurer effective October 1, responsible for all treasury functions. Brockway will continue to report to Haggerty, who formerly held the position.

AK Steel Names Director of Purchasing

08 September 2004 - AK Steel announced it had named Anthony C. Perry to the new post of Director of Purchasing.

U. S. Steel Vice Chairman Roy Dorrance to Retire

07 September 2004 - United States Steel Corp. announced that Roy G. Dorrance, Vice Chairman, has elected to retire at the end of September.