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Evraz Vitkovice Steel Signs Long-Term Supply Agreement with Ostrava

11 May 2009 - Evraz Vitkovice Steel signs long-term agreement with ArcelorMittal Ostrava that guarantees the supply of liquid pig iron for the Vitkovice steelmaking facilities.

NLMK Restarts Blast Furnace No. 4

11 May 2009 - Novolipetsk Steel restarts its Blast Furnace No. 4 following a complete overhaul.

Termination of Contract Could Lead to Closure of Corus Teesside

11 May 2009 - Corus has initiated discussions regarding the possible closure of its Teesside Cast Products following the recent termination of a slab offtake agreement originally signed with four international slab buyers in 2004.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Initiates Social Compensation Plan

11 May 2009 - In response to the dramatic slump in the world economy, ThyssenKrupp Steel initiates plans to cut some 1800 to 2000 regular jobs by September 30, 2010.

Ternium Completes Transfer of Sidor Shares to Venezuela

08 May 2009 - Ternium SA completes the transfer of its entire 59.7% interest in Sidor to Corporación Venezolana de Guayana, a Venezuelan governmental entity.

Essar Steel Expands Service Center Capacity in India to 2.5 MTPA

07 May 2009 - Essar Steel inaugurates its fourth steel service center facility in India, bringing its total processing capacity in India to 2.5 million tonnes/year.

MMX Resumes Iron Ore Mining Operations at Corumbá

06 May 2009 - MMX Mineração e Metálicos SA announces the resumption of operations at its Corumba iron ore mine in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

SSAB to Install Emission Control System at Oxelösund Coke Plant

06 May 2009 - SSAB will invest approximately SEK 200 million in a Pushing Emission Control System to reduce dust and smoke emissions at its coking plant in Oxelösund.

ArcelorMittal Mines Canada Plans Temporary Production Stoppages

06 May 2009 - ArcelorMittal Mines Canada announces plans for four-week production stoppages at its Mont-Wright and Port-Cartier facilities.

Mechel Announces Executive Appointment for Ferroalloy Division

05 May 2009 - Mechel OAO announces the appointment of Alexey Ivanushkin as Chief Executive Officer of the Oriel Resources Co. (Great Britain).

NLMK Quality Management System Certified to International Standards

05 May 2009 - Novolipetsk Steel’s quality management system passed an oversight audit conducted by TÜV CERT, an independent German certifying agency.

Friedrich Kocks to Install 3-Roll RSB for Bhushan Power & Steel

05 May 2009 - Friedrich Kocks GmbH will install a 500,000 tonnes/year combined wire rod and bar mill with latest-generation 3-roll RSB for Bhushan Power & Steel.

Byard Spiral Mill to Supply Off Line Spiral Pipe Mill to Surya Roshni

04 May 2009 - Byard Spiral Mill Sdn Bhd is preparing to ship a new off line Spiral Pipe Mill to Surya Roshni Ltd of India.

ThyssenKrupp Further Refines Plan for Strategic Reorganization

04 May 2009 - The ThyssenKrupp AG Executive Board has further developed the Group’s business model, moving toward a single company with eight business areas, all of which will be tied directly to ThyssenKrupp AG.

World Steel Association Provides 2009 Short Range Outlook for Steel

04 May 2009 - The World Steel Association is forecasting that worldwide apparent steel use is expected to decline by -14.9% to 1,018.6 million tonnes in 2009.

Duferco La Louvière Adds Two More SteelPlanner Modules

01 May 2009 - Duferco La Louvière completes its implementation of two new SteelPlanner modules that will help optimize its supply chain.

Tenaris Acquires Control of Seamless Pipe Indonesia Jaya

01 May 2009 - Tenaris SA completes its acquisition of a 77.45% holding in OCTG processor Seamless Pipe Indonesia Jaya for a purchase price of US$72.5 million.

Duferco La Louvière Adds Two More SteelPlanner Modules

01 May 2009 - Duferco La Louvière completes its implementation of two new SteelPlanner modules that will help optimize its supply chain.

Tenaris Acquires Control of Seamless Pipe Indonesia Jaya

01 May 2009 - Tenaris SA completes its acquisition of a 77.45% holding in OCTG processor Seamless Pipe Indonesia Jaya for a purchase price of US$72.5 million.

ArcelorMittal Prices Common Stock, Convertible Senior Note Offerings

30 April 2009 - ArcelorMittal has priced its common shares and convertible senior notes offerings, which represent total aggregate proceeds of approximately $3.5 billion before deduction of underwriting discounts and commissions.

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