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Laiwu Steel Commissions SMS Meer Beam and Section Mill
01 January 2006 -
Outokumpu Concludes Cost-Reduction Consultations with Employees, Unions
01 January 2006 -
Harsco Acquires Northern Hemisphere Operations from Brambles
01 January 2006 -
Outokumpu to Cease Operations at CPS in April
01 January 2006 -
Environment Ministry and ThyssenKrupp to Recognize Slags as High Value Products
01 January 2006 -
Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union Starts up SMS Meer Rail and Section Mill
01 January 2006 -
Anshan Heavy Plate Mill to Utilize Morgoil Bearings
01 January 2006 -
BSE to Supply Virtual Lance Burner Technology for Chubu Steel Plate
01 January 2006 -
SMS Meer to Supply Bar Mill for Al Tuwairqi Group
01 January 2006 -
Laiwu Steel Commissions SMS Meer Beam and Section Mill
01 January 2006 -
Outokumpu Concludes Cost-Reduction Consultations with Employees, Unions
01 January 2006 -
Harsco Acquires Northern Hemisphere Operations from Brambles
01 January 2006 -
Outokumpu to Cease Operations at CPS in April
01 January 2006 -
Environment Ministry and ThyssenKrupp to Recognize Slags as High Value Products
01 January 2006 -
Mittal Steel in Talks with Baotou Steel
29 December 2005 - Mittal Steel Co. has confirmed that it is involved in discussions with Baotou Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd. about a possible participation in this company.
Arcelor to Enhance Offer for Dofasco Acquisition
26 December 2005 - Arcelor SA announced last week its intention to make an enhanced all-cash offer to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Canadian steelmaker Dofasco Inc. at C$63.00 per share.
Ispat Inland to Merge with Mittal Steel USA ISG
23 December 2005 - Mittal Steel Co. NV is merging wholly owned U.S. operating subsidiaries Mittal Steel USA ISG Inc. and Ispat Inland Inc.
CMC Reports Near-Record First Quarter
22 December 2005 - Commercial Metals Co. reported first quarter net earnings of $69.6 million on net sales of $1.6 billion for the quarter ended November 30, 2005.
IISI Reports World Crude Steel Production for November 2005
21 December 2005 - Figures released by the International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) show that world crude steel production for the 61 countries reporting stood at an estimated 94.1 million tonnes in November — 4.1% higher than for the November 2004. Year-to-date world crude steel production has already exceeded 1 billion tonnes for the year. (2004 was the first year in which the world produced more than one billion tonnes of crude steel.)
WL Ross Completes Purchase of VTG
16 December 2005 - WL Ross & Co. LLC has completed its acquisition of rail logistics company VTG from TUI AG.
