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Olympic Steel Announces Passing of Founder and Chairman Emeritus Sol Siegal
03 June 2013 - Olympic Steel, Inc., a leading national metals service center, announced founder and chairman emeritus Sol Siegal passed away on 23 May 2013.
Pakistan's First Direct Reduction Plant Begins Operations
31 May 2013 - Saudi Arabia’s Al-Tuwairqi Holding announced that its new MIDREX® MEGAMOD® direct reduction plant at Tuwairqi Steel Mills, Ltd. in Karachi, Pakistan, began operating at the beginning of this year.
World Steel Association Publishes World Steel in Figures 2013
31 May 2013 - The World Steel Association has published the 2013 edition of World Steel in Figures, listing major steel-producing countries, top steel-producing companies and top steel-consuming countries.
University of Toronto Students Sweep Top Honors in AISTech 2013 Student Contests
31 May 2013 - Materials science and engineering students from the University of Toronto swept the top prizes for materials recycling research in undergraduate and graduate categories at AISTech 2013.
Schnitzer Provides Outlook for Third Quarter of Fiscal 2013
31 May 2013 - Schnitzer Steel Industries said the combination of declining selling prices, continued constrained supply trends, and lower tax benefits are expected to result in sequentially lower consolidated net income during the third quarter of fiscal 2013 ending 31 May 2013.
ArcelorMittal Completes Sale of 15% Interest in Canadian Mines
31 May 2013 - ArcelorMittal announced the completion of the previously announced investment by a consortium led by POSCO and China Steel Corporation to acquire a 15% joint venture interest in ArcelorMittal’s Labrador Trough iron ore mining and infrastructure assets in Quebec, Canada for US$1.1 billion.
Kobe Steel Announces Restructuring and Expected Loss
31 May 2013 - Kobe Steel announced that in the first quarter of fiscal 2013, it will post an impairment loss on business assets, in accordance with the decision to reform the structure of the steel business by changing the upstream production system.
U. S. Steel Elects Mario Longhi to President and COO
30 May 2013 - United States Steel Corporation announced that the company's Board of Directors has elected Mario Longhi to the position of president. Longhi will retain his current role as chief operating officer and assume additional responsibilities for risk management and human resources.
NLMK Optimizes Pig Iron Capacity Utilization
30 May 2013 - NLMK announced that starting from 30 May 2013 and as part of its program aimed at increasing the efficiency of production and resource use, it is idling its 1.3 million tonnes per year blast furnace #3 at its main production site in Lipetsk.
Ruukki Adds to Its Range of Raex Wear-Resistant Steels
30 May 2013 - Ruukki announced it can now supply steels for all applications requiring wear-resistant special steels.
PSI Metals Announces New Employee in Pittsburgh Office
30 May 2013 - PSI Metals, a global company providing production management systems to the metals industry, announced the appointment of a new employee in its North American headquarters in Pittsburgh.
NLMK Management Meets NLMK Group Leaders 2020
30 May 2013 - On 24 May 2013, a meeting took place in Lipetsk between the management of the NLMK Group and those participating in the NLMK Group Leaders 2020 programme.
Crompion International Announces Executive Promotion and Key Sales Hires
30 May 2013 - Louisiana-based specialty stainless steels producer and solutions provider Crompion International, LLC announced a major promotion and three key executive hires to support its recently completed brand transformation.
voestalpine Sees Significant Interest in Its Texas HBI
29 May 2013 - The first customer of voestalpine's new HBI facility being built in Texas has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to purchase HBI.
NLMK Expands Capacity and Efficiency of Auxiliary Material Production
29 May 2013 - NLMK has commissioned an 800 tonnes per day lime kiln (256,000 tonnes per year) for the production of metallurgical lime used in steelmaking.
Vallourec Adopts Single Brand to Reinforce Global Leadership Position and Support Growth Strategy
29 May 2013 - Vallourec, world leader in premium tubular solutions, announced that its various entities will be adopting a single brand and common identity: Vallourec, with a modernized logo.
Vallourec Adopts Single Brand to Reinforce Global Leadership Position and Support Growth Strategy
29 May 2013 - Vallourec, world leader in premium tubular solutions, announced that its various entities will be adopting a single brand and common identity: Vallourec, with a modernized logo.
TRUCONNECT Remote Monitoring from Konecranes Helps Steel Industry Improve Safe Use of Equipment
29 May 2013 - TRUCONNECT® Remote Monitoring and Reporting helps steel mills improve the safe use of their equipment, provide the right maintenance at the right time and assess the lifecycle of crane components.
ArcelorMittal South Africa to Supply Zambia Hydro Projects with Steel
28 May 2013 - ArcelorMittal South Africa is supplying its client, China’s Sinohydro Corporation, with reinforcing steel from its Newcastle plant for a number of hydro-electrical projects across Zambia.
AK Tube Plant Recognized for Outstanding Safety Performance
28 May 2013 - The Walbridge, Ohio, plant of AK Tube LLC, a subsidiary of AK Steel, has been recognized for outstanding safety performance by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, Division of Safety and Hygiene.