14 January 2015 - Jun Sasaki, Ph.D., general manager of the Control Research Laboratory at Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. (NSSMC) in Futtsu, Japan, has been named a director on the ASTM International board for a three-year term.

Mechel Increases Coal Supplies to China's Baosteel

14 January 2015 - Russia’s Mechel OAO announced signing a memorandum of understanding with China's steelmaking major Baosteel Resources, which provides for an increase of coal supplies to 1.4 million metric tons of coking coal a year.

SunCoke Energy Inc. to Drop Down 75% Interest in Granite City Cokemaking Facility

13 January 2015 - On 12 January 2015, SunCoke Energy Inc. (SXC) entered into a definitive agreement with SunCoke Energy Partners L.P. (SXCP) to contribute a 75% interest in its Granite City, Ill., cokemaking facility with a total transaction value of US$245 million.

OSHA Cites Superior Steel after Death of Welder Who Fell from Misused Forklift

13 January 2015 - An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) found Superior Steel did not protect employees from numerous hazards related to the use of forklifts, including training, modifications and operation.

NLMK Appoints General Director of Stoilensky

13 January 2015 - Sergei Napolskikh, previously deputy general director, production and technology, has been appointed general director of Stoilensky (part of NLMK Group), one of the most efficient iron ore producers in the world.

voestalpine Expands Drawn Wire Business Segment

12 January 2015 - voestalpine is expanding its activities in the drawn wire business segment and has completed its acquisition of Italian company Trafilerie Industriali S.p.A. based in Nervesa della Battaglia (Treviso).

Big Wheels Keep On Turning, Thanks to Tata Steel

12 January 2015 - Understanding customers’ needs has led to Tata Steel developing and launching a new grade of steel designed to improve the manufacture of tractor wheels and other large off-road vehicles.

SunCoke Energy Partners' 2014 Coke Production Down 2.5%

09 January 2015 - SunCoke Energy Partners L.P. reported preliminary fourth quarter 2014 coke production at its Haverhill and Middletown, Ohio, facilities of 452,000 tons up slightly from 445,000 tons in fourth quarter 2013.

Alpha Natural Resources Announces Retirement of CFO

09 January 2015 - Alpha Natural Resources Inc. announced that its chief financial officer, Frank Wood, will retire effective 28 February 2015.

Schnitzer Steel Reports Results for Quarter with Steel Decline in Ferrous Prices

08 January 2015 - Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. reported financial results for its fiscal 2015 first quarter ended 30 November 2014.

U. S. Steel Idling Lorain Tubular Operations

07 January 2015 - United States Steel Corporation is temporarily idling operations and making layoffs at its Lorain Tubular Operations in Lorain, Ohio, as a result of a decline in tubular market conditions which is impacting demand for the plant’s tubular products.

Gerdau Commissions QMOS MES System at Arkansas Plant

07 January 2015 - Gerdau Special Steel North America has completed the commissioning of the QMOS MES system at its Fort Smith, Ark., specialty steel plant.

Metalloinvest and NLMK Announce Contract Extension

06 January 2015 - Metalloinvest and Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) announced the extension of their existing long-term pellet supply contract until 31 December 2015.

CMC Reports Strong Results

06 January 2015 - Commercial Metals Co. (CMC) announced financial results for its first quarter ended 30 November 2014.

Cliffs Natural Resources Closes Sale of Logan County Coal, Provides Update on Bloom Lake

05 January 2015 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. has completed the sale of its Logan County Coal assets in West Virginia to Coronado Coal II LLC, an affiliate of Coronado Coal LLC, for US$174 million in cash and the assumption of certain liabilities.

SunCoke Energy Inc. Announces Sale of Harold Keene Coal Companies Unit

05 January 2015 - SunCoke Energy Inc. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Jewell Resources Inc., executed a definitive agreement to sell 100% of its interest in the entities that make up the Harold Keene coal companies (HKCC) to Omega Holdings LLC for approximately US$9.5 million.

Kobe Steel CEO Delivers New Year's Message to Employees

05 January 2015 - On 5 January, the first working day of 2015, president and CEO Hiroya Kawasaki gave a New Year's message to company employees.

Magnetation Announces First Production at New Iron Ore Concentrate Plant

02 January 2015 - Magnetation LLC has successfully produced its first iron ore concentrate at its new plant, Plant Four, located near Grand Rapids, Minn.

EVRAZ North America and Local USW Reach Tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement

02 January 2015 - EVRAZ North America announced that a tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement has been reached with United Steelworkers Union locals 5890 (Regina, Sask., Canada) and 6673 (Calgary, Alta., Canada). A ratification date has not yet been scheduled due to the holidays.

JSW Steel Inaugurates New Cold Rolling Mill Complex

01 January 2015 - JSW Steel’s new greenfield cold rolling mill at the Vijayanagar works was inaugurated on 25 April 2014.

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