23 August 2013 - Peabody Energy announced that the company has named veteran mining executive Glenn Kellow to the position of president and chief operating officer.  He will report to chairman and chief executive officer Gregory H. Boyce and serve as a member of Peabody's executive leadership team.

Rautaruukki Announces Changes In Its Corporate Executive Board

23 August 2013 - Markku Honkasalo, chief financial officer (CFO) and a member of the Rautaruukki Corporate Executive Board, will leave the company to take up a position outside Ruukki.

Bloomberg: JSW Seeks to Sell U.S. Plant as Demand Revives

22 August 2013 - JSW Steel Ltd., India’s third-biggest steelmaker, will consider selling its U.S. mill complex to help reduce debt and boost earnings as a revival in the world’s biggest economy spurs demand, Bloomberg reports.

Report: Judge Splits Verdict in EPA Case Against U. S. Steel

22 August 2013 - The federal government can’t seek to fine U.S. Steel for violations it claims the company made more than 20 years ago to its Gary Works plant, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, but it can seek to force the company to install new controls for pollutants, the Chicago Post-Tribune reported.

Paul Wurth Performs 24-Hour Preventative Maintenance for ThyssenKrupp CSA

22 August 2013 - On 8 July 2013, the service experts of Paul Wurth do Brasil performed a 24-hour preventive maintenance program at blast furnaces No. 1 and 2 and at the INBA® slag granulation facilities of ThyssenKrupp CSA’s integrated steel plant at Sepetiba Bay in Brazil. It was the first time ever that Paul Wurth was in charge of such a servicing package.

AK Steel Reaches Environmental Agreement with U.S. EPA and Kentucky

22 August 2013 - AK Steel has reached an agreement to settle an action brought on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Commonwealth of Kentucky under the Clean Air Act and other statutes and regulations with respect to AK Steel's former Ashland, Ky., coke plant.  The agreement was reached without admission of the alleged violations by AK Steel. 

Fives Stein to Supply CAL Furnace Equipment for Baosteel's Zhanjiang Project

21 August 2013 - Fives Stein, designer of high technology furnaces and thermal equipment for steel and glass, has been awarded a major contract to design and supply a continuous annealing line vertical furnace for Baosteel’s Zhanjiang project.

Ternium, Tenaris and Tecpetrol to Build and Operate Power Plant in Mexico

20 August 2013 - Ternium S.A., Tenaris S.A. and Tecpetrol International S.A. have entered into a memorandum of understanding to jointly build and operate a natural gas-fired combined cycle electric power plant in Mexico, which would supply Ternium’s and Tenaris’s respective Mexican industrial facilities.

Mechel Signs Agreement to Sell Donetsk Electrometallurgical Plant

20 August 2013 - Mechel OAO has signed an agreement for the disposal of the Donetsk Electrometallurgical Plant AO in Ukraine.

Reuters: Hungary Offers to Buy Steelmaker Dunaferr to Save Jobs

20 August 2013 - Hungary's government will offer to buy back the loss-making steelmaker Dunaferr from Ukraine's ISD group, to prevent a layoff of 1,500 workers planned by the company, Economy Minister Mihaly Varga said on Monday, according to a Reuters report.

Salzgitter Flachstahl to Raise Prices by €30 Per Ton

20 August 2013 - Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH announced it will raise its flat steel prices by € 30 per ton for all new orders as from 1 September 2013.

U. S. Steel President Mario Longhi to Become CEO; John Surma Becomes Executive Chairman

19 August 2013 - United States Steel Corporation's Board of Directors elected president and chief operating officer Mario Longhi as a director, and announced that he will succeed Chairman John P. Surma as chief executive officer effective 1 September 2013. Surma will retain the position of executive chairman through 31 December 2013 when he will retire from the company and from the board of directors.

Report: ArcelorMittal Blast Furnace in East Chicago Goes Down

19 August 2013 - A blast furnace has gone down at ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor, the largest steelmaking complex in North America, according to a report for the Times of Northwest Indiana.

AISI Comments on U. S. Steel Leadership Changes

19 August 2013 - Commenting on John Surma's retirement from U. S. Steel, the American Iron and Steel Institute said the steel industry in general, and AISI in particular, will forever be indebted to John Surma for his passion, wisdom, commitment and leadership over the past decade as CEO of U.S. Steel.

USW Members Ratify Labor Agreement for AK Steel's Ashland Works

19 August 2013 - AK Steel said that members of the United Steelworkers (USW) Local 1865 union have ratified an 18-month labor agreement covering more than 800 hourly production and maintenance steel operations employees at the company's Ashland, Ky., Works. 

U. S. Steel General Counsel and Senior Vice President—Corporate Affairs James Garraux to Retire

19 August 2013 - United States Steel Corporation chairman and chief executive officer John P. Surma announced that general counsel and senior vice president – corporate affairs James D. Garraux has informed the company of his plan to retire by the end of 2013 after 34 years with the company.

David Burritt Named CFO at U. S. Steel

19 August 2013 - United States Steel Corporation chairman and CEO John P. Surma announced that David B. Burritt will succeed Gretchen R. Haggerty as executive vice president and chief financial officer. 

Metinvest Launches New Grade to Lower Steel Construction Costs

16 August 2013 - Metinvest’s integrated mill Azovstal launched production of S460M hot rolled plate according to the Ukrainian state standard DSTU EN 10025-4:2007. This product decreases steel required for building frames by 10–15%, which results in significant savings for developers.

USW Thanks OSHA for Republic Steel Citations

16 August 2013 - The United Steelworkers (USW) expressed gratitude to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) for the 12 August 2013 citations issued to Republic Steel.

Severstal Increases Supplies to the Construction Industry by 17% in First Half of Year

15 August 2013 - The Cherepovets Steel Mill, one of the world’s largest integrated steel mills and part of the Russian Steel division of OAO Severstal, announced that it boosted supplies to building contractors in Russia up to 1,635,000 tonnes in the first half of 2013. This is a 17% increase from the same period in 2012.

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