18 April 2013 - On 9 April 2013, Ternium received the Climate Action award for the fifth consecutive year, an award given by the World Steel Association based on the data provided by member countries on their CO2 emissions.

Essar Steel Algoma to Receive Liquidity Support from Parent Companies

18 April 2013 - Essar Steel Algoma Inc. announced that its parent companies will, in the aggregate, provide US$50 million of credit support to reinforce the company's liquidity position.

Praxair Starts Up First Air Separation Unit in Bahrain

17 April 2013 - Praxair Bahrain announced the start-up of its first air separation plant in the Kingdom of Bahrain, to supply the United Steel Company with oxygen, nitrogen and argon.

Mike Engestrom Receives AISC Lifetime Achievement Award

17 April 2013 - The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI) congratulates Michael F. Engestrom, technical marketing director, Nucor-Yamato Steel, who is being presented with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Institute of Steel Construction.

NLMK Chairman Discusses Situation in Global Metals and Mining Sectors

17 April 2013 - Vladimir Lisin, NLMK Group’s chairman of the board of directors, recently shared his views on the current economic outlook and business development opportunities with investors from Russia, Europe and the U.S., discussing the situation in the metals and mining and transport sectors, and the strategic development of NLMK over the next few years.

Woodings Delivers Service and Speed to Help Customer Get Back On-Line

17 April 2013 - Woodings recently helped a Michigan steelmaker with emergency repair work to recondition 8 valves and get the equipment back on line in less than 10 days.

Quad Infotech to Supply MES System to Nucor Steel Utah

17 April 2013 - Quad Infotech has been awarded an order by Nucor Steel to provide a comprehensive manufacturing execution system (MES) for its two rolling mills in Utah.

New Gimbal Controller from Siemens to Improve Charging in Corex Plant in South Africa

17 April 2013 - Siemens Metals Technologies has received an order from ArcelorMittal South Africa – Saldanha Works, to modernize the controllers of the two Gimbal charging systems in a Corex plant of the company.

Bloomberg: Automakers Spur $3 Billion Boom for Made-in-Mexico Steel

17 April 2013 - Mexico’s auto production has almost doubled since 2009. Now its steel industry is trying to catch up by spending almost US$3 billion on new and improved factories, Bloomberg reports.

February U.S. Steel Shipments Drop 9.4% M-o-M and 11.5% Y-o-Y

17 April 2013 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of February 2013, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,436,388 tons, a 9.4% decrease from the 8,210,726 tons shipped in the previous month and a 11.5% decrease from the 8,407,343 tons shipped in February 2012. 

ArcelorMittal to Upgrade Portion of Cleveland Plant as More High-Strength Steel is Planned

16 April 2013 - This summer, ArcelorMittal plans to upgrade the shears, the rollers and other parts of the finishing line in its Cleveland plant so it will be able to deliver the new steel types to customers, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

ArcelorMittal Steel Adding Sparkle to the Paris Skyline

16 April 2013 - ArcelorMittal is supplying 4,200 tonnes of steel for the D2 Tower, the first steel-framed tower in Paris’ business district of La Défense, and one of the first steel-framed skyscrapers in France.

Hamilton Spectator: U. S. Steel Nanticoke Steelworkers Reach Impasse in Negotations

16 April 2013 - Efforts to reach a new contract settlement for 1,000 workers at U. S. Steel’s Lake Erie Works in Nanticoke, Ontario, have reached an impasse, the Hamilton Spectator reports.

Allegheny Technologies Comments on Challenging First Quarter 2013

16 April 2013 - Allegheny Technologies Inc. said its first quarter 2013 operating performance was impacted by record-low base-selling prices for cold-rolled standard sheet, primarily due to low-priced imports, weak demand and low prices for grain-oriented electrical steel, and weak demand for our zirconium and related alloys.

Tata Steel Conferred Business Leadership Award

16 April 2013 - Tata Steel was conferred the NDTV Profit Business Leadership Award 2013 in the Metals category. The awards recognizes organizational excellence and is a reward for being a leading Indian business.

ArcelorMittal Ostrava Employees Reach Collective Bargaining Agreement

16 April 2013 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava in the Czech Republic has reached a final collective bargaining agreement with its employees for 2013–2015.

Universal Stainless CEO Provides Update on North Jackson, Ohio, Investment

15 April 2013 - Dennis Oates, chairman, president and CEO of Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, provided an update of the company’s North Jackson, Ohio, investment at the 8 April 2013 dinner meeting of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Association for Iron & Steel Technology.

Mechel and Baosteel Sign Memorandum of Understanding

15 April 2013 - Mechel OAO announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Baosteel Resources in which a Mechel subsidiary will supply Baosteel with up to 960,000 tonnes of coking coal annually.

AK Steel Announces Stainless Steel Price Increase

12 April 2013 - AK Steel said today that it will increase base prices for all 200, 300 and 400 series flat rolled stainless steel products, effective with shipments on 6 May 2013.

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