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The latest news on the companies producing steel or raw materials used in the iron- and steelmaking process.
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U. S. Steel Clairton Plant to Conduct Emergency Evacuation System Test
11 January 2013 - United States Steel Corporation's Mon Valley Works – Clairton Plant will conduct a TEST of its emergency system equipment on Saturday 12 January 2013, beginning at 9 a.m.
U.S. Survey: American Natural Gas Should Be Used for American Economic Growth
11 January 2013 - America's Energy Advantage (AEA) released the results of a public opinion survey that shows U.S. taxpayers believe American natural gas should be used in this country for domestic economic gain. The AEA is a recenlty founded coalition whose founding members include: Nucor Corp., Alcoa Inc., American Public Gas Association, Celanese Corp., The Dow Chemical Corp. and Eastman Chemical.
ArcelorMittal to Restart Blast Furnace in France
11 January 2013 - Steel titan ArcelorMittal said Wednesday it's restarting one of its blast furnaces at a steel plant in Dunkerque, northern France due to a slight increase in demand from its customers, according to a MarketWatch.com report.
RG Steel Sued for Alleged Environmental Violations
10 January 2013 - Just three months before RG Steel's bankruptcy and liquidation, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit to collect civil penalties from the company for multiple alleged environmental infractions, according to the Weirton Daily Times.
ArcelorMittal to Restart Blast Furnace at Spanish Steel Plant
10 January 2013 - ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steelmaker, will restart blast furnace B at its Gijón plant in Spain on Jan. 15 after a six-month shutdown for maintenance works amid weak market conditions, the company said on Wednesday, Reuters reported.
ArcelorMittal Interested in ThyssenKrupp's Alabama Mill
09 January 2013 - ArcelorMittal has submitted a bid to ThyssenKrupp AG that reflects its interest in purchasing the German steelmaker's steel plant in Calvert, Ala., according to the company's CFO, Dow Jones Newswires reports.
Illinois Congressman Calls Alton Steel 'Success Story'
09 January 2013 - U.S. representative Bill Enyart recently toured Alton Steel, where he met CEO and president Charles Linnemeyer and discussed the history and future of the Illinois company.
MMFX Technologies Names New CEO
09 January 2013 - MMFX Technologies Corporation has appointed the current president of the Association for Iron & Steel Technology Foundation, Thomas Russo, as its new CEO.
Rio de Janeiro Orders ThyssenKrupp CSA to Halt Operations
09 January 2013 - The municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's second-largest city, ordered steel slab mill Cia Siderúrgica do Atlántico SA to halt operations, alleging it does not have an operating license, Reuters reports.
Carpenter Technology Appoints New Chief Financial Officer
09 January 2013 - Carpenter Technology announced that Tony R. Thene has been selected as the company’s senior vice president & chief financial officer, effective 31 January 2013.
Carpenter Technology Names New Senior Vice President
09 January 2013 - Carpenter Technology announced that Andrew Ziolkowski has been selected as the company’s senior vice president — commercial, specialty alloy operations and Latrobe operations, effective immediately.
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Announces New Management Team
09 January 2013 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG has announced a new management team.
SSAB Announces Change in Group Executive Committee
09 January 2013 - SSAB’s chief technical officer KG Ramström is to leave his position. Work on recruiting a successor has already begun.
RG Steel Warren Future Still Uncertain
09 January 2013 - While other plants in the former RG Steel group are being scrapped, a fire still burns at the Warren facility, WKBN 27 reports, as its new owner committed to winterizing the plant in October.
Aperam Fire to Benefit Other EU Stainless Steel Makers
08 January 2013 - A fire affecting output at a French Aperam stainless steel plant will benefit Outokumpu and other European producers and will put upward pressure on European prices in the next few months, market players said this week, Reuters reports.
Schnitzer Steel Reports Fiscal First Quarter 2013 Results
08 January 2013 - For the quarter ended 30 November 2012, Schnitzer Steel Industries reported lower sales volumes and compressed margins due to the combination of declining trend in selling prices, the impact of constrained supply columes on production costs and the timing of shipments.
ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA Changes Name to Outokumpu Stainless USA; Seeks to Fill 150 New Positions
08 January 2013 - As a result of the sale of ThyssenKrupp’s stainless unit to Outokumpu, ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA has changed its name to Outokumpu Stainless USA and is looking to fill 150 new full time positions.
ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA Changes Name to Outokumpu Stainless USA; Seeks to Fill 150 New Positions
08 January 2013 - As a result of the sale of ThyssenKrupp’s stainless unit to Outokumpu, ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA has changed its name to Outokumpu Stainless USA and is looking to fill 150 new full time positions.
Charter Manufacturing Co. Purchases Wells Manufacturing Co.
07 January 2013 - In December, Charter Manufacturing Co. acquired Dura-Bar and DuraBar Metal Services as part of its stock purchase of Illinois-based Wells Manufacturing Co.
Fate of Closed Mingo Junction Steel Plant Still in Limbo
07 January 2013 - A rich and proud history of steelmaking may have come to an end for Martins Ferry, as the RG Steel plant sits quiet following its recent $2 million purchase by Quay Mull and Joseph N. Gompers, the Times Leader reports.
