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Producers
The latest news on the companies producing steel or raw materials used in the iron- and steelmaking process.
Latest News
European Steelmakers, Rio Tinto to Collaborate on Green Ironmaking Process
19 September 2008 - Rio Tinto will collaborate with ULCOS, a consortium of the major European steelmakers, on development of a new environmentally friendly ironmaking process through the Isarna project.
Timken Invests $14 Million in Thermal Treatment Facility
19 September 2008 - Timken invests $14 million in a new thermal treatment facility for the production of heat-treated steel bars and tubes at its steel plant in Canton, Ohio.
EPA to Help Chinese Coal Mines Find Ways to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
18 September 2008 - The U.S. EPA commits more than $1 million to assess the economic and technical feasibility of recovering and using methane from coal mines in China as part of its Methane to Markets partnership.
Allegheny Technologies Announces Strategic Investment Program
18 September 2008 - Allegheny Technologies announces a new $1.16-billion, four-year strategic investment in its Flat-Rolled Products segment that has been approved by the company’s Board of Directors, but is subject to satisfactory resolution of several open issues.
Allegheny Technologies Comments on Share Repurchases
17 September 2008 - Allegheny Technologies Chairman, President and CEO reports on the company’s purchase of shares in the third quarter through ATI’s share repurchase program.
Cleveland-Cliffs’ Tilden Mine Certified Compliant to ISO 14001
17 September 2008 - Cleveland-Cliffs’ Tilden Mine is certified compliant to the ISO 14001 standard for Environmental Management Systems.
Universal Stainless to Continue Operations at Bridgeville Facility
16 September 2008 - Universal Stainless & Alloy Products agrees with Local 9531 of the United Steelworkers to continue operations at the company's Bridgeville facility while the parties continue negotiations for a new labor agreement.
Nucor Increases Third Quarter Earnings Guidance
16 September 2008 - Nucor increases its third-quarter earnings guidance based on improved performance, strong contributions from acquisitions, and a lower-than-expected LIFO charge prompted by lower scrap prices.
BlueScope Steel Calls for Global Response on Carbon
15 September 2008 - BlueScope Steel calls on Australia’s Federal Government to ensure that its Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme maintains the continued viability of Australia's iron and steel industry against international competitors.
Timken Product Wins Innovation Award from Brammer
12 September 2008 - European distributor Brammer awards Timken the Innovation of the Year Award for its StatusCheck wireless condition monitoring system.
Cleveland-Cliffs to Make Offer for Outstanding Shares in Portman
11 September 2008 - Cleveland-Cliffs announces its intention to make an off-market takeover offer for all remaining shares in Portman Limited as a last and final cash offer with a price of A$21.50 per Portman Share.
CMC Implements QMOS on South Carolina Rolling Mill
11 September 2008 - CMC-South Carolina becomes the third Commercial Metals rolling mill to implement Quad InfoTech’s QMOS mill operation system.
U. S. Steel Employees Ratify New Collective Bargaining Agreements
11 September 2008 - United Steelworkers-represented employees ratify two new four-year collective bargaining agreements with United States Steel and its U. S. Steel Tubular Products subsidiary.
Praxair to Supply Industrial Gases for ThyssenKrupp Steel’s New Alabama Plants
10 September 2008 - Praxair will supply oxygen, nitrogen and argon to ThyssenKrupp’s new state-of-the-art carbon and stainless steel processing facilities that are currently under construction in Mobile, Ala.
Steelworkers Ratify New 4-Year Contract with U.S. Steel
10 September 2008 - Union members ratify a new 4-year labor agreement between the United Steelworkers and U.S. Steel in a mail-in secret ballot vote that concluded Tuesday at union headquarters.
Nucor Announces New Addition to Board of Directors
05 September 2008 - Nucor announces the election of Christopher J. Kearney, Chairman, President and CEO of SPX Corp., to its board of directors effective October 1, 2008.
AK Steel Announces October 2008 Surcharges for Electrical Steels
04 September 2008 - AK Steel will add a $940 per ton surcharge to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in October 2008.
Severstal Confirms Fatality at Sparrows Point
04 September 2008 - Severstal confirms that an industrial incident on Wednesday at its Sparrows Point facility resulted in one fatality.
Steelworkers Reach Tentative Agreement with Cleveland Cliffs
03 September 2008 - United Steelworkers (USW) has reached a new tentative four-year agreement with Cleveland Cliffs covering employees at the company’s Hibbing Taconite, United Taconite, Empire, and Tilden facilities.
Timken to Provide Repair Services for Sparrows Point
03 September 2008 - Timken will provide industrial services to OAO Severstal’s Sparrows Point facility, including the performance of bearing, chock, and roll repairs as well as other lifecycle services.
