06 December 2007 - WCI Steel announces its new CEO and President, as well as the resumption of blast furnace operations following the Nov. 9 fire in two of the furnace's hydraulic control rooms.

AK Steel Announces January 2008 Surcharges

05 December 2007 - AK Steel says it will add a $230/ton surcharge to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in January 2008.

Siemens to Upgrade Bar Mills in the U.S. and Mexico

05 December 2007 - Siemens Metals Technologies will upgrade bar mills at Steel Dynamics’ Pittsboro, Ind., facility and at Talleres y Aceros SA de CV in Ixtaczoquitlán, Mexico.

ArcelorMittal to Increase Q&T Plate Output at Four U.S. Mills

05 December 2007 - ArcelorMittal will increase its output of quenched and tempered plate at its Gary, Burns Harbor, Conshohocken, and Coatesville facilities in order to meet high military and commercial demand.

Steel Dynamics Completes Purchase of Minnesota Iron Mine

04 December 2007 - Steel Dynamics completes its purchase of a shuttered Hoyt Lakes, Minn., taconite mine from Cleveland Cliffs where it will invest $165 million so it can mine and concentrate iron ore for its Mesabi Nugget venture with Kobe Steel.

U. S. Steel Proposes $1-Billion Capital Investment at Clairton Coke Works

03 December 2007 - United States Steel is considering a $1-billion capital investment program at its Clairton Plant that would include the construction of two high-tech, environmentally advanced coke batteries plus a co-generation facility.

Gerdau Ameristeel’s Charlotte Mill Honored for Corporate Philanthropy

30 November 2007 - The North Carolina Department of Commerce has selected Gerdau Ameristeel's Charlotte Steel Mill as its 7th Annual International Community and Economic Development Award winner in the medium company category.

End of Month Marks the End of an Era for Dofasco

30 November 2007 - Reflecting the heritage of two steel industry leaders, Dofasco will on Friday change its name to ArcelorMittal Dofasco.

Stockholders Approve Merger of Wheeling-Pittsburgh and Esmark

28 November 2007 - In a long-awaited vote, stockholders of Esmark Inc. and Wheeling-Pittsburgh Corp. overwhelmingly approve the combination of the two companies.

Ipsco Appoints General Manager for Montpelier Operations

27 November 2007 - Ipsco appoints steel industry veteran Ed DiCiccio as General Manager of its Montpelier, Iowa, steelmaking complex.

Timken Bearings in Key Systems at New SeverCorr Mill

26 November 2007 - Timken’s bearing assemblies were used as components in the major production systems supplied by SMS Demag for the new SeverCorr steel plant.

Siemens Starts up First Meros Process at voestalpine Stahl Sinter Plant

26 November 2007 - Siemens Metals Technologies starts up the world’s first Maximized Emission Reduction of Sintering (Meros) off-gas-cleaning plant on voestalpine Stahl’s sinter plant. The upgrade has already delivered a significant reduction in off-gas emissions.

U. S. Steel to Challenge ITC Decision on Welded Line Pipe from Mexico

22 November 2007 - United States Steel is challenging the ITC’s recent determination that revoking an antidumping duty order on large-diameter welded line pipe from Mexico would not be likely to cause material injury to domestic producers.

Posco Enters Development for Utilization of Domestic Wastes

21 November 2007 - Posco will work with Busan Metropolitan City to develop a business capable of turning domestic wastes into fuel that can subsequently be used to generate power, in the first application of this technology in Korea.

PRO-TEC Wins Prestigious Malcolm Baldrige Award

21 November 2007 - The U.S. Department of Commerce selects PRO-TEC Coating Company as one of five recipients of the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for 2007.

Gerdau to Acquire MacSteel from Quanex

20 November 2007 - Brazil-based Gerdau Group signs definitive agreement for the acquisition of Quanex Corp.’s MacSteel business for US$ 1.458 billion in cash, plus the assumption of debt and certain liabilities.

Nucleus LLC to Provide Melt Manufacturing System to Carpenter Technology

19 November 2007 - Nucleus LLC is providing a primary melting manufacturing execution system to Carpenter Technology that will bring together the Level 2 control functions of the existing EAF and vacuum induction melting facilities at the company’s Reading, Pa., facility.

AK Steel Honors Four Companies with Supplier of the Year Awards

19 November 2007 - AK Steel honors four companies with its Supplier of the Year award for outstanding service, value and strategic support of the steelmaker's business plan.

Tata Steel Earns DSIR Award for Hexavalent Chromium Research

16 November 2007 - Tata Steel wins Department of Scientific & Industrial Research Award 2007 for R&D effort in implementing an indigenous technology for removing hexavalent chromium from chrome-ore concentrates.

AISI Raises Competitiveness Concerns to Senate Committee

15 November 2007 - In testimony during a legislative hearing of America’s Climate Security Act of 2007 (S. 2191), AISI President and CEO Andrew G. Sharkey states that any climate change provisions must apply to foreign firms selling in the U.S. market in order to avoid dire consequences for the U.S. economy and the environment.

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