11 April 2005 - Mittal Steel Co. NV and International Steel Group Inc. have clarified the deadline for ISG stockholders to submit forms of election regarding the stock and cash consideration they elect to receive for their shares of ISG common stock. The election relates to the proposed merger of ISG with a wholly owned subsidiary of Mittal Steel.

Timken to Increase Seamless Tubing Prices

08 April 2005 - The Timken Corp. announced it will increase prices on seamless tubular steel products effective with shipments from July 1, 2005 until further notice.

Cleveland-Cliffs Comments on Pellet Price Settlement

08 April 2005 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. commented on the recent settlement of iron ore price by Eastern Canadian producers.

California Steel Completes Galv Line Automation Project

08 April 2005 - California Steel Industries, Inc. (CSI) recently completed a five-year, $265-million modernization program focused on the company's No. 2 Continuous Galvanizing Line.

Stelco Details Game Plan for Financial Reporting, Annual Meeting

07 April 2005 - Stelco Inc. has provided an update regarding the filing of financial statements and the timing of its Annual General Meeting of shareholders.

ISG Restarts Burns Harbor Plate Mill

07 April 2005 - International Steel Group Inc. has successfully restarted the 110-inch plate mill at its Burns Harbor, Ind., facility.

Cleveland-Cliffs Increases Interest in Portman to 73%

06 April 2005 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.’s Cleveland-Cliffs Australia Pty Limited subsidiary has extended its offer for all of the shares in Portman Limited by two weeks. The deadline is now Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. (Perth time).

Carpenter Raises Stainless and Specialty Alloy Prices

06 April 2005 - Carpenter Technology Corp.’s Specialty Alloys Operations will increase base prices by 4 to 7% on all stainless alloys, and by 6 to 10% on all premium-melted alloys.

Schnitzer Steel Reports 94% Increase in 2nd Quarter Income

06 April 2005 - Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. reported net income of $36.0 million on revenues of $215.7 million for its fiscal 2005 second quarter that ended February 28, 2005.

USWA Okays Labor Contract Extension at Koppel Steel

06 April 2005 - Hourly employees of NS Group, Inc.'s seamless tubular operation, located in Pennsylvania, voted to extend their 57-month labor agreement that was scheduled to expire in 2007.

Rockport Employees Pass 1000 Safe Workdays Milestone

05 April 2005 - Employees at AK Steel’s Rockport Works have surpassed 1000 clear days without experiencing a single lost-time or restricted activity injury. The safety milestone was reached on March 30, 2005.

Richard Wechsler Joins Nucor as GM of International Business Development

05 April 2005 - Nucor Corp. announced that Richard Wechsler is joining Nucor as General Manager of International Business Development.

Cleveland-Cliffs Announces Convertibility of Preferred Stock

01 April 2005 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. announced that its preferred stock may be surrendered for conversion at any time during the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2005.

Timken Raises Earnings Expectations

01 April 2005 - The Timken Co. announced increased earnings expectations for the first quarter and full year, based on strong industrial market demand, price increases, raw material surcharges and increased productivity.

MacSteel Plans New Ladle Met Degasser for Fort Smith

01 April 2005 - MacSteel has awarded SMS Demag Inc. a contract for the engineering and supply of a 60-ton twin tank car vacuum degasser and ladle furnace for the company’s Arkansas Division in Fort Smith, Ark.

U. S. Steel to Rebuild Gary No. 13 Blast Furnace

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Morgan to Upgrade Arcelor Rod Mill

01 April 2005 - Morgan Construction Co. has signed a contract with Arcelor Alambron Zumarraga, Spain, for an upgrade to its two-strand rod mill.

Mittal Orders Morgan Compactors for Newcastle Works

01 April 2005 - Morgan Construction Co. has received an order from Mittal Steel Newcastle Works, South Africa, for an upgrade to the company’s twin-strand Morgan wire mill. The contract was signed with Morgan-Europe, Morgan’s subsidiary in Sheffield, England.

More to Supply Manipulators for Mittal Steel Saldanha

01 April 2005 - Mittal Steel Saldanha, South Africa, contracted More srl, Italy, to install the Catfis automatic temperature and sampling manipulators in their twin-shell ConArc electric arc furnaces.

New VAI Workshop in China makes First Deliveries

01 April 2005 - Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau (VAI), has officially opened a new workshop — VAI Manufacturing (Taicang) Co. Ltd. — in China.

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