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AIST's Steel News provides the steel community with technological and innovative news on the people, producers and suppliers in the North American and international steel communities.
Platts: Outlook for China’s Steel Market Worsens
12 January 2015 - The outlook for China's steel market in January has worsened, according to the latest Platts China Steel Sentiment Index (Platts CSSI), which shows a headline reading of 23.1 out of a possible 100 points in January.
Big Wheels Keep On Turning, Thanks to Tata Steel
12 January 2015 - Understanding customers’ needs has led to Tata Steel developing and launching a new grade of steel designed to improve the manufacture of tractor wheels and other large off-road vehicles.
Sims Metal Management Appoints Tobin Pospisil as President of North America Metals - Central Region
09 January 2015 - Sims Metal Management Limited announced that Tobin Pospisil has joined the company as president of Sims Metal Management North American Metals - Central Region, covering the Midwestern, Southern and Southwestern United States.
worldsteel Announces steelChallenge-9 Regional Champions
09 January 2015 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) announced the Regional Champions for the 9th steelChallenge.
SSTTAC: Stainless Tube Imports Surging into U.S. from China and Korea
09 January 2015 - Imports of seamless stainless steel tube from China and Korea are surging into the U.S. market, according to the Stainless Steel Tube Trade Advancement Committee (SSTTAC).
SunCoke Energy Partners' 2014 Coke Production Down 2.5%
09 January 2015 - SunCoke Energy Partners L.P. reported preliminary fourth quarter 2014 coke production at its Haverhill and Middletown, Ohio, facilities of 452,000 tons up slightly from 445,000 tons in fourth quarter 2013.
Alpha Natural Resources Announces Retirement of CFO
09 January 2015 - Alpha Natural Resources Inc. announced that its chief financial officer, Frank Wood, will retire effective 28 February 2015.
Mill Steel Co. Reflects on Exciting 2014
08 January 2015 - For Grand Rapids, Mich., based steel service center Mill Steel Co., 2014 was an exciting year.
Schnitzer Steel Reports Results for Quarter with Steel Decline in Ferrous Prices
08 January 2015 - Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. reported financial results for its fiscal 2015 first quarter ended 30 November 2014.
Tenaris Mill in Japan Receives ABS Certification
08 January 2015 - Tenaris’ seamless pipe mill in Japan has received certification from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) to produce ABS steel grade EQ70 (equivalent to API X100) for bracing pipes used in jackup rigs.
U. S. Steel Idling Lorain Tubular Operations
07 January 2015 - United States Steel Corporation is temporarily idling operations and making layoffs at its Lorain Tubular Operations in Lorain, Ohio, as a result of a decline in tubular market conditions which is impacting demand for the plant’s tubular products.
Siemens and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Officially Launch Metals Joint Venture
07 January 2015 - As announced in May 2014, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Siemens have established a new joint-venture company named Primetals Technologies Ltd. for the metals industry.
Gerdau Commissions QMOS MES System at Arkansas Plant
07 January 2015 - Gerdau Special Steel North America has completed the commissioning of the QMOS MES system at its Fort Smith, Ark., specialty steel plant.
OSHA Cites Boomerang Tube for 18 Safety Violations
07 January 2015 - Already in OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP) for willful violations, Boomerang Tube LLC in Liberty, Texas, continued to put workers in harm's way and exposed them to unguarded machinery, failure to shut down machinery and other hazards, a July 2014 follow-up inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) found.
Outotec to Provide Gas Cleaning Technology for Zinc Refinery in Peru
07 January 2015 - Outotec has been awarded a contract to supply gas cleaning technology for Votorantim Metais, part of the Votorantim Group, to the Cajamarquilla zinc refinery.
Plibrico Expands Refractory Materials Sales in South America
06 January 2015 - Plibrico Co. LLC announced the addition of Cermin Cerámicos y Minerales S.A.S. as the preferred exclusive agent for Plibrico material sales in Ecuador and Colombia.
The Bradbury Group Appoints New Project Engineering Manager
06 January 2015 - The Bradbury Co. Inc. announced the appointment of Mike Meuli to project engineering manager.
U.S. to Review Plate Import Duties, Suspension Agreements
06 January 2015 - The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to conduct full five-year (“sunset”) reviews concerning the antidumping duty order on cut-to-length carbon steel plate from China and the suspended investigations on cut-to-length carbon steel plate from Russia and Ukraine.
Metalloinvest and NLMK Announce Contract Extension
06 January 2015 - Metalloinvest and Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) announced the extension of their existing long-term pellet supply contract until 31 December 2015.
CMC Reports Strong Results
06 January 2015 - Commercial Metals Co. (CMC) announced financial results for its first quarter ended 30 November 2014.
