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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.

Cheap U.S. Gas Prices Could Make BlueScope DRI Factory Viable

07 January 2013 - The Australian suggests that a DRI plant, to be located at BlueScope’s hot-rolled products factory in Ohio, could be announced in March or later, Manufacturers' Monthly reports.

Commercial Metals Co. Reports First Fiscal Quarter Results and Outlook

07 January 2013 - As Commercial Metals Co. reported its earnings results for the quarter ended 30 November 2012, it said there is growing evidence of an emerging recovery in domestic construction markets, which is encouraging for future quarters.

Fives DMS Achieves New Cold Rolling Mill Speed Record at TISCO

07 January 2013 - This summer, Fives DMS commissioned a cold rolling mill for TISCO at its plant in Taiyuan, China, that was able to achieve a maximum speed of 1,200 meters per minute for cold rolling stainless steel. This pulverizes the previous world record, which stood at 1,000 m/min.

Nucor Cold Finish – Nebraska Earns Special Supplier Recognition

04 January 2013 - Nucor Cold Finish – Nebraska, a division of Nucor Corporation, has earned recognition as a partner-level supplier for 2012 and was also named Enterprise Supply Management Supplier of the Year in the John Deere Achieving Excellence Program.

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