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Gerdau Invests in a New Water Treatment Plant in Spain

06 December 2012 - Gerdau’s plant in Reinosa, Spain, invested €700,000 in a new treatment plant of the water used in the steel manufacturing process.

ThyssenKrupp AG Announces Personnel Changes on Its Executive Board

06 December 2012 - The personnel committee of the supervisory board, in close cooperation with Dr. Heinrich Hiesinger, CEO of ThyssenKrupp AG, have agreed to propose to the supervisory board in its meeting on 10 December 2012 to release the executive board members Dr. Olaf Berlien (50), Dr. Jürgen Claassen (54) and Edwin Eichler (54) from their functions effective 31 December 2012.

SSAB Announces Price Increases

05 December 2012 - SSAB EMEA is raising its prices for hot rolled, cold rolled and galvanized coil, as well as heavy plate, by at least SEK 300 (US$45) per tonne for orders acknowledged after 5 December 2012.

Tata Steel UK Orders Two Smarton® Konecranes

05 December 2012 - TATA Steel at Brierley Hill in the West Midlands has ordered two SMARTON® cranes for coil lifting from East Kilbride based Konecranes UK Industrial Crane Division.

ATI Allegheny Ludlum Selects Broner Scheduling Solution for New Brackenridge Plant

05 December 2012 - Broner has been selected by ATI Allegheny Ludlum to implement a new scheduling project to assist with their specialty metals hot rolling and processing facility (HRPF) in Brackenridge, Pa.

CSN Said to Offer US$3 Billion for ThyssenKrupp Plants

04 December 2012 - Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA, Brazil’s third-largest steelmaker by output, offered about US$3 billion to buy the two ThyssenKrupp AG’s plants in the Americas, according to two people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reports.

AK Steel Honors Women for Strength, Courage, Compassion and Leadership

04 December 2012 - In recognition of women who have overcome obstacles to make a positive difference in the lives of others, the AK Steel Foundation is underwriting the Steel Magnolia Awards – honoring six women who reside in the vicinity of AK Steel’s corporate headquarters and plant operations.

Baffinland Mary River Iron Ore Project Clears Key Hurdle

04 December 2012 - Canada’s federal government has approved the Baffinland Mary River Project, based on the recommendation of the Nunavut Impact Review Board. The project is owned and operated by Baffinland Iron Mines Corp., jointly owned by ArcelorMittal and Iron Ore Holdings.

ArcelorMittal Liberia Gets New CEO

04 December 2012 - Antonio Carlos has been appointed as CEO of ArcelorMittal Liberia, following Rajesh Goel’s decision to retire from the company, according to a local media report.

France Announces ArcelorMittal Steelworks Deal

04 December 2012 - The French government backed away on Friday from a threat to nationalize a steelworks, saying it secured promises from the owner, ArcelorMittal, to invest and avoid any forced layoffs at the site where the company has idled two blast furnaces, according to a Reuters report.

Cliffs Natural Resources Board Elects New Director

04 December 2012 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.’s Board of Directors has elected Timothy W. Sullivan, 59, executive advisor of CCMP Capital Advisors LLC and former president and CEO of Bucyrus International Inc., to Cliffs Board.

AK Steel Prevails on Key Claim in Patent Lawsuit

03 December 2012 - AK Steel Corporation said that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has issued a decision confirming that AK Steel has prevailed on a key claim in a patent infringement lawsuit brought against the company by two French units of ArcelorMittal.

AK Steel’s Coshocton Works Receives OHSAS 18001:2007 Certification

03 December 2012 - AK Steel’s Coshocton Works in Ohio has received Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) 18001:2007 certification from SRI Quality System Registrar, an internationally accredited registrar for management system standards. The certification applies to all applicable processing and administrative functions relating to safety at the plant.

Esmark and USW Reach Tentative Agreement for Ohio Cold Rolling Company Workers

03 December 2012 - Esmark Inc. and its wholly owned steel services subsidiary, Esmark Steel Group, jointly announced with the United Steelworkers of America (USW) that they have reached a tentative agreement with Local 1223 on a four-year collective bargaining agreement for workers at Esmark’s newly acquired Ohio Cold Rolling Company.

U. S. Steel Tubular Products and Butch Gilliam Enterprises Announce Joint Venture

03 December 2012 - U. S. Steel Tubular Products, Inc., a subsidiary of United States Steel Corporation, and Butch Gilliam Enterprises LLC of Midland, Texas, announced the signing of a definitive agreement to form a joint venture to provide tubular services to the energy industry in the Permian Basin.

Tata Steel to Work With SMS Mevac on Vacuum Induction Melting

03 December 2012 - Tata Steel has announced a new collaboration with technology company SMS Mevac, which will design a new facility for the production of high-purity vacuum induction melted (VIM) steels for the aerospace industry at Tata’s Specialty Steels business in Stocksbridge, South Yorkshire.

voestalpine Celebrates 60 Years of the LD Process

30 November 2012 - The voestalpine Stahlwelt in Linz, Austria, is currently hosting a special exhibition on 60 years of the LD process, showing how this innovation has changed the world. The LD process was one of the century’s most significant industrial inventions, revolutionizing the global steel industry at a stroke.

EVRAZ Announces Agreement to Sell Railcar Subsidiary

30 November 2012 - EVRAZ plc has signed an agreement for disposal of its Russian railcar operating subsidiary EvrazTrans to Russian freight rail operator NefteTransService.

EVRAZ Announces Agreement to Sell Railcar Subsidiary

30 November 2012 - EVRAZ plc has signed an agreement for disposal of its Russian railcar operating subsidiary EvrazTrans to Russian freight rail operator NefteTransService.

Metal One Takes Equity Stake in Northern Vietnam Steel Venture

30 November 2012 - Japan's Metal One Corporation has taken a 20% equity stake in the Kyoei Steel Singapore Corp., a holding company and the sole shareholder of Kyoei Steel Vietnam Co., Kyoei Steel's venture in the north of Vietnam.

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