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ArcelorMittal Ostrava Plants 1111 Trees in the Ostrava Region

26 May 2009 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava has planted 1111 trees in the Ostrava region, delivering on its promise to plant trees in return for the plastic cups collected during last year’s ‘Colours of Ostrava’ festival.

Workers Go on Strike at Gerdau Ameristeel Cambridge

22 May 2009 - Nearly 200 United Steelworkers are now on strike after rejecting Gerdau Ameristeel’s final offer for a new collective agreement at the company’s Cambridge, Ont., plant.

ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih Upgrades Gas and Dust Treatment Facilities

22 May 2009 - ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih is starting up a newly reconstructed dust and gas treatment process for the treatment of dust and gas from the plant’s electric arc furnaces and forging plant.

EPA and Double Eagle Steel Coating Settle on Reporting Violations

19 May 2009 - U.S. EPA Region 5 settles with Double Eagle Steel Coating on hazardous chemical and toxic release inventory reporting violations at its Dearborn, Mich., facility.

ALJ Announces 2nd Quarter Earnings

18 May 2009 - ALJ, the parent company of Kentucky Electric Steel, reports a net loss of $130,684 on net sales of $66.4 million for the six months ended March 31, 2009.

IOC Honored for Excellence in Sustainable Development

14 May 2009 - The Iron Ore Company of Canada is selected to receive the CIM/Syncrude Award for Excellence in Sustainable Development for its C$110-million Tailings Management Project.

U. S. Steel Announces Global Raw Materials Appointments

14 May 2009 - United States Steel announces two management changes in its global raw materials organization, including the appointment of Steven A. McFatridge as General Manager—Raw Materials for U. S. Steel's European operations and William J. McFadden as General Manager—Raw Materials for U. S. Steel's North American operations.

U. S. Steel Names Managing Director-Transportation, President-Transtar

14 May 2009 - United States Steel announces the appointment of Thomas Kelly as Managing Director - Transportation and President of Transtar, the company's transportation subsidiary.

AK Steel Likely to Idle Ashland Operations

14 May 2009 - AK Steels says it is likely to close its Ashland, Ky., Works following significant production curtailments recently announced by GM and Chrysler.

Cliffs Launches New Initiatives to Enhance Financial Flexibility

13 May 2009 - Cliffs Natural Resources announces several proactive initiatives designed to enhance financial flexibility, including a public offering of common shares, a reduction in the quarterly dividend, and compensation reductions across the organization.

Universal Stainless to Increase Base Price for Tool Steels

12 May 2009 - Universal Stainless & Alloy Products will increase base prices by 5% for tool steel plate manufactured at its Bridgeville facility.

Gerdau Ameristeel Reports Loss for 2009 First Quarter

08 May 2009 - Gerdau Ameristeel reports a net loss of $32.7 million on net sales of $1.0 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2009.

Severstal to Idle Operations at Wheeling, Warren

08 May 2009 - Severstal International announces plans to indefinitely idle the steelmaking and hot rolling operations at Severstal Wheeling, and to indefinitely idle all production and finishing operations at its Severstal Warren facility.

Keystone Reports 1st Quarter 2009 Results

07 May 2009 - Keystone Consolidated Industries reports a net loss of $4.4 million on net sales of $60.5 million for the first quarter of 2009.

SSAB to Install Emission Control System at Oxelösund Coke Plant

06 May 2009 - SSAB will invest approximately SEK 200 million in a Pushing Emission Control System to reduce dust and smoke emissions at its coking plant in Oxelösund.

Gerdau Ameristeel Starts up Pneumatic Injection System at Jacksonville EAF

06 May 2009 - Gerdau Ameristeel starts up an additional pneumatic dolo-lime injection system from MORE at its 90-ton Jacksonville EAF.

AISI Awards 2009 Gary Memorial Medal to Timken Chairman

06 May 2009 - The American Iron and Steel Institute awards its 2009 Gary Memorial Medal to Timken Chairman, Ward J. ‘Tim’ Timken Jr. during AISI’s 117th General Meeting in Phoenix.

AK Steel Updates Second Quarter 2009 Outlook

06 May 2009 - AK Steel adjusts its outlook for the second quarter to operating loss of $75 to $80 million based on recent plant closure announcements by Chrysler and General Motors.

U. S. Steel Completes Offering of Common Stock, Notes

05 May 2009 - United States Steel nets nearly $1.5 billion with its just-completed public offering of $862,500,000 principal amount of 4% Senior Convertible Notes due 2014 and 27,140,000 shares of Common Stock.

AK Steel Announces June 2009 Surcharges

04 May 2009 - AK Steel will add a $10 per ton surcharge to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in June 2009.

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