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Nippon, ArcelorMittal Defer CGL Construction at I/N Kote

05 December 2008 - Nippon Steel and ArcelorMittal will defer further construction on the new continuous galvanizing line at I/N Kote, based on the sudden downturn of the North American automotive market.

Severstal Responds to Supreme Court Appeals Decision

04 December 2008 - Severstal North America comments on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to deny any further consideration of appeals of a previous jury verdict in favor of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel and Mountain State Carbon, now known collectively as Severstal Wheeling.

AK Steel Plans 5% Pay Cut for Salaried Workers, Other Cost Reductions

04 December 2008 - AK Steel will implement a salaried employee cost reduction program that includes an indefinite 5% pay reduction for salaried employees and temporary incentives for voluntary retirements.

AK Steel Announces January 2009 Steel Surcharges

03 December 2008 - AK Steel will add a $10 per ton surcharge to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in January 2009.

U. S. Steel to Consolidate Production for Greater Efficiency

03 December 2008 - U. S. Steel will temporarily idle a number of its facilities over the next several weeks, as it concentrates production at its Mon Valley, Gary, Fairfield and Lake Erie Works.

Timken Receives $16 Million Order from Indian Railways

03 December 2008 - Timken will supply its Timken AP Class E bearings for use on Indian Railways passenger and freight trains.

Worthington Industries Names New CFO

02 December 2008 - Worthington Industries announces the appointment of B. Andrew “Andy” Rose as Chief Financial Officer and the appointment of Robert McMaster as Senior Financial Adviser to the Chairman.

Ohio EPA Grants Final Air Permit to Middletown Coke

26 November 2008 - Ohio EPA grants Sun Coke (doing business as Middletown Coke) a final air permit-to-install that paves the way for the company to begin its construction of three heat-recovery batteries adjacent to AK Steel’s Middletown Works.

AK Steel Recognizes Top Suppliers and Processors

17 November 2008 - AK Steel recognizes seven of its suppliers and processors for their outstanding service, value and strategic support of the steelmaker's business plan in 2008.

Severstal Columbus Selects TIBCO Spotfire for Enterprise Analytics

14 November 2008 - Severstal Columbus (the former SeverCorr) chooses TIBCO Software’s Spotfire enterprise analytics platform to improve the management of its business and manufacturing processes.

Timken Opens New Small-Bar Steel Rolling Mill

14 November 2008 - Timken officially opens its new $60-million small-bar steel rolling mill at the company’s Harrison Steel Plant in Canton, Ohio.

Steelworkers Form Unity Council for Evraz NA Operations

13 November 2008 - USW representatives in Regina and Calgary join with other USW members employed by Evraz North America in Canada and the U.S. to form a Unity Council.

U. S. Steel Tubular Names Chief Roughneck Award Recipient

12 November 2008 - U. S. Steel Tubular Products names Diemer True, Founder and Chairman of the Diamond Companies of Wyoming, as the recipient of its Chief Roughneck Award for 2008.

AK Steel Temporarily Idles Some Operations in Mansfield, Ashland

12 November 2008 - AK Steel will temporarily idle its Mansfield operations, and most of its Ashland, Ky., operations because of sharply lower demand for some of its products.

Falling Prices Prompt Universal Stainless to Reduce Q4 EPS Guidance

11 November 2008 - Universal Stainless & Alloy Products updates its business outlook for the fourth quarter of 2008 to reflect diluted EPS ranging from breakeven to $0.15 due to lower raw material prices.

Severstal Completes Bid for PBS Coals Shares

10 November 2008 - Severstal affiliate 7027940 Canada Limited completes the offer to purchase the outstanding common shares of PBS Coals Limited, formerly known as Penfold Capital Acquisition Corp.

Cliffs Natural Resources Provides WARN Notices

10 November 2008 - Cliffs Natural Resources’ North America business unit initiates WARN Act notification to local officials and the United Steelworkers at its Empire and Tilden mines in Michigan and the Hibbing Taconite and United Taconite mines in Minnesota.

ThyssenKrupp Celebrates Construction Milestones for Alabama Mill

07 November 2008 - ThyssenKrupp Steel USA and ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA celebrate the first anniversary of groundbreaking with a review of the key construction milestones to date for their new world-class complex in Calvert, Ala.

Keystone Reports 3rd Quarter Results

07 November 2008 - Keystone Consolidated Industries reports net income of $24.0 million on net sales of $183 million for the third quarter of 2008.

AK Steel Posts December Surcharges for Electrical Steels

06 November 2008 - AK Steel will add a $185 per ton surcharge for electrical steel products shipped in December 2008.

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