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Building a new economy that utilizes clean energy, a 21st century infrastructure and allows the U.S. to thrive on the global stage will be the focus of this week's AFGE "Inside Government" radio show. The show will air on Friday, Nov. 13 at 10 a.m. EST nationwide on Federal News Radio at www.federal...
11/12/09
The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker™ Chinese HRB ex-works price for Nov. 9 rose 1.6 percent to $437 per ton for the second consecutive increase. The World export HRB price fell 1.4 percent to $496 per ton, FOB the port of export, for the fourth consecutive decline. The Western European HRB price f...
11/11/09
Metal Construction Association, Glenview, Ill., has published a compilation of green industry definitions, accessible in the Sustainable Design section of the association’s Web site at www.metalconstruction.org.
The comprehensive list is designed for use by companies that want to market products...
11/10/09
Sandvik Materials Technology, Sandviken, Sweden, has announced plans to open a dedicated service center with its own slitting line in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, China, in October.
Initially intended to supply strip to customers throughout the Chinese market, the center will offer material finis...
11/10/09
Allied Tube & Conduit Corp., a business within Tyco Electrical & Metal Products, which is a segment of Tyco International, has announced the grand opening of a 514,000-square-foot expansion of its manufacturing center in Harvey, Ill.
The $30 million investment will double the size of the existing...
11/3/09
The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker™ Chinese HRB ex-works price for Oct. 26 surged 5.7 percent to $430 per ton after four consecutive declines. The Western European HRB price rose 1.0 percent to $588 per ton (on a Euro basis, it rose 1.0 percent), ex-works, after dropping last time. The World expo...
10/28/09
The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker™ United States HRB price for Oct. 12 fell 1.1 percent to $609 per metric ton, FOB the mill, eight consecutive rises. The World export HRB price fell 1.5 percent to $537 per ton, FOB the port of export, for the second consecutive decline. The Chinese HRB ex-works...
10/14/09
Sandvik Materials Technology, Sandviken, Sweden, has announced plans to open a dedicated service center with its own slitting line in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, China, this month.
Initially intended to supply strip to customers throughout the Chinese market, the center will offer material finis...
10/13/09
Worthington Industries Inc., Columbus, Ohio, has announced that its joint venture, Serviacero Worthington, has completed phase one of its greenfield steel processing facility, located in the Monterrey region in Escobedo, Mexico.
Phase one is a 65,000-sq.-ft. facility with rail access and include...
10/13/09
The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker™ United States HRB price for Sept. 28 rose 1.5 percent to $616 per metric ton, FOB the mill, for the eighth consecutive rise. The Western European HRB price surged 0.3 percent to $606 (on a Euro basis, it rose 0.7 percent), ex-works, for the seventh consecutive r...
9/30/09
Steel Market Intelligence has reported that according to press reports, the European Union finalized five-year steel pipe dumping duties as high as 39 percent on Chinese imports September 24 that will go into effect on October 8. The decision was based on a vote conducted in late July in which trade...
9/25/09
The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker™ United States HRB price for Sept. 14 surged 7.2 percent to $607 per metric ton, FOB the mill, for the seventh consecutive rise. The Western European HRB price surged 6.0 percent to $604 (on a Euro basis, it rose 4.0 percent), ex-works, for the sixth consecutive ...
9/18/09
Stresa, on lake Maggiore, near Milan, Italy, is the venue for the 3rd International Stainless Steel Symposium, to be held Oct. 7 and 8, 2009.
Hosted by Focus Rostfrei and Stainless Steel Focus in cooperation with Centro Inox, the symposium is aimed at stainless steel producers, traders, processo...
9/9/09
Specialty Strip & Oscillating Inc., Masury, Ohio, has hired Corey Brown as plant manager responsible for daily operations.
The ISO 9001:2000 certified company is a supplier of conventional slit and oscillate coils in cold-rolled low-carbon, high-carbon, alloy, and stainless steel....
9/9/09
The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker™ Western European HRB price for Aug. 24 rose 3.3 percent to $570 (on a Euro basis, it rose 2.1 percent), ex-works, for the fifth consecutive rise. The United States HRB spot price rose 2.4 percent to $566 per metric ton, FOB the mill, for the sixth consecutive i...
8/26/09
Joseph Curtin, president and CEO of Tube City IMS Corp., a provider of products and services to steel mills and foundries globally, today announced that Raymond Kalouche has been named chief operating officer of the company. He will continue as president and COO of the company's Mill Services Group....
8/25/09
The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker™ World export HRB price for Aug. 10 surged 6.9 percent to $542 per ton, FOB the port of export for the sixth consecutive rise. The United States HRB spot price surged 5.9 percent to $553 per metric ton, FOB the mill, for the fifth consecutive increase. The Wester...
8/12/09
Woodstock Tube, Woodstock, Ala., recently celebrated five years of operation.
The company manufactures pipe, as well as square and rectangular tube.
8/11/09
The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker™ Chinese HRB ex-works price for July 27 surged 6.5 percent to $492 per ton for the seventh consecutive increase. The World export HRB price rose 5.4 percent to $507 per ton, FOB the port of export, for the fifth consecutive rise. The United States HRB spot price ...
7/29/09
Nucor Corporation Chief Executive Officer and President Dan DiMicco today commended United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk for his recent stance in favor of enforced free and fair trade.
"On behalf of Nucor's 21,000 employees, I want to thank Ambassador Kirk for renewing the U.S. commitment ...
7/22/09
L.B. Foster Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., has been awarded a $23.1 million contract to provide steel sheet piling to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for the construction of a T-wall type flood walls in the New Orleans area. The PZC™ piling will be manufactured in lengths of 20 to 75 ft. at the...
7/20/09
The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker™ United States HRB spot price for July 13 surged 8.7 percent to $501 per metric ton, FOB the mill, for the third consecutive increase. The World export HRB price surged 7.8 percent to $481 per ton, FOB the port of export, for the fourth consecutive rise. The West...
7/15/09
China dominates the global aluminum industry, accounting for one-third of both world production and world consumption of primary aluminum, according to The Economics of Aluminum, 9th Edition, published by Roskill Information Services, London.
While China is self-sufficient in aluminum metal and a...
7/14/09
Michigan Seamless Tube, a producer of carbon and alloy seamless cold-drawn pipe and tube, has added a new UV coating line to its South Lyon, Mich., facility, offering 100 percent solid UV coatings for increased corrosion resistance and enhanced product appearance.
The system, installed by Univer...
7/14/09
Metals service center Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., Los Angeles, has named Sheldon Tenenbaum as senior vice president of supplier development. He joined the company in 1998 with the acquisition of Chatham Steel Corp. and has served as vice president of Chatham Steel and most recently as director of...
7/14/09
The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker™ World export HRB price for June 22 soared 10.9 percent to $446 per ton, FOB the port of export, for the third consecutive rise. The United States HRB spot price surged 6.5 percent to $461 per metric ton, FOB the mill, for the second consecutive time. The Western...
6/24/09
The United Steelworkers (USW) today gave strong support for a new World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute filed by the United States and European Union, challenging China's export restrictions on key raw materials and minerals used in manufacturing.
The U.S. and the EU have requested WTO consult...
6/23/09
Through collaborative efforts with automakers, the North American steel industry is continuing to reinvent its advanced steel technologies to meet stringent requirements for safer, fuel efficient and environmentally friendly vehicles, according to Ron Krupitzer, vice president of automotive applicat...
6/18/09
The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker™ Chinese HRB ex-works price for June 8 rose 1.9 percent to $429 per ton for the fourth consecutive rise. The World export HRB price rose 1.5 percent to $402 per ton, FOB the port of export, for the second consecutive increase. The United States HRB spot price inc...
6/10/09
Gerdau Ameristeel Corp. has announced that it is suspending production at its Sayreville, N.J., steel mill and closing its rolling mill in neighboring Perth Amboy, N.J. because of lower demand for its products resulting from the downturn in the economy. The company said these actions are expected to...
6/9/09
RathGibson, a manufacturer of welded, welded and drawn, and seamless stainless steel, nickel, and titanium tubing with headquarters in Lincolnshire, Ill., has opened an office in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Led by Cristian Rohde, the office will serve both Central and South America.
As director of b...
6/9/09
Peddinghaus Corp. has announced the promotions of two senior engineers at its facility in Bradley, Ill.
James Magnuson was named as vice president of R&D. He is responsible for the development of new machine concepts.
Jim Sutliffe was named as vice president of engineering. He manages all dail...
6/9/09
International Titanium Association's (ITA's) 25th Annual Conference, the only yearly event dedicated to the titanium industry, is slated for Sept. 13–16, 2009, in Hawaii.
The conference brings together executives from the major titanium companies and international experts across the supply chain ...
6/9/09
The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker™ United States HRB spot price for May 25 fell 3.2 percent to $429 per metric ton, FOB the mill, for the twentieth consecutive decline. The World export HRB price increased 0.5 percent to $396 per ton, FOB the port of export, after eight consecutive drops. The Chi...
5/27/09
AK Steel has announced that the Walbridge, Ohio plant of AK Tube LLC has been honored with a Special Award for its safety performance from the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, division of Safety and Hygiene.
The award recognizes the plant for working 803,114 hours without a lost time injury,...
5/27/09
U.S. producers comprising the Stainless Steel Tube Trade Advancement Committee (SSTTAC) have noted that, despite the significant recession in the United States, imports of stainless steel pipe and tube showed substantial growth in early 2009 over 2008.
According to David A. Hartquist, the SSTTAC'...
5/26/09
Republic Engineered Products Inc., a producer of special bar quality steel, has moved its corporate headquarters from Fairlawn, Ohio, to its manufacturing operation in Canton, Ohio.
In January Republic moved its Cold Finished Division headquarters to the company's manufacturing operatio...
5/12/09
Rolled Alloys, with headquarters in Temperance, Mich., has opened a warehouse in Tulsa, Okla. The 68,000-sq.-ft. facility inventories heat- and corrosion-resistant alloys including ZERON® 100 superduplex stainless steel.
The company offers a range of processing capabilities including high-d...
5/12/09
RathGibson, Lincolnshire, Ill., has appointed Kirk Thorne to the position of vice president – sales and marketing.
Thorne, who has 25 years of experience in industry, worked previously for Lennox Intl. There he served as vice president of sales and marketing for Allied Air Enterprises, vice pres...
5/12/09
Eric L. Krepps has joined CMW Inc., an Indianapolis-based manufacturer of highly engineered metal alloys and composites, as COO. His responsibilities include generating profit growth through operational management, financial management, and the development of targeted business. He also analyzes orga...
5/12/09
QY Group-China has opened Tritube USA in Baytown, Texas, the group's first manufacturing venture in the U.S.
The manufacturing facility has four forming/welding lines that produce ASTM A500/A513 cold-formed, welded carbon steel mechanical tubing and ASTM A135/A795 fire protection sprinkler pip...
5/12/09
Prolamsa USA has begun production of mechanical tubing at its first U.S. manufacturing facility, located in Laredo, Texas. The facility produces mechanical tubing from 1/2 to 2-1/2 in. and includes a cut-to-length line. It also stocks mechanical and structural steel (HSS) tubing.
A second facilit...
5/12/09
Lincolnshire, Ill.-based RathGibson, a manufacturer of welded, welded and drawn, and seamless stainless steel, nickel, and titanium tubing, has opened an office in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Led by Cristian Rohde, the Buenos Aires office serves both Central and South America.
Rohde, Drector – ...
4/30/09
In its latest release of hot-rolled band prices, SteelBenchmarker™'s headline read "never-ending bottom."
The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker Western European HRB price for April 27 plummeted 6.0 percent per ton (on a Euro basis, it plummeted 5.8 percent, ex-works, for the second consecutive dro...
4/29/09
Reuters has reported that the world’s steel industry is bracing for the steepest fall in demand since World War II, "as global economic downturn rips through the sector, chopping demand by almost 15 percent compared with 2008."
The World Steel Association reportedly expects apparent steel demand ...
4/27/09
TMK IPSCO was notified yesterday by the United Steelworkers and its Local 1870 that union members at the company's Wilder, Ky., plant have ratified the tentative labor agreement reached last week. The new contract replaces one that expired April 15, 2009 and will remain in effect through April 15, 2...
4/23/09
AK Steel said today that it is increasing base prices for all 200, 300, and 400 series flat rolled stainless steel products by 6 percent to 9 percent, depending upon the grade and product form, effective with shipments on May 3, 2009.
The company said this increase will be achieved through a reduct...
4/20/09
The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker U.S. HRB price for April 13 plummeted 8.0 percent to $474 per metric ton, FOB the mill, for the 17th consecutive drop. The Chinese HRB ex-works price dropped 5.3 percent to $391 per ton for the fifth consecutive decline. The World export HRB price fell 1.5 percent to ...
4/15/09
The Metal Construction Association (MCA), Glenview, Ill., and the Dept. of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have agreed on a multiyear research project aimed at evaluating the future needs of advanced metal roof and wall assemblies.
The project will involve ORNL's Building Technolog...
4/14/09
AutoForm now includes material data for a number of SSAB advanced high-strength steels (AHSSs) in its software systems for die design and sheet metal forming simulation.
SSAB is the first carbon steel supplier to be included in the database. Among the AHSS materials presented in the software are ...
4/14/09
Construction of a new heat treat facility has been completed at TMK IPSCO's Baytown Works in Baytown, Texas. The facility is designed to heat treat and finish mainly seamless tubing and casing sizes from 2 3/8 in. to 7 5/8 in. in diameter.
The project was initiated over 2 years ago and is coming...
4/13/09
Seven U.S. oil country tubular goods (OCTG) producers and the United Steelworkers (USW) have filed an antidumping and countervailing duty trade case against China imports with the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).
OCTG represents welded and stain...
4/9/09
Norway-based Hydro, a supplier of aluminum and aluminum products, has announced that it is consolidating its aluminum precision tubing operation in North America and closing it plant in Adrian, Mich. The company cited falling demand from automotive customers as a reason for the consolidation.
The...
3/31/09
In its latest release of hot-rolled band prices, SteelBenchmarker™'s headline read "bottom unfathomable."
The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker™ Chinese HRB price for March 23 fell 1.0 percent to $413 per ton for the fourth consecutive drop. The U.S. HRB spot price dropped 3.0 percent to $515...
3/25/09
Gallatin Steel, Ghent, Ky., has announced that Tobin Pospisil, current chief financial officer and general manager of Administration and Finance, has been promoted to the position of president of Gallatin Steel Co. Pospisil succeeds Don Daily, who passed away after a brief illness. He will report t...
3/23/09
AK Steel said today that, for the first time in history, the American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute (ACCCI) bestowed its highest award for safety on two cokemaking plants in the same year, both of which are AK Steel facilities.
The Max Eward Safety Award annually recognizes the ACCCI-member c...
3/18/09
March 17, the United Steelworkers (USW) celebrated a milestone in its economic renewal campaign—the passage of a "Buy American" resolution in more than 100 states and municipalities across the nation.
A total of approved resolutions have been approved, including the states of West Virginia, Kentu...
3/18/09
Don B. Daily, 62, president of Gallatin Steel Co., passed away March 13 after a short illness. "Don was a significant source of the success of Gallatin Steel. He was an outstanding leader who brought out the best in all the people around him," said Tobin Pospisil, general manager administration and ...
3/17/09
The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker™ Western European HRB price for March 9 dropped 6.3 percent to $479 per ton (on a Euro basis, it dropped 6.5 percent), ex-works, for the 16th consecutive drop. The Chinese HRB ex-works price dropped 4.4 percent to $417 per ton for the third consecutive decline. T...
3/11/09
The ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB), Washington, D.C., has officially opened the RIOS Accreditation Program, which enables scrap recycling companies that implement the Recycling Industry Operating Standard (RIOS) to obtain third-party certification of their RIOS compliance.
RIOS is t...
3/10/09
RathGibson, a manufacturer of welded, welded and drawn, and seamless stainless steel, nickel, and titanium tubing in Lincolnshire, Ill., has appointed Jon Smith as CFO. In his 30-year career, he has worked as senior director of finance at Magna Powertrain, CFO at Teksid Aluminum, and held senior pos...
3/10/09
Greenville Tube, a manufacturer of high-quality, small-diameter stainless steel and nickel alloy seamless and welded and drawn tubing, has announced the launch of its redesigned Web site at www.greenvilletube.com. The site has undergone significant information and design changes to allow visitors to...
3/9/09
United States Steel Corp. today announced several management changes at its corporate headquarters in Pittsburgh. Deborah A. Grabe has been named general manager-processed products, replacing Anton Jura, who was recently named general manager-U. S. Steel Canada Inc., U. S. Steel's Canadian subsidiar...
3/2/09
AK Steel has advised its customers that a $100 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in April 2009. April 2009 surcharges for the stainless steel products that AK Steel produces can be found on the company's Web site.
The surcharges are based on reporte...
3/2/09
The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker™ Chinese HRB ex-works price for Feb. 23rd plummeted 8.6 percent to $436 per ton for the second consecutive decline. The World export HRB price dropped 5.1 percent to $444 per ton, FOB the port of export, for the third consecutive drop. The Western European HRB pr...
2/25/09
United States Steel Corp. announced today that Douglas R. Matthews has been appointed vice president-tubular operations and president of the company's U. S. Steel Tubular Products, Inc. subsidiary effective immediately. Matthews succeeds Joseph Alvarado, whose retirement was previously announced by ...
2/24/09
United States Steel Corporation Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer John H. Goodish today announced several management changes at the company's operating facilities in the United States. Sharon K. Owen has been named general manager of Gary Works in Gary, Ind., replacing Frederick G...
2/17/09
The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker™ United States hot-rolled band (HRB) spot price for Feb. 9th dropped 3.5 percent to $554 per metric ton, FOB the mill, for the 13th consecutive decline. The Western European HRB price dropped 3.5 percent to $528 per ton (on a Euro basis, it fell 1.9 percent), ex-works...
2/11/09
Metals Supply Co. Ltd., Houston-based subsidiary of Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., has named John Hess as president. Hess has more than 27 years of steel service center industry experience, the last 25 years with Delta Steel.
Hess first worked in inside sales and was promoted to sales manager, th...
2/10/09
Sandvik Decorex™, produced by Sandvik Materials Technology in Sandviken, Sweden, has won a Materialica Design + Technology Award for 2008, presented at the Materialica Trade Fair in Munich, Germany.
The award is given to emphasize the importance of materials for industrial design-oriented ap...
2/10/09
The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker™ World export HRB price for January 26 dropped 4.6 percent to $480 per ton, FOB the port of export, after rising the last reported period. The United States HRB spot price fell 1.4 percent to $574 per metric ton, FOB the mill; for the twelfth consecutive drop. Th...
1/28/09
The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker™ Western European HRB price for Jan. 12 fell 4.7 percent to $549 per ton (on a Euro basis, it rose 0.7 percent), ex-works, for the 12th consecutive time. The United States HRB spot price fell 1.7 percent to $582 per metric ton, FOB the mill, for the 11th consecutive t...
1/14/09
Monarch Steel Co. Inc., a Cleveland-based supplier of flat hot-rolled steel, cold-rolled steel, and coated products, has increased the production capacity of its Decatur, Ala., facility with the addition of a light-gauge slitter. The new slitting line adds significant capability to slit cold-rolled ...
1/13/09
To meet growing demand for coil coated metal, members of the National Coil Coating Association (NCCA), Cleveland, have invested capital to build strategically located, new production facilities. The new plants have added production capacity to better service customers' growing needs for coil coated ...
12/16/08
RathGibson, Lincolnshire, Ill., a manufacturer of welded, welded and drawn, and seamless stainless steel, nickel, and titanium tubing, has launched three new international offices. To provide local real-time support for its channel partners and customers, the company has opened offices in Mumbai, In...
12/16/08
Rolled Alloys, Temperance, Mich., recently acquired Weir Materials, Manchester, England. The acquisition formed a new company called RA®Materials, which will offer ZERON®100, a high-strength, corrosion-resistant, superduplex stainless steel. The company is an international stockist and sup...
12/16/08
The American Institute of Steel Construction's Lifetime Achievement and Special Achievement awards were presented at the 2008 AISC Annual Meeting in Colorado Springs, Colo., in September.
The 2008 Lifetime Achievement award, a recognition of outstanding service over a sustained period of years t...
12/16/08
The SteelBenchmarker™U.S. HRB spot price for Dec. 8 dropped 11.8 percent to $614 per metric ton, FOB the mill, for the ninth consecutive decline. The world export HRB price dropped 9.2 percent to $540 per ton, FOB the port of export, for the ninth consecutive decline. The western European HRB p...
12/10/08
The SteelBenchmarker™ world export HRB price for Nov. 10 dropped 10.3 percent to $630 per ton, FOB the port of export, for the seventh consecutive decline. The U.S. HRB spot price dropped 9.9 percent to $798 per metric ton, FOB the mill, for the seventh consecutive decline. The western European HRB ...
11/13/08
HMTL North America/Heavy Metal & Tubes Ltd., Rehoboth Beach, Del., has named Lisa Sarch as U.S. market manager for the heat exchanger, boiler, and condenser group. She has more than 20 years of industry experience as a sales representative for welded and seamless tubing in stainless, carbon, and all...
11/11/08
Main Steel Polishing Co. Inc., Tinton Falls, N.J., a national toll processor, has announced the transfer of ownership of its Mexico City operation to the family of the late Jorge Loya Alcala and the current management team. Rodolfo Serrano is the new general manager, replacing Alcala, who died earli...
11/11/08
Hydro Aluminum's Extrusion Americas unit, Linthicum, Md., teamed with SylvanSport to create the GO trailer, a miniature mobile adventure camper.
The 800-lb. pop-up camper sleeps four and hauls up to 800 lbs. of gear, including motorcycles, bicycles, kayaks, or an ATV. It can be managed by one per...
11/11/08
AK Steel has advised its customers that a $185 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in December 2008. December 2008 surcharges for the broad range of stainless steel products that the company produces can be found on its Web site.
The surcharges are ba...
11/5/08
The SteelBenchmarker™world export HRB price for Oct. 27 dropped 12.1 percent to $702 per ton, FOB the port of export for the sixth consecutive decline. The Chinese HRB ex-works price dropped 10.9 percent to $408 per ton for the third consecutive drop. The U.S. HRB spot price dropped 9.7 percen...
10/30/08
The SteelBenchmarker™Chinese HRB ex-works price for Oct. 13 plummeted 23.5 percent to $458 per ton for the second consecutive drop. The world export HRB price dropped 11.1 percent to $799 per ton, FOB the port of export, for the fifth consecutive decrease. The U.S. HRB spot price dropped 8.8 pe...
10/20/08
Main Steel Polishing Co. Inc., has announced additions to its plant in Bartlett, Ill. The additions will increase the capacity of the company’s coil polish line and its plate buff line.
In August the company installed a 60,000-lb. by 60-in. Braner uncoiler with an overarm and a sliding base for...
10/14/08
The SteelBenchmarker™Chinese HRB ex-works price for September 22 dropped 6.4 percent to $599 per ton, after rising two weeks ago. The world export HRB price dropped 6.1 percent to $899 per ton, FOB the port of export, for the fourth consecutive time. The western European HRB price dropped 5.6 p...
9/24/08
RathGibson, a manufacturer of welded, welded and drawn, and seamless stainless steel, nickel, and titanium tubing, was chosen by the Engineering Firm of Larsen & Toubro to supply titanium welded tubing for the Tata Mundra Project in India. Larsen & Toubro is providing condensers to the Tata Mundra P...
9/21/08
Main Steel Polishing has named Mike Folley as general manager of its location in Commerce, Calif. He replaces Gene Harsma, who retired after serving as general manager for more than 20 years.
Folley previously worked at Ryerson, where he held general manager positions in the Permamet division and...
9/16/08
The SteelBenchmarker™world export price for Sept. 8 dropped 4.9 percent to $957 per ton, FOB the port of export, for the third consecutive time. The Western European HRB price dropped 4.0 percent to $1,064 per ton, ex-works, for the fourth consecutive time (on a Euro basis, it slipped 0.7 perce...
9/10/08
The SteelBenchmarker™ Chinese HRB ex-works price for August 25 plunged 7.4 percent to $636 per ton, for the third consecutive drop. The World export HRB price plunged 6.6 percent to $1,006 per ton, FOB the port of export, for the second consecutive time. The Western European HRB price dropped 4.4 pe...
8/28/08
Denman & Davis, Clifton, N.J., a general-line, independent steel service center, has promoted Lindsay Stanton to inside sales representative.
A representative for territories in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, Stanton—who joined the company last year as a sales trainee—is resp...
8/12/08
As steel scrap prices reach record-high levels of more than $600 per ton and with U.S. scrap exports steadily rising, a group of steel scrap-using industries has formed the American Scrap Coalition and has urged immediate governmental action to remove global barriers to trade.
Steel scrap exports...
8/12/08
RathGibson, a manufacturer of welded, welded and drawn, and seamless stainless steel, nickel, and titanium tubing, is dedicated to protecting the environment. This commitment is most evident in the company's support of geothermal power generation. RathGibson has supplied tubing to plants that utiliz...
8/4/08
Prab Inc., Kalamazoo, Mich., along with its sister company Hapman and through its parent company Kalamazoo Acquisition Corp., has acquired Envirodyne Technologies, Kalamazoo. The acquired Envirodyne suite of companies includes Kalamazoo Fabricating, STC Dip Spin, and The MonlanGroup.
The Kalamazo...
7/15/08
American Steel LLC., Portland, Ore., a full-line steel service center and wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., Los Angeles, is building a 195,000-sq.-ft. facility dedicated to the production of laser-quality, cut-to-length light- and heavy-gauge steel. To achieve set production ...
7/15/08
RathGibson, Lincolnshire, Ill., a manufacturer of welded, welded and drawn, and seamless stainless steel, nickel, and titanium tubing, recently completed a large capital project at its facility in Clarksville, Ark.
The company has installed a closed cleaning system that utilizes vacuum technology...
7/15/08
AK Steel has been added to Standard and Poor's S&P 500 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Steel Sub-Industry index.
"Being added to the S&P 500 is a proud milestone in the complete transformation of AK Steel since the fall of 2003," said James L. Wainscott, AK Steel chairman, presiden...
7/2/08
Nucor Corp. has named John C. Farris as vice president and general manager of its new iron-making facility. Farris joined the company in 1992 and has been a vice president since 2006. He has been general manager of the company's bar mill in Marion, Ohio, since 2005. Previously Farris worked as a man...
6/19/08
The NanoSteel® Co., Providence, R.I., a provider of nanostructured steel alloy surface technologies for industrial applications, has added Michael Quinlan as vice president for sales and marketing. Quinlan leads all sales and marketing activities for the company's portfolio of Super Hard Steel® coat...
6/17/08
Ohio Gratings Inc. (OGI), Canton, Ohio, has announced that American Metalco, Longwood, Fla., became an Ohio Gratings company through a joint venture to focus on the Florida architectural market. Over the last several years, Ohio Gratings has expanded into the architectural metals market, providing a...
6/17/08
Hydro Aluminum's Extrusion Americas unit, Linthicum, Md., is in the midst of a project that increases capacity and upgrades products and services at its manufacturing facility in Belton, S.C. The plant currently produces aluminum extrusions for windows and doors, electrical parts such as busbars, le...
6/17/08
Gallatin Steel, Ghent, Ky., a producer of flat-rolled carbon steel, recently was recognized as one of the Healthiest Companies in America by Interactive Health Solutions (IHS), Chicago. Gallatin Steel won awards in two categories: Best in Class Among Manufacturers and Most Improved Overall. The awar...
6/17/08
Nucor Corp. announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Harris Steel, Inc., has signed a purchase agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Ambassador Steel Corp., based in Auburn, Indiana, for a cash purchase price of approximately $185,000,000. The transaction a...
6/12/08
SteelBenchmarker™ reported that the U.S. HRB spot price for June 9 rose 0.7 percent to $1,166 per ton, FOB the mill, for the fifteenth consecutive rise totaling $589. The Western European HRB price rose 2.9 percent to $1,119 per ton, ex-works, for the ninth consecutive time totaling $439 (on a ...
6/11/08
RathGibson, a manufacturer of welded, welded and drawn, and seamless stainless steel, nickel, and titanium tubing, has completed a large capital project in its Clarksville, Ark., facility. The equipment, which will be used for in-process cleaning of seamless tubing, was chosen for its economic and e...
6/6/08
AK Steel has advised its customers that an $820 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in July 2008.
July surcharges for the company’s stainless steel products can be found on its Web site.
The company said that because of continued increases in raw m...
6/4/08
SteelBenchmarker™ reported that the U.S. HRB spot price for May 12 rose 0.3 percent to $1,158 per ton, FOB the mill, for the fourteenth consecutive rise totaling $581. The Western European HRB price rose 2.8 percent to $1,119 per ton, ex-works, for the eighth consecutive time totaling $406 (on ...
5/29/08
SteelBenchmarker™ reported that the U.S. HRB spot price for May 12 surged 5.2 percent to $1,154 per ton, FOB the mill, for the thirteenth consecutive rise totaling $577. The Western European HRB price rose 2.1 percent to $1,088 per ton, ex-works, for the seventh consecutive time totaling $353 (...
5/15/08
Ametek Inc., Paoli, Pa., a manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices, has acquired Reading Alloys, a specialty metals producer that of titanium master alloys and highly engineered metal powders used in the aerospace, medical implant, military, and electronics markets.
R...
5/15/08
Gallatin Steel, Ghent, Ky., has promoted John Volmer to general manager for hot rolling. He replaces Denis Desjardin, who resigned last year.
Volmer is responsible for all day-to-day operations in the company’s Rolling Mill Dept., reporting to Gallatin Steel President Don Daily. He joined the com...
5/15/08
The International Titanium Association (ITA), Broomfield, Colo., is accepting applications for its second annual Titanium Applications Development award.
The ITA will announce the winner of the $20,000 award at the TITANIUM 2008 Conference, which is scheduled for Sept. 21-24 at Caesar's Palace H...
5/15/08
Plymouth Tube Co., Warrenville, Ill., has appointed Gavin Ford as general manager of its hot mill in Winamac, Ind.
Ford previously worked for Prestolite Wire Corp.; while there he held the positions of director of manufacturing and sourcing, Asia, and director of manufacturing, Canadian operation...
5/15/08
General Steel Holdings Inc., one of China's non-state owned steel products producers, announced today that its operations were not adversely affected by the recent earthquake in the Sichuan province of China.
Henry Yu, CEO and chairman stated, "We are deeply saddened over this tragic event that ...
5/13/08
SteelBenchmarker™ reported that the U.S. HRB spot price for April 28 surged 9.4 percent to $1,097 per ton, FOB the mill, for the twelfth consecutive rise totaling $520. The Western European HRB price surged 5.9 percent to $1,066 per ton, ex-works, for the sixth consecutive time totaling $353 (o...
5/2/08
Atlas Steel Products President and CEO Lawrence J. "Bo" Burr died Monday (April 28) at home with his family in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, following a seven-month battle with cancer. He was 63.
Mr. Burr acquired Atlas Steel Products in 1983 after joining the aluminized steel service center in a sales ca...
5/1/08
RathGibson, a manufacturer of welded, welded and drawn, and seamless stainless steel, nickel, and titanium tubing, offers seamless stainless steel tubing through Greenville Tube Co., located in Clarksville, Ark. A division of RathGibson, Greenville Tube offers high-quality, customized tubing with sh...
5/1/08
No company produces more steel in the United States than Nucor Corporation, according to rankings published in the May 2008 issue of American Metal Market.
The rankings by the magazine, its first in recent years, track which company produces the most steel on U.S. soil. Nucor topped the list with...
4/24/08
SteelBenchmarker™ reported that the U.S. HRB spot price for April 14 surged 16.0 percent to $1,003 per metric ton, FOB the mill, for the 11th consecutive rise totaling $426. The world export HRB price surged 8.7 percnet to $946 per ton, FOB the port of export for the ninth consecutive rise tota...
4/17/08
RathGibson, Lincolnshire, Ill., has acquired Mid-South Control Line Inc. (MSCL), Marrero, La.
A manufacturer of welded; welded and drawn; and seamless stainless steel, nickel, and titanium tubing, RathGibson says the acquisition will allow it to grow in the energy sector. MSCL produces downhole c...
4/15/08
SteelBenchmarker™ reported that the world export HRB price for March 24 surged 6.6 percent to $870 per ton, FOB the port of export, for the eighth consecutive rise totaling $289. The Western European HRB price surged 4.7 percent to $930 per ton, ex-works, for the fourth consecutive time totalin...
3/27/08
Worthington Steel, Columbus, Ohio, has announced that it has been recognized by Deere & Company as a Partner-level supplier for 2007 and was also named a 2007 Enterprise Supplier of the Year in the John Deere Achieving Excellence Program. The Partner-level status is Deere & Company's highest supplie...
3/24/08
SteelBenchmarker™ reported that the western European hot-rolled band (HRB) price for March 10 surged 6.5 percent to $888 per ton,, ex-works, for the third consecutive time (on a Euro basis, it rose 3.4 percent). The world export HRB price surged 6.4 percent to $816 per ton, FOB the port of expo...
3/12/08
Niles Expanded Metals & Plastics, Niles, Ohio, has formed a partnership with Fratelli Mariani, Milan, Italy. The partnership agreement gives Niles Expanded Metals exclusive agent and distribution responsibilities in North America.
Niles Expanded Metals is an ISO 9001:2000-certified company that m...
3/11/08
SteelBenchmarker™ reported that the western European hot-rolled band (HRB) price for Feb. 11 erupted 8.0 percent to $770 per ton,, ex-works, after slipping two weeks ago (on a Euro basis, it roared ahead 9.1 percent). The U.S. (HRB) spot price surged 5.7 percent to $746 per metric ton, FOB the mill,...
2/14/08
Gerdau Ameristeel Corp. has announced that Pacific Coast Steel
(PCS), a majority owned Gerdau Ameristeel joint venture, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all the assets of Century Steel, Inc. (CSI), a reinforcing and structural steel contractor specializing in the fabrication and install...
2/13/08
Hendrick Mfg., Memphis, Tenn., has added several pieces of fabrication equipment to its facility in Carbondale, Pa. The company added additional CNC press brake capabilities, acquired new welding capability for high-precision applications, and co-developed and purchased new deburring and polishing m...
2/12/08
Registration now is open for the 2008 Convention and Exposition of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI), Washington, D.C. The organization says the show, which runs April 6-10 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Convention Center in Las Vegas, is the world’s biggest scrap recycling ind...
2/12/08
ABC Metals Inc., Logansport, Ind., has added Joe H. Loudenback as North American sales manager. Loudenback, who is responsible for coordinating the company's sales and marketing efforts in North America, has experience in manufacturing management, marketing, sales, and product management.
ABC Met...
2/12/08
Warren Steel Holdings, Warren, Ohio, announced that it completed the hot commissioning of its vacuum tank degasser and related systems.
The system is fully operational, and the company has begun shipping degassed material to its customers. The low-pressure environment of the degassing operation a...
2/12/08
AK Steel has advised its customers that a $375 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in March 2008. March 2008 surcharges for the stainless steel products that the company produces can be found on the its Web site.
The surcharges are based on reported...
2/7/08
Gerdau Ameristeel Corp. has announced that it has begun the planning process for a capital project to expand its Jacksonville Steel Mill, located in Baldwin, Florida.
The expansion is expected to add approximately 400,000 tons to the Gerdau Ameristeel Jacksonville rolling mill, matching the fac...
1/24/08
The Steel Index weekly reference prices for steel coil products in the U.S. have surged to 12-month highs and continue to rise sharply.
Prices for steel coil products in the U.S. have hit their highest levels for more than a year, according to the latest prices published by The Steel Index. Co...
1/22/08
SteelBenchmarker™ reported that the U.S. hot-rolled band (HRB) spot price for Jan. 14 surged 6.1 percent to $659 per metric ton, FOB the mill, for the fifth consecutive rise. The world export HRB price surged 5.3 percent to $633 per ton, FOB the port of export, for the third consecutive rise. T...
1/17/08
Heidtman Steel Products Inc., Toledo, Ohio, is constructing an additional 120,000-sq.-ft. building at its manufacturing operation in the Butler Industrial Corridor in Indiana. The building will house a light-gauge multiblanking line. Heidtman plans to invest $13.5 million in the facility and equipme...
1/15/08
Greer Steel, Dover, Ohio, recently completed one in a new series of upgrades, installing a 40-ton, top-running Zenar crane to service the company's pickling and primary slitting departments. The crane, which has a 110-ft. span, allows the company to receive larger coils, helping expand production ca...
1/15/08
Lisa Jane Scheller, CEO of Silberline Manufacturing Co. Inc., Tamaqua, Pa., recently led a delegation of aluminum industry representatives to the 2007 China Aluminum Forum in Chengdu, China.
A member of the Aluminum Association, Arlington, Va., board of directors, Scheller opened the 500-particip...
1/15/08
Markin Tubing LP, Wyoming, N.Y., has re-engineered its Web site and changed the main URL. The site, at www.markin.com, includes a technical library of tube-related specifications, data, and process information.
The company is working to strengthen its fabrication and engineering to help complemen...
1/15/08
Diamond Mfg. Co., Wyoming, Pa., a metal perforator, has acquired Stone Perforating Co., Chicago.
The acquisition includes Chicago EDM, a Stone Perforating affiliate.
1/15/08
Nucor Corp. has announced that is has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Duferco Group (Lugano, Switzerland) to establish a 50/50 joint venture to produce beams in Italy and distribute beams in Europe and North Africa. The two parties will immediately begin the tasks necessary in order to...
1/10/08
AK Steel has advised its customers that a $265 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in February 2008. February surcharges for the stainless steel products the company produces can be found on its Web site.
The surcharges are based on reported prices fo...
1/7/08
SteelBenchmarker™ reported that the U.S. hot-rolled band (HRB) spot price for Dec. 10 surged 1.8 percent to $606 per metric ton, FOB the mill, for the third consecutive rise. The world export HRB price rose 1.2percent to $588 per ton, FOB the port of export, after two consecutive declines. The ...
12/13/07
The NanoSteel® Company, Providence, R.I., a producer of nanostructured steel alloys for industrial applications, has added Kenneth M. Byrne as vice president of sales and marketing. Based at the company's headquarters, Byrne oversees the development and execution of sales and marketing strategi...
12/11/07
Wall Colmonoy (WCC), Madison Heights, Mich., has promoted David Amundson to quality assurance manager for its alloy manufacturing facility in Los Lunas, N.M.
A certified electronics technician, Amundson holds a degree in business management. He has been with WCC for 12 years, serving previously a...
12/11/07
United States Steel Corp. has announced that it is considering a $1 billion capital investment program at its Clairton Plant coke making operation near Pittsburgh that will enhance the company's environmental performance, help to ensure the long-term viability of its Mon Valley Works operations, and...
12/5/07
SteelBenchmarker™ reported that the U.S. hot-rolled band (HRB) spot price for Nov. 12 surged 1.6 percent to $586 per metric ton, FOB the mill, after falling 0.6 percent three weeks ago. The world export HRB price slipped 0.3 percent to $583 per ton, FOB the port of export, after four consecutiv...
11/15/07
AK Steel has announced that it is increasing spot market prices for its carbon steel products by $30 per ton for all new orders accepted for shipment on Jan. 1, 2008 and later.
The company also is increasing transaction prices for all hot-rolled and cold-rolled stainless steel sheet, strip, tubu...
11/7/07
Klein Steel Service Inc., Rochester, N.Y., a full-line steel service center, has taken over the former Gibraltar Industries warehouse between Buffalo and Niagara Falls in Tonawanda, N.Y.
The company had been operating in western New York from a leased facility in Blasdell, south of Buffalo. The c...
11/6/07
METALCON International, Newton, Mass., an annual conference and exhibition for the metal construction industry, has selected U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Evan Morgan as the recipient of the METALCON 2007 steel structure, a steel-framed house.
METALCON began an initiative in 1994 to donate each structur...
11/6/07
United States Steel Corp. has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Stelco Inc. and that Stelco has been renamed U. S. Steel Canada Inc.
Commenting on the acquisition, U. S. Steel Chairman and CEO John Surma said, "We welcome the customers, employees and communities of Stelco to the ...
10/31/07
Ryerson Inc. has announced it has taken the initial steps in a comprehensive reorganization to make the company stronger, more nimble, and a better service provider for customers.
Ryerson, a distributor and processor of metals in North America, was acquired Friday, Oct. 19, in a take-private tra...
10/24/07
SteelBenchmarker™ reported that the U.S. hot-rolled band (HRB) spot price for Oct. 8 rose 0.7 percent to $580 per metric ton, FOB the mill, for the fourth consecutive time. The world export HRB price rose 1.6 percent to $583 per ton, FOB the port of export, for the third consecutive time. The C...
10/11/07
ATI Industrial Automation, Apex, N.C., a developer of robotic peripheral equipment, recently opened a new office in Orion Township, Mich., near Detroit. The office houses the company’s sales, customer service, and training departments and has extra space for inventory.
The company says the new of...
10/9/07
Algonquin Industries, Guilford, Conn., a manufacturer of rectangular and round nonferrous magnet wire, flat wire, strip, and rivet wire products, has promoted William Gorman to vice president of sales. Gorman has a role in supporting the company's sales and marketing efforts, serving producers of tr...
10/9/07
Robin Wiener, president of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), Washington, D.C., recently challenged conclusions in a Steel Recycling Institute (SRI) press release that announced the steel recycling rate decreased in 2006. Wiener said that steel recycling increased by about 7 percent...
10/9/07
Nucor Corp. has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Harris Steel Inc. (Harris), has entered into an agreement with Barker Steel Company, Inc. (Barker), to form a new entity that combines the two companies' rebar fabrication operations in the northeastern U.S. market. Harris will contribute i...
9/25/07
Steel Business Briefing has reported that two groups that represent different segments of the steel market now are polling their members in an effort to gauge concern and problems that have arisen with allegedly substandard hollow structural sections (HSS) imports from China.
The Tube and Pipe As...
9/6/07
AK Steel has advised its customers that a $225 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in October 2007. October 2007 surcharges for the broad range of stainless steel products that the company produces can be found on its Web site.
The surcharges are bas...
9/5/07
SteelBenchmarker™ reported that the U.S. hot-rolled band (HRB) spot price for Aug. 27 rose 0.9 percent to $565 per metric ton, FOB the mill, after falling eight consecutive times. The world export HRB price slipped 0.4 percent to $555 per ton, FOB the port of export, after rising two weeks ago....
8/30/07
Nucor Corp. has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Magnatrax Corp. via the merger of Magnatrax with a wholly owned subsidiary of Nucor, for a cash purchase price of approximately $280 million.
Operating through its seven fabricating plants along with the associated engineering se...
8/27/07
Cargill, a global trader, processor, and distributor of iron and steel, has agreed to enter into a joint venture with Robinson Steel to produce and distribute RPS® sheet and plate under license. The Cargill and Robinson joint venture will have an initial capacity of 200,000 tons per year of col...
8/23/07
SteelBenchmarker™ reported that the U.S. hot-rolled band (HRB) spot price for Aug. 13 fell 1.6 percent to $560 per metric ton, FOB the mill for the eighth consecutive time. The world export HRB price rose 1.3 percent to $557 per ton, FOB the port of export after falling eight consecutive times. The ...
8/16/07
The Thompson Companies, Canton, Mass., have appointed Mary Ryan as chairman and CEO, and Edward Ryan as president and COO.
Both Ryans have been with Thompson for more than 20 years, each having served as executive vice president. They oversee and plan continued growth of the companies.
The com...
8/7/07
Denman & Davis, Clifton, N.J., an independent, general-line steel service center, has added Sheila Yarbough to its sales team. She is responsible for acquiring new business and growing existing business by selling value-added services, as well as providing customer service and support.
Before joi...
8/7/07
Sandmeyer Steel Co., Philadelphia, has named Adam Pottner as district sales manager for its Midwest sales territory.
Pottner, who replaces the retiring Robert Lundgren, is responsible for the company's metal sales in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Da...
8/7/07
AK Steel has advised its customers that a $225 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in September 2007. September 2007 surcharges for the stainless steel products that the company produces can be found on the its Web site.
The surcharges are based on re...
8/6/07
SteelBenchmarker™ reported that the U.S. hot-rolled band (HRB) spot price for July 23 dropped 1.0 percent to $569 per metric ton, FOB the mill for the seventh consecutive time. The world export HRB price dropped 1.6 percent to $550 per ton, FOB the port of export for the eight consecutive time....
7/26/07
Thomas Andrew Mallan, 73, founder and Chairman of the Board (Emeritus) of Main Steel Polishing Company, Inc, died July 19, 2007.
Tom began his career in the metals industry with the G. A. Feld Co. in 1954. In 1956 he turned an idea into a business when he founded Main Steel Polishing in the Bron...
7/25/07
LB Steel LLC, Chicago, has assumed ownership of Topeka Metal Specialties Inc., Topeka, Kan.
The Topeka facility will retain its name and 70 employees, gradually adding 130 positions in the next year or two. It will become a division of LB Steel.
LB Steel provides nonprime strip mill plate a...
7/24/07
SteelBenchmarker™ reported that the U.S. hot-rolled band (HRB) spot price for July 9 dropped 1.9 percent to $575 per metric ton, FOB the mill for the sixth consecutive time. The world export HRB price dropped 1.4 percent to $559 per ton, FOB the port of export for the seventh consecutive time. ...
7/12/07
Greer Steel, Dover, Ohio, has named Mittal Steel USA as its 2006 supplier of the year. Greer selected Mittal's Riverdale, Ill., and Cleveland facilities for providing high-quality materials and services.
The supplier of the year decision is made by a cross-functional team of Greer personnel—...
7/10/07
Sister companies Diamond Mfg. Co. and Perforated Metals Plus, Wyoming, Pa., have expanded their southern division to a newly constructed, 20,000-sq.-ft. facility in Charlotte, N.C.
Diamond Mfg. supplies perforated sheet metal, and Perforated Metals is a stocking service center.
7/10/07
Dover, Ohio-based Greer Steel has named James Harpster as executive vice president.
Greer CEO and President, John Raese, made the announcement, stating, "Jim will be the cornerstone of our management team. He is a proven leader with an excellent operational background and a strong customer commit...
6/27/07
Nucor Corp. has announced that it has entered into a merger agreement pursuant to which Nucor will acquire Magnatrax Corp., via the merger of Magnatrax with a wholly owned subsidiary of Nucor, for a cash purchase price of approximately $280 million.
Operating through its seven fabricating plants...
6/25/07
SteelBenchmarker™ reported that the U.S. hot-rolled band (HRB) spot price for June 11 dropped 1.8 percent to $597 per metric ton, FOB the mill for the fourth consecutive drop. The world export HRB price dropped 1.6 percent to $571 per ton, FOB the port of export for the fifth consecutive time. ...
6/14/07
The Metal Construction Association (MCA), Glenview, Ill., has opened registration for its 2007 Student Design Competition. This year's event will focus on how architecture can benefit the environment.
The project's concept is the design of nature center facilities on an island setting on the Lake...
6/12/07
Greer Steel, Dover, Ohio, has promoted Charles Maul to vice president of commercial. He is responsible for business expansion and overall sales efforts, including management of the sales team at the company's Dover facility and its service center in Ferndale, Mich.
Maul has almost 30 years of exp...
6/12/07
American Services Group, Winchester, Va., a manufacturer and supplier of HVAC and custom sheet metal, has opened branches in Manassas and Harrisonburg, Va. The company maintains a main production facility in Winchester.
All three locations offer HVAC installations, supplies, sheet metal, and cust...
6/12/07
Ulbrich Stainless Steels & Special Metals Inc., North Haven, Conn., an international supplier of custom rolled strip, foil, flat, and shaped wire products, has opened a trading company/service center in Hong Kong. Ulbrich Asia Metals Limited, located in Kwai Chung, is the company's second Asian faci...
6/12/07
SteelBenchmarker™ reported that the U.S. hot-rolled band (HRB) spot price for May 28 slipped 0.8 percent to $608 per metric ton, FOB the mill for the third consecutive drop. The world export HRB price slipped 0.7 percent to $580 per ton, FOB the port of export for the fourth consecutive time. T...
5/31/07
SteelBenchmarker™ reported that the U.S. hot-rolled band (HRB) spot price for May 14 dropped 1.9 percent to $513 per metric ton, FOB the mill for the second consecutive drop. The world export HRB price slipped 0.8 percent to $584 per ton, FOB the port of export for the third consecutive time. T...
5/17/07
AK Steel has advised its customers that a $310 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in June 2007. Surcharges for the stainless steel products that the company produces can be found on its Web site.
The surcharges are based on reported prices for raw ma...
5/2/07
SteelBenchmarker™ reported that the U.S. hot-rolled band (HRB) spot price for April 23 dropped 0.8 percent to $625 per metric ton, FOB the mill after five consecutive rises. The world export HRB price slipped 0.3 percent to $589 per ton, FOB the port of export, for the second consecutive drop. ...
4/25/07
Mittal Steel USA has begun to export steel. The company said this is being done to take advantage of the strength of the global market and the resources of Arcelor Mittal Intl., the company's global trading arm.
Sales initially are targeted at 200,000 tons during the second quarter from several o...
4/24/07
SteelBenchmarker™ reported that the U.S. hot-rolled band (HRB) spot price for April 9 rose 1.3 percent to $630 per metric ton, FOB the mill for the fifth consecutive rise. The world export HRB price slipped 0.8 percent to $591 per ton, FOB the port of export, after seven consecutive rises. The...
4/11/07
Main Steel Polishing, Co., Inc. has announced several changes being made at its Bartlett, Ill., plant. The existing building has undergone renovations to increase the total square footage to 95,000. A 10,000-sq.-ft. addition will house a new buff table. The 96-in. by 300-in buff line will double t...
4/10/07
Stainless Sales Corp., a Chicago-based stainless steel service center, has appointed Carol Cerwin as quality assurance manager.
Cerwin is responsible for maintaining the company's quality management system. Working directly with the company's sales team, she serves as customer liaison to remedy n...
4/10/07
Greer Steel has announced that Scott McQuiston has been hired as director of research at the company's Dover, Ohio facility. His primary focus is on new product development.
McQuiston, who has a degree in metallurgy and an M.B.A., has 29 years' experience in the steel industry, including position...
4/10/07
AK Steel has advised its customers that a $340 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in May 2007. May 2007 surcharges for the stainless steel products that the company produces can be found on its Web site.
The surcharges are based on reported prices fo...
4/5/07
United States Steel Corp. has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to form a joint venture with POSCO, a Republic of Korea steel producer, and SeAH Steel Corporation (SeAH), a manufacturer of tubular products in the Republic of Korea, to design, engineer, and construct a manufac...
4/4/07
United States Steel Corp. and Lone Star Technologies Inc. announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which U. S. Steel will acquire Lone Star, a manufacturer of welded oilfield tubular goods, for $67.50 per share in cash. The agreement was unanimously approved by the bo...
3/29/07
SteelBenchmarker™ reported that the U.S. hot-rolled band (HRB) spot price for March 26 rose 1.8 percent to $622 per ton, FOB the mill for the fourth consecutive rise. The world export HRB price rose 2.2 percent to $596 per ton, FOB the port of export, for the seventh consecutive rise. The Chin...
3/28/07
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. has announced that, effective April 1, 2007, it will institute a $53 per ton raw materials surcharge on orders scheduled for April shipment.
"The continued volatility of steel scrap has made it necessary for Wheeling-Pittsburgh to develop a methodology for administ...
3/21/07
SteelBenchmarker™ reported that the U.S. hot-rolled band (HRB) spot price for March 12 rose 2.4 percent to $611 per ton, FOB the mill for the third consecutive rise. The world export HRB price jumped 3. 7 percent to $583 per ton, FOB the port of export, for the sixth consecutive rise. The Chin...
3/14/07
Kobe Steel Ltd. has announced that its U.S. subsidiary, Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products, LLC (KAAP), will further increase production of aluminum forgings to meet the growing U.S. market for lightweight automotive suspension systems.
The Bowling Green, Kentucky-based company is investing $14 mi...
3/13/07
Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) and Duferco Group have announced that Duferco U.S. Investment Corp. and Esmark have formed a consortium to purchase the assets of Winner Steel, based in Pennsylvania. Currently the consortium has entered into a letter of intent with Winner Steel, which is subject to negotiat...
3/13/07
"Momentum" is the theme for the 2007 ISRI Convention and Exposition, the scrap recycling industry’s biggest exhibits and networking event of the year. ISRI will celebrate its 20th annual convention April 18-21 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.
In addition to the scrap rec...
3/13/07
Denman & Davis, a Clifton, N.J.-based steel service center, has expanded the territory of two sales representatives, Paul Chorne and Jim Kelly.
Chorne, who joined the company in 2004 and is based in Long Beach, N.Y., is responsible for sales in New York City’s five boroughs plus Westchester Count...
3/13/07
Leaders from the U.S. and Mexican national aluminum associations signed a memorandum of understanding clearing the way for a joint statistics program and the first North American aluminum demand report. Currently The Aluminum Association, in cooperation with the Canadian Aluminum Association, publis...
3/13/07
Structural steel framing use on parking garage projects continued its rise in 2006, according to industry research. The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) reported a 3 percent increase in market share by square footage for structural steel framed parking structures throughout the U.S. i...
3/13/07
Alcan has been named the industry champion for metals on Fortune Magazine's "America's Most Admired Companies" list in 2007, and is the only Canadian company to be included on the rankings. In terms of social responsibility, the company ranked fifth out of the more than 1,000 largest U.S. companies ...
3/8/07
AK Steel has advised its customers that a $230 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in April 2007. April 2007 surcharges for the stainless steel products that the company produces can be found on the company's Web site.
The surcharges are based on repo...
3/6/07
AK Steel has announced that it will increase spot market carbon hot-rolled steel prices by $30 per ton and cold-rolled and coated steel prices by $20 per ton, for all new orders accepted for shipment on and after April 1, 2007. These increases are in addition to two previous price increases totaling...
3/5/07
SteelBenchmarker™ reported that the U.S. hot-rolled band (HRB) spot price for Feb. 26 jumped 2.9 percent to $597 per ton, FOB the mill for the second consecutive rise. The world export HRB price soared 5.0 percent to $562 per ton, FOB the port of export, for the fifth consecutive rise. The Chi...
2/28/07
Rolled Alloys has announced the opening of Rolled Alloys (Suzhou) Co. Ltd., which includes a new warehousing and processing facility in the Suzhou Industrial Park, Jiangsu Province, Peoples Republic of China.
The 30,000 square foot facility includes shearing, sawing, and plasma cutting capabiliti...
2/27/07
AK Steel has announced that it is increasing spot market prices for its carbon steel products by $40 per ton for all new orders accepted for shipment on April 1, 2007 and later. The company said that the price increase is in response to increased demand for carbon steel products, as well as the need...
2/22/07
Dofasco President and CEO Jacques Chabanier has announced that since that the U.S. Department of Justice has required Arcelor-Mittal to divest its Sparrows Point facility, Dofasco's integration with Arcelor-Mittal can proceed.
"Proceeding with the integration of Dofasco and Arcelor-Mittal will al...
2/21/07
AK Steel Corp. has announced that it is moving its corporate headquarters into a new, technology-ready building totaling 136,000 square feet currently under construction at Centre Pointe in Union Centre, located in West Chester, Ohio, a northern Cincinnati community.
The company is relocating abo...
2/21/07
SteelBenchmarker™ reported that the U.S. hot-rolled band (HRB) spot price for Feb. 12 rose 1.6 percent to $580 per ton, FOB the mill for the first time after 12 price drops in a row. The world export HRB price surged 5.9 percent to $535 per ton, FOB the port of export, for the fourth consecutive ri...
2/14/07
The American Galvanizers Association (AGA) has announced that a version of its Galvanize It! seminar now is available online through continuing education provider, AEC Daily.
The online course, entitled "Hot-Dip Galvanized Steel for Corrosion Protection," provides architects, engineers, and other...
2/13/07
AK Steel has advised its customers that a $180 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in March 2007. March surcharges for the company's stainless steel products can be found on its Web site
The surcharges are based on reported prices for raw materials a...
2/6/07
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. has promoted Joe Wolf to president of its wholly-owned subsidiary Precision Strip, Inc. The promotion was effective January 1, following the retirement of President Tom Compton on December 31.
With a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Ohio State Unive...
2/5/07
AK Steel has announced that it is increasing spot market prices for its carbon steel products by $30 per ton for all new orders accepted for shipment on March 1, 2007 and later. The company said that the price increase is in response to increased demand for carbon steel products, as well as the need...
2/2/07
SteelBenchmarker™ reported that the U.S. hot-rolled band (HRB) spot price for Jan. 22 fell 1.2 percent to $571 per ton, FOB the mill for the 12th drop in a row. The world export HRB price was up slightly to $505 per ton, FOB the port of export, for the third time. The Chinese HRB ex-works pri...
1/24/07
Steel and pipe producer IPSCO Inc. today announced the construction of an oil country tubular goods (OCTG) heat treat-facility adjacent to its Blytheville, Arkansas pipe mill.
The new facility will produce heat-treated OCTG in 2 3/8 in. through 5 ½ in. diameters. Commercial production is expected...
1/23/07
Nucor Corp. has announced that the heat-up of its direct reduced iron (DRI) facility, Nu-Iron Unlimited, commenced on Dec. 5, 2006, followed by the start-up of DRI production on Dec. 30, 2006. The facility is located in Point Lisas, Trinidad. In the second week of production, it completed a five-day...
1/17/07
SteelBenchmarker™ reported that the U.S. hot-rolled band (HRB) spot price for Jan. 8 fell 1.0 percent to $578 per ton, FOB the mill for the 11th drop in a row. The world export HRB price was up slightly to $503 per ton, FOB the port of export, for the second time. The Chinese HRB ex-works pri...
1/11/07
United States Steel Corp. today announced that Anton Lukac has been named general manager of Mon Valley Works, effective immediately.
In his new position, Lukac is responsible for all U.S. Steel Pittsburgh-area steelmaking operations, including the Edgar Thomson Plant in Braddock, the Irvin Plant...
1/9/07
Wall Colmonoy Corp. has appointed Lydia Lee as Asian business manager for its Alloy Products Group, based at its corporate offices in Madison Heights, Mich. In this role, Lee concentrates on expanding the company's customer base in the Asian industrial marketplace.
Lee received her bachelor's and...
1/9/07
To support a growing Florida construction market, the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) has expanded its marketing and technical support efforts throughout the state by adding staff in Florida, the Southeast, and its Chicago headquarters to better serve architects, general contractors,...
1/9/07
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. has announced that Tom Compton, president of its wholly-owned subsidiary Precision Strip Inc., has retired, effective Dec. 31, 2006. Joe Wolf, vice president of operations, was named president effective Jan. 1, 2007.
Compton has been with the company for 12 years and...
1/9/07
Ferrous Metal Processing's recent addition of Ebner hydrogen anneal capabilities complements the toll processor’s existing 66 in., four-high, combination cold-rolled reversing mill and allows the company to product cold-rolled strip up to 60 in. wide.>
The Cleveland-based company provides picklin...
1/9/07
Nucor Corp. announced that it has agreed to make a tender offer for all of the shares of Harris Steel Group Inc. at C$46.25 per share. This tender offer will remain open for a minimum of 35 calendar days and has the full support of the Boards of Directors of both Nucor and Harris Steel Group ("Harri...
1/2/07
The six largest automobile companies with manufacturing facilities in the U.S. applauded today's decision by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to revoke anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders on "corrosion resistant steel" from Australia, Canada, France and Japan. The ITC left order...
12/14/06
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries' (ISRI) Scrap Theft Task Force has released a list of recommendations titled “Recommended Practices and Procedures for Minimizing the Risks of Purchasing Stolen Scrap Materials” to help scrap purchasers address whether a transaction involves stolen or legi...
12/12/06
Stainless Sales Corp., Chicago, has named Dennis Spitz as sales manager. Spitz is responsible for organizing and coordinating all sales throughout the U.S.
Spitz has a bachelor's degree in management and is the 2006-2007 chairman of the Chicago District Board of the Precision Metalforming Associ...
12/12/06
Organizers of METALCON Intl. donated a new steel-framed home to U.S. Army SSG Paul Russell "Russ" Marek and his family at the show last fall.
The three-bedroom, ADA-compliant structure was built inside the exhibit hall for the injured soldier by instructors and construction professionals enrolled...
12/12/06
Demand for structural steel on construction projects in the U.S. will continue to grow in 2007, according to industry forecasts. The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) projects a growth in tonnage demand for structural steel of 2 percent in 2007.
According to the AISC, members of the...
12/11/06
United States Steel Corporation Chairman and CEO John P. Surma has announced that Dan D. Sandman has elected to retire in February 2007 as the company's vice chairman and chief legal and administrative officer and general counsel as well as from the company's board of directors.
Stephan K. Todd, ...
12/7/06
AK Steel has advised its customers that a $150 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in January 2007. January 2007 surcharges for the various stainless steel products that the company produces can be found on its Web site.
The surcharges are based on re...
12/5/06
IPSCO Inc. has announced the completion of its acquisition of NS Group Inc., a manufacturer of seamless and welded oilfield tubular goods, following a favorable vote by NS Group shareholders.
This transaction represents a strategic opportunity for IPSCO to broaden its energy product offering, the...
12/4/06
The Swedish Steel Prize 2006 has been awarded to Italian companies Fiat and Wagon Automotive for developing an advanced safety component for the front doors of the newly launched Fiat Grande Punto. Wagon Automotive specializes in roll forming.
The internal waistline reinforcement is very thin, li...
11/30/06
United States Steel Corp. today announced three key management changes, effective Dec. 1. Anton Lukac has been named plant manager, Edgar Thomson Plant; Lisa A. Roudabush has been named plant manager, Clairton Works; and Anton Jura has been named general manager, processed products. Lukac and Roudab...
11/29/06
Kennametal Inc., a global supplier of tooling, engineered components, and materials consumed in production processes, has presented its fifth annual Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Excellence Awards to six Kennametal projects worldwide. The awards recognize excellence in promoting progressive...
11/28/06
SteelBenchmarker™ has reported that the U.S. hot-rolled band (HRB) spot price fell $18 to $622 per ton, FOB the mill, for the seventh drop in a row. The world export HRB price for Nov. 13 also fell $18 to $511 per ton, FOB the port of export, for the tenth decline in a row. The Chinese HRB ex-w...
11/15/06
The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF), Washington, D.C., has made available the Stainless Steel Specialist Course, a university-level e-course offered through Specialty Steel Industry of North America's (SSINA) Web site.
The five-module course helps users improve knowledge of stainless s...
11/7/06
According to an industry sector study issued by global trade credit insurer Euler Hermes ACI, Owings Mills, Md., several materials industry sectors show promising outlooks despite an expected U.S. economic slowdown in 2007.
The U.S. Industry Outlook report provides an overview of a dozen industry...
11/7/06
Lackey Sheet Metal LLC, St. Louis, received notification from the City of St. Louis, Lambert Airport Authority that is has been certified as a Woman-owned business (WBE).
The WBE certification allows the company to compete with larger, national sheet metal companies for work in St. Louis and othe...
11/7/06
Rueters has reported that Arcelor Mittal expects steel prices to stabilize as global output decelerates, especially in China, management board member Roland Junck said in a results conference call today.
"The rate of production increase that we expect in 2007... should slow down a little bit due ...
11/6/06
Nucor Corp. has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Verco Decking Inc., has completed the purchase of substantially all of the assets of Verco Manufacturing Co. for a cash purchase price of approximately $180 million, subject to post-closing adjustments.
Verco produces steel floor and roo...
11/3/06
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Corp. and Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN), a global steel producer with operations in Latin America, North America, and Europe, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement in which Wheeling-Pittsburgh will acquire the North American assets of CSN. The ...
10/25/06
IPSCO Inc. and NS Group Inc. have announced the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, in connection with the proposed merger of NS Group with a wholly-owned subsidiary of IPSCO Inc.
The expiration of the Hart-Scott-Rodino wait...
10/18/06
Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) President William E. Gaskin today strongly urged the U.S. International Trade Commission to revoke duties on corrosion-resistant steel because "protecting a healthy steel industry that no longer needs protection at the expense of steel consumers makes no econ...
10/17/06
SteelBenchmarker™ reported that the U.S. hot-rolled band (HRB) spot price fell $5 to $650 per ton, FOB the mill for the fifth decline in a row. This drop was moderate compared to the $20 per ton decrease in the previous period.
The world export HRB price for October 9 declined $8 to $531 per...
10/11/06
O'Neal Steel, Birmingham, Ala., has purchased Ohio-based Ferguson Metals, a supplier and processor of specialty metals and high-temperature alloys.
Founded in 1982 as Aerospace Alloys, Ferguson's business has been niche-oriented, having served the aerospace industry with specialty stainless steel...
10/10/06
Greer Steel, Dover, Ohio, has recently upgraded its Bliss 30-in. breakdown reversing mill by adding two 12S gamma ray gauges and a 12S automatic gauge control (AGC) system.
The addition of the new equipment is expected to provide greater gauge and shape consistency and accuracy. The company says ...
10/10/06
In an unprecedented move underscoring their serious concern over access to competitively priced steel, the six largest automobile companies with manufacturing facilities in the United States today jointly called on the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to terminate antidumping and countervai...
10/5/06
Mittal Steel USA announced it is idling two of its blast furnaces indefinitely to bring production capabilities in line with reduced levels of demand for light flat-rolled products.
The company is idling one blast furnace each in its east and west regions—at Mittal Steel USA - Cleveland, and at M...
10/5/06
Ryerson Inc. has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Joseph T. Ryerson & Son Inc. has acquired Lancaster Steel Service Co. Inc., a metals service center company based in upstate New York. Lancaster was founded in 1963 and operates from facilities in Lancaster and Liverpool. Lancaster Steel d...
10/5/06
AK Steel has advised its customers that a $190 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in November 2006. November 2006 surcharges for the stainless steel products that the company produces can be found on the its Web site
The surcharges are based on repor...
10/4/06
Nucor Corp. announced today that it has selected Brigham City, Utah as the location for a new facility to produce metal building systems and components. In May 2006 Nucor announced plans to construct, in the western U.S., its fourth metal building systems plant. The facility is expected to cost appr...
9/28/06
SteelBenchmarker™ reported that the U.S. hot-rolled band (HRB) spot price for Sept. 25 fell $20 to $655 per ton, FOB the mill—the largest plunge since SteelBenchmarker was launched April 12, 2006, and the biggest decline since June to July of 2005 when the price fell $60 per ton from $500 to $440.
...
9/28/06
DuPont today announced a new process for making high-purity titanium metal powder that it said could reduce cost and substantially boost efficiency in parts manufacturing. Titanium is a strong, lightweight and durable metal, but has long been reserved for applications that could justify its historic...
9/27/06
AK Steel has announced that its Rockport, Indiana Works is the winner of the United States Senate Productivity Award, sponsored by U.S. Senator Richard G. Lugar of Indiana, the Indiana Manufacturers Association, and the Association for Manufacturing Excellence. The award is being presented for the ...
9/15/06
SteelBenchmarker™ reported that the hot-rolled band (HRB) world export price for Sept. 11 declined $9 per ton to $545 per ton versus the Aug. 28 report. The U.S. HRB spot price fell $5 to $675 per ton from $687 per ton FOB the mill. Western Europe HRB ex-works price was unchanged at $609 per to...
9/13/06
Nucor Corp. announced today that it has entered into an agreement to purchase substantially all of the assets of Verco Manufacturing Co. for a cash purchase price of approximately $180 million, subject to post-closing adjustments. Completion of the acquisition will occur after satisfactory resolutio...
9/12/06
Metals USA Holdings Corp., Houston, has announced that the president of its Building Products Group, Gerard Papazian, has left the company to pursue other opportunities.
Lourenco Goncalves, chairman, president and C.E.O. of Metals USA Holdings Corp. said, "We thank Gerard Papazian for his contrib...
9/12/06
AK Steel has advised its customers that a $290 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in October 2006. October 2006 surcharges for the stainless steel products that the company produces can be found on its web site.
The surcharges are based on reported p...
9/12/06
AK Steel has announced the startup of a new large diameter stainless steel tubing line at the Walbridge, Ohio, plant of AK Tube LLC, its wholly-owned subsidiary. Installation of the resistance-weld tube mill and associated equipment are part of a previously announced $8.5 million capital project to ...
9/12/06
The Timken Co., Canton, Ohio, plans to invest $5 million in a new induction heat-treat line at its steel plant in Canton that will increase capacity on heat-treated steel bars and tubing.
The new line will harden tubes and bars up to 7 in. in diameter. It also will be capable of other heat treatm...
9/12/06
Michigan Seamless Tube, South Lyon, Mich., has promoted David Ehlers to vice president of sales.
Ehlers has 30 years' experience in the metal industry. He spent many years with Marmon/Keystone Corp., where he held various managerial positions including vice president of purchasing.
He is on t...
9/12/06
Ryerson Inc. today announced the signing of a definitive agreement with Van Shung Chong Holdings Limited ("VSC"), a Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed company, and its subsidiary, CAMP BVI, to form a joint venture company, VSC Ryerson China Limited.
VSC will own 60 percent of the joint venture at i...
9/11/06
IPSCO Inc. and NS Group, Inc. jointly announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which IPSCO will acquire NS Group, a manufacturer of seamless and welded oilfield tubular goods.
Under the terms of the agreement, approved by both companies' boards of directors, ...
9/11/06
Castrip LLC, Charlotte, N.C., has announced that Frank M. Fisher, Jr. has joined the company as its new president. Formerly vice president of sales-North America and Europe at Magneco/Metrel, Inc. in Addison, IL, Fisher has more than 24 years of steel-related experience.
Fisher will take over the...
9/7/06
SteelBenchmarker™ reported that the hot-rolled band (HRB) world export price for Aug. 28 declined $16 per ton to $554 per ton from $570 per ton, FOB the port of export, on Aug. 14. The U.S. spot price fell to $680 per ton from $687 per ton on Aug. 14.
The four benchmark prices for hot-rolled...
8/30/06
United States Steel Corp. has announced that Michael S. Williams has been named general manager-Gary Works, succeeding Raymond R. Terza, who has been appointed managing director-coke battery assessment, reliability and rehabilitation. In addition to managing the day-to-day operations at U.S. Steel'...
8/25/06
AK Steel has announced that it is increasing transaction prices for all stainless hot-rolled sheet and strip and continuous mill plate products by approximately 10 percent, effective Sept. 3, 2006. The increase will be accomplished through a five percentage point reduction in the functional discount...
8/24/06
Kenwal Steel has announced plans to construct a new service center in Lebanon, Tenn.
The 100,000 sq. ft. facility will include two new coil slitting systems for both light and heavy gauge material up to 72" wide with an automated banding line to accommodate specific customers' packaging needs. In...
8/22/06
AK Steel has advised its customers that a $270 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in September 2006. September 2006 surcharges for the company's stainless steel products can be found on its Web site.
The surcharges are based on reported prices for ra...
8/9/06
Corrosion Materials Inc., Baker, La., has opened a facility in Bolingbrook, Ill.
The company, which also has facilities in Houston and Wixom, Mich., announced that Fara Jordan heads the Bolingbrook facility, which stocks stainless pipe and fittings in addition to a full line of high-nickel alloy...
8/8/06
Greer Steel has upgraded its 20-in. temper mill by adding equipment and quality control systems that serve to further narrow-gauge variation and provide an enhanced finish.
Primary improvements include the replacement of mechanical screws with 12-in.-dia. hydraulic cylinders to boost separating f...
8/8/06
Denman & Davis, Clifton, N.J., has launched a business initiative called GPA—general line, plate maximization, and accountability—aimed at improving its internal business process and its ability to serve the business market.
The company plans to enhance the inventory of general line m...
8/8/06
The Aluminum Association has published revised editions of six industry standards for aluminum that are formally recognized as the ANSI H35 American National Standards.
The six standards provide the basis for all U.S. aluminum industry alloy and temper designations, product standards, and alloy-t...
8/8/06
AK Steel said today that it is increasing transaction prices for all stainless steel automotive exhaust alloys effective with shipments on September 3, 2006. The transaction prices for types 409, 439, 15 Cr-Cb™, 18 Cr-Cb™ and 429 DS will increase by 30 percent. Transaction prices for Alumi...
7/31/06
Despite Mittal's acquisition of Arcelor, Standard & Poor's Equity Research Services sees the global steel industry further consolidating over the next several years. These and other findings are available in a semi-annual report on the metals industry, Metals: Industrials Industry Survey, published ...
7/31/06
SteelBenchmarker™ reported that the hot-rolled band (HRB) world export price for July 24 was $608 per ton, FOB the port of export, down slightly from the July 10 figure of $587. The HRB price in the U.S., however, increased $7 per ton, or 1% to $698 per ton, from the July 10 figure of $691 per ton.
...
7/26/06
AK Steel has announced that it is increasing transaction prices for all hot-rolled and cold-rolled stainless steel sheet, strip, tubular quality and continuous mill plate products by approximately 6 percent, effective with shipments on August 6, 2006. The transaction price increases will be accompli...
7/26/06
In accordance with Commercial Metals Company's established succession plan, Stanley A. Rabin, chairman of the board and CEO has announced that the Board of Directors has named Murray R. McClean CEO effective September 1, 2006. In addition, McClean was elected a director of the company effective imme...
7/25/06
Buyers of specialty metals and titanium for use in defense-related applications now can check on domestic product availability through a toll-free hotline developed by the Specialty Steel Industry of North America (SSINA) in partnership with U.S. titanium producers.
The number, 1-888-771-1282, co...
7/20/06
AK Steel has advised its customers that a $235 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in August 2006. August 2006 surcharges for the stainless steel products that AK Steel produces can be found on its Web site.
The company said the surcharges are based o...
7/17/06
Monarch Steel Co. announced today that it has entered into a purchase agreement with Feralloy Corp. to acquire the Chicago-based company's operations and facilities at 4650 Johnston Parkway in Cleveland. Both companies are processors and distributors of steel products.
The transaction is expected...
7/17/06
An economic study released today concluded that the Chinese steel industry has benefited from massive subsidies, and that the industry's recent explosive expansion, nearly tripling production between 2000 and 2005 from 126 to 349 million metric tons, is the direct result of government policies. As a...
7/13/06
The Timken Co. today announced it will increase prices by 5 percent on all carbon and alloy grade tubing products. The price change will be effective with shipments beginning on August 14, 2006. Raw material and fuel surcharges will remain in effect.
7/12/06
Nucor Corp. announced today that it plans to construct a "Special Bar Quality Products" steel mill in the Southern U.S. with an estimated capacity of 850,000 tons. The state-of-the-art facility will produce high-quality carbon and alloy rounds and round cornered squares from 3" to 9" for the automot...
7/11/06
Mittal Steel will break ground July 13 for a major expansion of its research and development laboratories in East Chicago, Ind.
"This multi-million dollar expansion will significantly enhance our Research and Development operations not only in the United States but all over the world, and will fu...
7/11/06
Leaders of the aluminum associations of Australia, China, Japan, and the U.S. signed a memorandum of understanding (mou), agreeing to work to support the objectives of the Asia Pacific Partnership (AP6). India and Korea also agreed to the document but were unable to attend the formal signing.
The...
7/11/06
Kevin Greenawalt, president of Novelis North America, said a 6 to 8 percent fuel savings can be achieved for every 10 percent reduction in weight when substituting aluminum for steel during an energy-efficiency forum held in Washington, D.C., in May.
“Reducing mass has been and will continue to b...
7/11/06
Reuters has reported that steelmaker Arcelor's shareholders rejected a merger deal with Russia's Severstal today The action clears the way for an agreed $32 billion takeover by Mittal Steel.
Shareholders representing 57.94 percent of capital voted against the plan which, would have given Seversta...
6/30/06
SteelBenchmarker™ has reported that the hot-rolled band (HRB) world export price for June 26 was $608 per ton, FOB the port of export, down slightly from the June 12 figure of $610. The HRB price in the U.S., however, increased $14 per ton, or 2.1% to $689 per ton, from the June 12 figure of $675 pe...
6/28/06
The Timken Company today announced its Timken Latrobe Steel subsidiary will increase prices by 3 percent to 7 percent on all remelted aerospace alloys. The price change will be effective immediately for all new inquiries and beginning July 1, 2006, for all new orders. Raw material surcharges will re...
6/26/06
Mittal Steel Company NV today announced that it has reached an agreement with Arcelor to combine the two companies in a merger of equals to create what the company says will be the world's leading steel company. Mittal Steel’s revised offer reportedly is worth 25.6 billion euros ($32.2 billion). The...
6/26/06
Concord, Ontario-based Maintenance Metals & Alloys Inc. is celebrating its 10th year serving the metals industry with an open house June 23, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The "birthday party" will provide an opportunity for both customers and suppliers to visit and tour the company's new location and le...
6/21/06
Fairfield Works of United States Steel Corp. held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today to celebrate the opening of a new Maintenance Training Center. The Center occupies 11,000 square feet in the Flintridge Building, which was remodeled to accommodate classrooms and labs and to expand an existing in-plan...
6/20/06
AK Steel said today that it is increasing transaction prices for all hot-rolled and cold-rolled stainless steel sheet and strip products, tubular-quality products, and continuous mill plate products by approximately six percent, effective with shipments on July 2, 2006. The price increases will be a...
6/19/06
WCI Steel Inc. announced today that Michael T. Adams has been named vice president-operations, effective today.
Adams has more than 22 years of steel industry experience, serving in managerial and officer-level positions and overseeing steel production and commercial operations at AK Steel Corp. ...
6/19/06
Nucor Corp. announced today that it plans to construct its fourth sheet steel galvanizing facility. The facility will be located at the company's existing sheet mill in Decatur, Ala. Annual capacity will be approximately 500,000 tons, and the facility will have the ability to produce a 72-inch wide ...
6/14/06
AK Steel and the United Autoworkers (UAW) Local 3303, which represents about 1,400 production, service, and maintenance workers at the company's Butler (PA) Plant, announced today they will begin discussions to replace the current labor agreement which extends until September 30, 2006. The Butler Pl...
6/14/06
Sharon Tube Co., Sharon, Pa., has appointed R. Gary Giles to product sales manager—electric resistance welded tubing. Giles works closely with the company's outside sales department and is involved with product implementation into the market.
Previously he worked as eastern regional sales m...
6/13/06
Denman and Davis, Clifton, N.J., has launched its Web site, www.ddsteel.com.
The site is set up to help customers quickly locate the products and services they need. It provides real-time inventory information and access to all company products, such as Eagle Melt, a premium stainless steel bar f...
6/13/06
Apolo Tubos e Equipamentos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a subsidiary of Grupo Peixoto de Castro, and Lone Star Steel Co., Dallas, the primary operating company of Lone Star Technologies, have entered into a strategic alliance making Lone Star the exclusive marketing representative for Apolo's tubular pr...
6/13/06
Michigan Seamless Tube LLC, South Lyon, Mich., has named Michael Rinker as president and CEO.
Rinker has spent 28 years in the stainless steel industry, most recently as president of North American Div. of Outokumpu Stainless. He spent 20 years at Outokumpu and its predecessor companies, Avesta-S...
6/13/06
Arcelor Board of Directors met June 11 and unanimously decided to reject Mittal Steel's current revised offer. The board also recommended that shareholders support the proposed merger with Severstal at the general meeting scheduled for June 30.
The board concluded that Mittal Steel's current off...
6/12/06
AK Steel has announced that it will increase prices for zinc coatings by 15 percent, effective with new orders for shipment on July 1, 2006. The premium will be added to the company's current pricing extras for all ZINCGRIP®, galvannealed and electrogalvanized products. The increase is in addit...
6/7/06
Olympic Steel, Inc., a national steel service center, reported today that on June 2, 2006, it completed the purchase of Tinsley Group - PS&W, Inc., an indirect subsidiary of Eliza Tinsley Group PLC, an English company, pursuant to a purchase of all of its shares of outstanding capital stock.
PS&...
6/5/06
Mittal Steel announced today that the European Commission has cleared its bid to acquire Arcelor subject to certain commitments. The granting of EU antitrust clearance is a further positive and important step towards the successful completion of Mittal's bid, the company said.
"We are delighted ...
6/2/06
Mittal Steel USA has fully restored its steelmaking operations at the No. 3 basic oxygen shop at its Indiana Harbor plant in East Chicago, Ind. Fully automated operation of both furnace vessels was achieved on May 28, one month after the fire that severely damaged this facility.
The No. 3 steel ...
5/31/06
Brian MacNeill, chairman of the board of Dofasco Inc., has announced that Dofasco President and CEO, Don Pether, has indicated he will retire from his current responsibilities, effective July 21, 2006. On behalf of Dofasco's Board, MacNeill also announced that Jacques Chabanier will be appointed pre...
5/30/06
Olympic Steel Inc., a national steel service center, today announced the signing of a definitive stock purchase agreement to acquire Tinsley Group - PS&W Inc., an indirect subsidiary of Eliza Tinsley Group PLC, an English company. PS&W is a North Carolina-based fabricator of heavy construction equip...
5/22/06
Houston-based Metals USA Inc. has announced the completion of two acquisitions.
On May 17 the company acquired the assets and business operations of Port City Metal Services Inc., located in Tulsa, Okla. Port City is a value-added processor of steel plate that uses laser cutting, plasma and oxyfu...
5/22/06
Mittal Steel Co. has announced that its offer for Arcelor opened today in Luxembourg, France, and Belgium. It is expected to open in Spain and the U.S. shortly. The offer will be open for 30 business days (except in Spain and the U.S., closing on June 29, 2006 in all jurisdictions.
Commenting, La...
5/18/06
AK Steel has advised its flat-rolled carbon steel customers that a $193 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for products shipped in June 2006. The company also has advised its electrical steel customers that a $210 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for electrical steel products shi...
5/17/06
AK Steel has announced that it will increase spot market base prices for all carbon steel products by $30 per ton for new orders received for shipment on June 1, 2006 and later. The company said, but for a small amount of hot-rolled product, the company is sold out of all carbon steel products for t...
5/12/06
Nucor Corp. announced today that its president and chief executive officer, Daniel R. DiMicco, has assumed the additional role of chairman. DiMicco has been with Nucor for 23 years and has served as president, CEO, and a member of the board of directors since September 2000. He has served as vice ch...
5/11/06
WCI Steel Inc., Warren, Ohio, has announced that it is investing $36.7 million in a new walking beam slab reheat furnace at its hot strip mill that is intended to increase quality and productivity while reducing operating, maintenance, and energy costs. Construction is expected to begin immediately,...
5/10/06
For the fourth year in a row, Mill Steel Co. has been named one of the 10 Elite Winners of "West Michigan's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For" by the Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA).
The company was recognized for its ability to educate, motivate, and reward its s...
5/8/06
AK Steel Corp. received a Gold World Excellence Award from Ford Motor Company in a ceremony held in Dearborn, Mich., May 3. The company was one of only two U.S. facilities, and one of only 13 global gold level recipients to receive World Excellence Awards, presented by Ford for exemplary performance...
5/5/06
United States Steel Corp. today announced that it has appointed Michael A. Fedorenko as general manager-Granite City Works and Douglas R. Matthews as vice president and general director of U.S. Steel Serbia. Both appointments are effective May 1.
Fedorenko, graduated from the University of Pittsb...
4/26/06
AK Steel has announced that it is increasing spot market prices for its carbon steel products by $50 per ton for all new orders accepted for shipment on May 15, 2006 and later. The company said that the price increase is in response to increased demand for carbon steel products, as well as the need ...
4/26/06
The Steel Recycling Institute (SRI) announced today that the recycling rate for the world's and the U.S.'s most recycled material—steel—increased to 75.7 percent in the U.S. in 2005. This reflects a five percentage point increase in the recycling rate and the highest rate ever recorded i...
4/25/06
Steel and aluminum product inventories at U.S. and Canadian metals service centers fell in March as U.S. shipments of both metals continued their long-term rise, and Canadian aluminum shipments rose at a double-digit rate, the MSCI Metals Activity Report shows.
U.S. service centers shipped 5.3 mi...
4/24/06
AK Steel has advised its flat-rolled carbon steel customers that a $190 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for products shipped in May 2006. The company also has advised its electrical steel customers that a $215 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for electrical steel products ship...
4/18/06
Macsteel Service Centers USA Inc., owned by the global steel company Macsteel Holdings of South Africa, has announced that it is constructing a $10 million metals manufacturing and distribution facility in Tucson, Ariz. The company plans to hire 25 employees within the next few years, with possible ...
4/17/06
AK Steel has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, AK Tube LLC, has selected its Walbridge, Ohio, plant for a previously announced $8.5 million capital investment to increase production capacity.
The investment will allow AK Tube to produce large diameter stainless tubing that will help hea...
4/13/06
AK Steel said today that its board of directors has approved a capital investment of $14 million for the second phase of a project to increase production capacity for high quality, grain-oriented electrical sheet steels. The expansion project is aimed at helping the company meet strong market demand...
4/12/06
Today Steel Dynamics, Inc. announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Roanoke Electric Steel Corp. The transaction closed on April 11, 2006, immediately following approval of the transaction by Roanoke stockholders.
The combined companies now will operate five electri...
4/12/06
Metalcon Intl., Newton, Mass., has announced that its 2006 show will take place Oct. 3-5 in Tampa, Fla. This is the only annual international show dedicated to metal in construction.
This year 262 exhibiting companies will offer international visitors a variety of construction products, includin...
4/11/06
IPSCO Inc., Lisle, Ill., as part of its planned capital expenditures for 2006, has approved the $17.7 million expenditure for the installation of a vacuum degasser at its Montpelier, Iowa, steelworks to provide a more extensive range of steel products.
The vacuum degasser is a metallurgical refin...
4/11/06
AK Steel said today that it will increase transaction prices for all hot-rolled and cold-rolled stainless steel sheet, strip and continuous mill plate products, effective with shipments on April 30, 2006.
Prices for hot-rolled and cold-rolled stainless steel sheet and strip will increase by appro...
4/5/06
Nucor Corp. announced today that it has entered into an agreement to purchase substantially all of the assets of Connecticut Steel Corp. for a cash purchase price of approximately $43 million, subject to post-closing adjustments. Finalization of the acquisition will occur after satisfactory resolut...
3/21/06
AK Steel has announced that it is increasing spot market prices for its carbon steel products by $30 per ton for all new orders accepted for shipment May 1, 2006 and later.
The company also has advised its flat-rolled carbon steel customers that a $189 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices ...
3/20/06
Vulcanium® Corp. has hired James Sovik to handle outside sales and design for both the anodizing and plating units. He serves as a liaison between the sales and engineering departments and OEMs.
Sovik trains clients on the company’s products and represents the company at tradeshows and with trade...
3/7/06
AK Steel has announced that it is increasing transaction prices for all cold-rolled and hot-rolled stainless steel sheet, strip, tubular-quality, and continuous mill plate products by approximately 3 percent, effective with shipments on March 19, 2006. The increase will be accomplished through a one...
3/2/06
United States Steel Corp. has announced that Merle Stein has been appointed general manager of Fairfield Works, effective March 1, replacing Robert Cary, who elected to retire following 41 years of service.
Stein, a native of Duquesne, Pa., began his U. S. Steel career in 1970 at the company's f...
3/2/06
AK Steel Corp. said today that, despite its good faith negotiating efforts, the company and the AEIF, the independent union at its Middletown Works, did not reach agreement on a new contract covering about 2,700 hourly production and maintenance employees before the previous contract expired at mid...
3/1/06
EWI today announced a new initiative intended to expand the use of high-power ultrasonics (HPU) in the manufacturing, materials processing, biomedical, and energy fields. In collaboration with Case Western Reserve University and The Ohio State University, the company is establishing a Center for Hig...
2/22/06
AK Steel said today that it will increase prices for aluminum coatings by approximately 50 percent, effective with shipments on April 1, 2006. The premium is being added to the company’s current pricing extras for all aluminized carbon and stainless steel products.
The company said that the incr...
2/21/06
Twelve North American steel companies have joined together under a special initiative to help rebuild the U.S. Gulf Coast region in the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Collectively, they have committed $1.1 million to support the Gulf Coast Steel Initiative through a business plan put toge...
2/16/06
AK Steel has advised its flat-rolled carbon steel customers that a $214 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for products shipped in March 2006. The company also has advised its electrical steel customers that a $275 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for electrical steel products s...
2/16/06
AK Steel announced today that it is increasing transaction prices for all hot-rolled stainless steel sheet, strip, tubular-quality, and continuous mill plate products by approximately 6 percent, effective with shipments on February 19, 2006. The increase will be accomplished through a two-point redu...
2/8/06
AK Steel said today that it will increase prices for zinc coatings by 70 percent, effective with shipments on April 1, 2006. The premium is being added to the company’s current pricing extras for all galvanized steel products, including
ZINCGRIP® hot dipped, galvannealed and electrogalvanized...
2/7/06
Schaeffer Industries, Mira Loma, Calif., has purchased 40 acres of industrial property in McKinney, Texas, and is planning to construct a new steel processing and distribution facility on the site.
The facility will house a high-speed slitting and packaging line and possibly an intermediate-gaug...
2/7/06
Accumet Materials Co., Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., offers precision fabrication of tantalum and other refractory metals such as molybdenum and tungsten using various processing techniques.
Tantalum offers corrosion resistance to most acids, bases, and liquid metals and can be easily worked at room te...
2/7/06
Ryerson Inc. today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to sell certain assets related to its U.S. oil and gas, tubular alloy, and bar alloy businesses to Energy Alloys, LLC, a Texas limited liability company. Subject to closing adjustments, the sale price includes $45.5 million of cash, ...
2/6/06
Rising steel prices have caused pain for many U.S. industries and significant relief is not on the horizon, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants said today.
Since 2003 steel prices have climbed by more than 150 percent. Hot-rolled coil prices—a benchmark for pricing—reached a record high of $756 pe...
1/31/06
AK Steel has announced that it is increasing transaction prices for all cold-rolled stainless sheet and strip products by approximately 3 percent, effective with shipments on February 19, 2006. The increase will be accomplished through a two point reduction in the functional discount rate.
The co...
1/26/06
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. ("Reliance") and Earle M. Jorgensen Company ("EMJ") have announced a definitive merger agreement in which Reliance will acquire EMJ. The transaction is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2006. Both companies have headquarters in Southern California.
Wi...
1/24/06
Olympic Steel Inc., a national steel service center, and United States Steel Corp. jointly announced plans to close their Olympic Laser Processing (OLP) joint venture facility in Detroit. OLP processes laser welded steel blanks for the automotive industry. The joint venture, which is 50 percent own...
1/23/06
AK Steel has advised its flat-rolled carbon steel customers that a $205 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for products shipped in February 2006. The company also has advised its electrical steel customers that a $280 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for electrical steel product...
1/18/06
Gerdau Ameristeel Corp. has announced leadership changes.
Andre Johannpeter, currently chief operating officer for Gerdau Ameristeel, is returning to the Gerdau Group Corporate Office in Porto Alegre, Brazil in the second quarter of 2006 as executive vice president for Gerdau Group, where he wil...
1/16/06
The Timken Co. today announced plans to invest approximately $10 million in its bearing plant in Altavista, Va., enabling expanded manufacturing of replacement wheel-hub bearing assemblies for light-duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. Timken plans to add 50 new jobs and increase the manuf...
1/11/06
Ryerson Inc. has confirmed that its previously announced corporate name now is in effect as is the concurrent adoption of the ticker symbol "RYI" for its common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Previously the company was named Ryerson Tull, Inc. and traded under the ticker symbol "RT" ...
1/10/06
Specialty Strip & Oscillating Inc., Masury, Ohio, has hired Lindsay Randall as manager of inside sales and Lana Antonelli as accounting manager.
Randall has more than 30 years’ experience in the steel industry. He graduated from Youngstown State University with a bachelor’s degree in education. A...
1/10/06
The Aluminum Association, Washington, D.C., has made available for purchase the Aluminum Statistical Review for 2004. The review includes information on every cycle of the aluminum production process, from primary aluminum, to markets for finished goods, to the recovery of aluminum scrap.
The rev...
1/10/06
Specialty Metals Processing has moved its corporate staff to its new Finishing Facility in Akron, Ohio.
The facility was designed for precision grinding, polishing, and buffing sheet and plate and special custom finishing.
The company’s Stow, Ohio, location continues to offer slitting with co...
1/10/06
SSAB Swedish Steel, Stockholm, has named CMT the Swedish Steel Prize 2005 recipient. CMT specializes in hooklift containers for use in road transport.
The panel chose the winner based on the choice of material, a thought-out design, and efficient production methods that have resulted in products ...
1/10/06
Macsteel Service Centers USA Inc. announced today that its recent acquisition, Alpha Steel, a distributor of hot rolled and structural steel products in the Midwest, will now operate under the name Macsteel Service Centers USA.
The newly named Hammond, Ind. plant processes and distributes struct...
1/4/06
Mittal Steel Company N.V. has completed the merger of U.S. operating subsidiaries Mittal Steel USA ISG Inc. and Ispat Inland Inc.
Inland was merged with and into ISG effective Dec. 31, 2005, with ISG being the surviving corporation of the merger. With the consummation of the merger, ISG was rena...
1/4/06
Mittal Steel Company N.V. (Mittal Steel) has announced that its wholly owned U.S. operating subsidiaries, Mittal Steel USA ISG Inc. (ISG) and Ispat Inland Inc. (Inland) will merge.
Under the proposed transaction, Inland will be merged with and into ISG, with ISG being the surviving corporation ...
12/23/05
AK has advised its flat-rolled carbon steel customers that a $215 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for products shipped in January 2006. The company also has advised its electrical steel customers that a $255 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for electrical steel products shippe...
12/19/05
High-Tek Tube Corp., Littleton, Colo., has earned ISO 9001:2000 certification for its quality system and procedures. The company says the achievement is part of its long-term commitment to customer satisfaction and process improvement.
The company produces stainless steel tube for use in industri...
12/13/05
Mueller Industries Inc. announced today that it has acquired a 50.5 percent joint venture interest in China to manufacture copper tube, primarily to serve the Chinese domestic OEM air conditioning market as well as complement the company's U.S. product line. The joint venture will produce inner gro...
12/12/05
IPSCO Inc.'s Alabama Steelworks has been named one of the winners of the 2005 Alabama Quality Awards. The Alabama Productivity Center and the Alabama Technology Network presented IPSCO with its Progress Toward Excellence award at its annual conference Nov. 30.
The Alabama Quality Award (AQA) is...
12/1/05
WHI Capital Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm, has announced its acquisition of Carpenter Special Products Corp., a manufacturer of precision engineered metal components and assemblies. As a stand-alone company, the company will be renamed Veridiam Inc. and will continue to focus on its ...
11/30/05
United States Steel Corp. announced today that the board of directors has elected John P. Surma Jr. chairman of the board, effective February 1, 2006. Surma succeeds Thomas J. Usher, who will retire as chairman and as a director at the end of January. Surma will continue to serve as president and CE...
11/29/05
Mittal Steel Company N.V., a global steel producer, announced Nov. 25 that it has completed its acquisition of 93.02 percent of Kryvorizhstal.
Under the terms of the share purchase agreement, 3,590,038,755 shares have been transferred to Mittal Steel for a total consideration of UAH 24.2 billion...
11/28/05
The Board of Directors of Ryerson Tull Inc. has appointed Dennis J. Keller to the company's board of directors.
Keller is chairman of the board of DeVry Inc. and DeVry University Inc. DeVry Inc. is the holding company for DeVry University, Ross University, Deaconess College of Nursing, and Becke...
11/23/05
Timken Latrobe Steel, a subsidiary of The Timken Co., has announced a price increase of 3 percent to 8 percent on all remelted aerospace alloys. The price change is effective immediately on all new inquiries and for all new orders received beginning Dec. 1, 2005. Raw material surcharges will remain...
11/22/05
AK Steel has advised its flat-rolled carbon steel customers that a $228 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for products shipped in December 2005. The company also has advised its electrical steel customers that a $330 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for electrical steel products...
11/17/05
Commercial Metals Co, headquartered in Irving, Texas, has acquired substantially all of the operating assets of Norfolk, Va.-based Hall-Hodges Co., a reinforcing steel fabricator. Hall-Hodges, which began operations in 1925, has joined the CMC Steel Group and operates as part of CMC's Rebar East Gr...
11/17/05
Howard Precision Metals Inc., Milwaukee, has promoted James Schumacher to vice president-purchasing and Kimberly A. Anderson to vice president-sales and marketing.
Schumacher has been with the company since 1994 and previously was the purchasing manager. He earned a master’s degree in internation...
11/8/05
Kaiser Aluminum has announced an expansion at its Trentwood, Wash., rolling mill to address the significant growth in demand for fabricated aluminum products. The $75 million expansion is slated to proceed over the next three years with full online capacity available in 2008.
The expansion includ...
11/1/05
Commercial Metals Co. has announced that Russell B. Rinn, currently COO of the CMC Steel Group, has been appointed president and CEO of the CMC Steel Group effective January 26, 2006.
Rinn has been with the company since 1978 and has served in various operating and management positions with the c...
10/27/05
Mittal Steel Company N.V. today announced that it has agreed to acquire a 93.02 percent stake in the capital of KryvorizhStal from the State Property Fund of Ukraine following a public auction.
Under the terms of the share purchase agreement, Mittal Steel will acquire 3,590,038,755 shares of the...
10/24/05
AK Steel has announced that James L. Wainscott, president and CEO, has been elected chairman of its board of directors, effective January 1, 2006. Wainscott will continue to serve as the company's president and CEO.
"Our board has the utmost confidence in Jim's strategic leadership and he has our...
10/21/05
Steel Dynamics, Inc. and Roanoke Electric Steel Corp. have announced the execution of a definitive agreement of merger, pursuant to which SDI will acquire Roanoke. Completion of the merger is subject to approval by Roanoke's stockholders, regulatory approval, including antitrust approval, and the sa...
10/18/05
AK Steel has advised its flat-rolled carbon steel customers that a $193 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for products shipped in November 2005. The company also has advised its electrical steel customers that a $220 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for electrical steel product...
10/18/05
Earle M. Jorgensen Co. has announced it plans to open a new, 32,000-sq.-ft. facility in Southington, Conn., Oct. 1, 2005.
According to the company, the new metals distribution facility will enhance and expand service levels in Connecticut and northeastern New York....
10/11/05
Mittal Steel has chosen Chicago's Loop for its U.S. headquarters.
Along with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, the company today announced that it has selected a new downtown high-rise, the One South Dearborn building, for the executive offices of Mittal Steel USA....
10/7/05
Sun Capital Partners Inc., a private investment firm, today announced that one of its affiliated portfolio companies, ALSCO Metals Corp., has been sold for $150 million in cash to Aleris International Inc., a North American manufacturer of common alloy sheet and specification alloys and an aluminum ...
10/5/05
Macsteel Service Centers USA Inc., Newport Beach, Calif., announced today that it is expanding its heavy gauge steel processing capabilities by acquiring the business and assets of Alpha Processing Inc. (API), located in Chicago. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed.
In April, Macsteel acqui...
10/4/05
General Steel Holdings Inc., Tianjin, China, a manufacturer of hot-rolled steel sheets primarily for use in tractors, agricultural vehicles, and other specialty vehicles, today announced that the board of directors of General Steel Holdings and Baotou Iron and Steel (Group) Company Ltd. ("Baotou Ste...
9/30/05
Mittal Steel has decided to restart a blast furnace in East Chicago, Ind., at about the time another is going down in Cleveland.
The moves are part of the company's ongoing effort to balance its supply of steel with the demand for its products in the marketplace and the needs for maintenance of ...
9/30/05
Alcan Inc., Montreal, has announced that it plans to invest US$35 million in a new aluminum extrusion plant in Slovakia to produce profiles mostly for the building and construction sectors in Eastern Europe. The new facility will have two aluminum extrusion press lines, and will be part of Alcan Ext...
9/29/05
The Timken Company has announced plans to close its Clinton, S.C., plant—with production being phased down over the next two years. The company said that the decision is part of an ongoing program to increase competitiveness of its Automotive Group by reducing fixed costs and creating more foc...
9/22/05
United States Steel Corp. reported today that, based upon the updated rebuild schedule for the No. 14 blast furnace at Gary Works, the furnace is expected to be available for start-up in early December. Following prescribed start-up procedures after such a major rebuild, the furnace should be capab...
9/20/05
AK Steel has advised its flat-rolled carbon steel customers that a $154 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for products shipped in October 2005. The company also has advised its electrical steel customers that a $90 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for electrical steel products ...
9/15/05
AK Steel has entered into an agency agreement with Tube City LLC, Glassport, Pa., to purchase ferrous scrap for all its steelmaking facilities.
As part of the agreement, Tube City is responsible for negotiating the majority of carbon scrap and pig iron purchases for AK Steel plants in Ashland, Ky.;...
9/13/05
Chaparral Steel Co., Midlothian, Texas, has announced the appointment of 11 vice presidents in conjunction with its spin-off from Texas Industries Inc.
Cary D. Baetz has been elected vice president and treasurer. He joined Texas Industries in 1997 and held various positions, including senior financ...
9/13/05
AK Steel today announced that it is increasing base prices of its precipitation hardening (PH) stainless steel products by approximately 10 percent, effective with shipments on and after September 19, 2005.
The company said that the price changes are necessary to recover increases in the costs of...
8/30/05
United States Steel Corp.'s Granite City Works has earned Ford Motor Co.'s Bulk Materials Q1 quality certification. To achieve certification, Granite City Works had to demonstrate excellence in four critical areas: capable systems (QS-9000 and ISO 14001 certification), ongoing performance, continuo...
8/30/05
AK Steel has advised its flat-rolled carbon steel customers that a $157 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for products shipped in September 2005. The company also has advised its electrical steel customers that a $50 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for electrical steel products...
8/15/05
Heidtman Steel Products Inc., a flat-rolled service center network, has announced that with the commissioning of a 0.625 slitter, its Cleveland processing facility now is fully operational.
The 275,000-sq.-ft. facility has both slitting and continuous pickling capabilities and will have created mor...
8/9/05
According to Kobe Steel, Tokyo, laboratory testing conducted by Iwate University Associate Professor Norio Hirano found Kobe's nickel-alloy coating Keni Fine reduced the growth of mouse hepatitis virus (MHV, or mouse coronavirus), which is in the same family as the SARS (severe acute respiratory syn...
8/9/05
Kaiser Aluminum Corp., Foothill Ranch, Calif., together with Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. and 19 of its subsidiaries, has filed a reorganization plan and a related disclosure statement in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
The disclosure statement is subject to approval by ...
8/9/05
Five materials-related societies have joined forces to create Materials Science & Technology 2005 (MS&T '05), a technical gathering on the latest developments in materials research and applications. More than 8,000 materials scientists and engineers are expected to attend the conference to b...
8/9/05
Alcan Inc. today announced the opening of its new alumina research and development (R&D) facility in Brisbane, Australia. The Queensland Research and Development Centre (QRDC) will develop new technologies and enhance existing alumina production processes to improve productivity, environmental perfo...
7/26/05
WCI Steel, Inc. announced today that James F. Walsh has been named vice president-operations. Walsh has served as a consultant to WCI since April 2005 and has worked in various managerial and officer-level positions in the steel industry for 30 years.
Patrick G. Tatom, WCI's president and chief e...
7/14/05
Alcan Inc., Montreal, worked closely with Airbus to develop aluminum alloys to meet the requirements for Airbus A380 components.
According to the company, a 10 percent weight reduction per aircraft was achieved by combining new alloys and joining techniques. The company estimates that the weight re...
7/12/05
The National Coil Coating Association (NCCA) presented a new marketing program for the organization at its annual meeting in Fort. Meyers, Fla., May 7 - 8.
The program is aimed at educating manufacturers, service centers, and metal distributors about the benefits of coil coating and dispelling myth...
7/12/05
The Aluminum Association-sponsored Cans for Habitat program has announced a month-long Recycling Double Play promotion so Americans can put their aluminum cans to even better use.
During the month of July, all of the proceeds earned from can recycling for Habitat for Humanity will be matched by t...
6/30/05
Lone Star Technologies, Inc. has announced that its largest subsidiary, Lone Star Steel Co., and Tubos del Caribe, S.A. (Tubocaribe), a Colombian manufacturer of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) and line pipe, have terminated their strategic alliance, following Tubocaribe's ownership change. The exc...
6/29/05
Steel-consuming industries in the U.S. will continue to face disruptions in the steel market as a result the International Trade Commission's (ITC's) vote June 21 to continue import restrictions on stainless steel sheet and strip products from six countries, according to the Consuming Industries Tra...
6/23/05
Greer Steel has named Curtis L. Lamar as general manager at its Ferndale, Mich., service center.
A Michigan State graduate with a degree in metallurgy, Lamar has been a sales representative for the company for the past two years. His experience also includes past positions as national sales manager...
6/14/05
Hydro Aluminum North America, Baltimore, has appointed Rob Abfall as general manager of its Sidney, Ohio, operations. He oversees all fabrication and assembly business at the location's two facilities.
Abfall joined the company from Kautex Textron, where he most recently served as plant manager. Wi...
6/14/05
Nucor Corp. has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Nucor Steel Marion Inc., has completed the purchase of substantially all of the assets of Marion Steel Co. ("Marion") for a cash purchase price of approximately $110.0 million, subject to post closing adjustments.
Located in Marion, Ohio...
6/6/05
Alcan Inc. has announced that its vice president of corporate communications, Elisabeth Vassallucci, has received the International Business Award for "Best Communications Executive" in 2004. Presented at a gala dinner on Thursday, May 19 in New York, USA, the awards—known as "Stevie Awards"&#...
5/23/05
AK Steel has announced that employees of its Rockport, Indiana Works have surpassed 1,000 clear days without experiencing a single lost-time or restricted-activity injury. The safety milestone was reached March 30.
"Congratulations to our Rockport employees for their tremendous safety achievement,"...
5/10/05
The American Institute of Steel Construction Inc. (AISC) has announced the pending release of the 2005 "Specification for Structural Steel Buildings." The new document is expected to form the basis for steel design in the 2006 International Building Code.
According to Louis F. Geschwindner, AISC's...
5/10/05
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. today announced that it will idle its No. 1 blast furnace permanently on Thursday, May 5. The shutdown will end more than 100 years of service by one of the oldest blast furnaces running in the U. S. The company will continue to operate its No. 5 blast furnace, along ...
5/3/05
United States Steel Corporation today announced that John H. Goodish has been elected executive vice president and COO, reporting to John P. Surma, Jr., president and CEO. In his new position, Goodish will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of U. S. Steel's domestic and Central European fa...
4/26/05
Macsteel Service Centers USA Inc. announced today that it has acquired the business and assets of PHA Steel LLC, operating under the brand name Alpha Steel, a privately owned steel service center located in Hammond, Indiana. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed.
Alpha Steel, a distributor of ...
4/19/05
Nucor Corp. has announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase substantially all of the assets of Marion Steel Co. for a cash purchase price of approximately $113 million. Finalization of the acquisition will occur after satisfactory resolution of regulatory approvals, approval by Nucor...
4/18/05
Nucor Corp. and U.S. Steel Corp. today praised the decision of the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to extend the antidumping and countervailing duty orders and suspension agreement covering imports of hot-rolled steel from Brazil, Japan, and the Russian Federation for an additional five y...
4/14/05
Stockholders of International Steel Group Inc. (ISG) voted to approve the proposed merger of ISG and Mittal Steel Company N.V. at a special meeting held today at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time in New York.
Holders of approximately 69.7 percent of ISG's common stock were represented at the meeting in per...
4/12/05
Greer Steel has appointed Robert L. Bates as plant engineer of the company's Dover, Ohio, facility.
A registered professional engineer, Bates has more than 24 years' engineering experience. His experience includes a 12-year position as a plant engineer with MSC Walbridge Coatings and a six-year eng...
4/12/05
Kaiser Aluminum has named Douglas Campbell as operations manager of the company's Greenwood, S.C., aluminum forge operation and Tom Davenport as southeastern regional sales manager for custom industrial products.
With more than 10 years' experience in automotive industry manufacturing positions, Ca...
4/12/05
Pico Chemical Corp. has redesigned and updated its Web site. New information includes recent company-authored magazine articles, technical papers, and new technology products in the company's metalworking and cleaner product lines. Topics include extrusion lubricants, machining coolant success stori...
4/12/05
International Steel Group Inc. (ISG) has announced the successful restart of its 110-inch plate mill, located at the company's Burns Harbor facility in Burns Harbor, Ind. ISG announced plans to restart the operation in December 2004 and has since hired and trained 65 new employees to operate the fac...
4/7/05
Nucor Corp. today announced that Richard Wechsler is joining the company as general manager of international business development. In his new position, Mr. Wechsler will report to Joe Rutkowski, executive vice president of business development international and North America.
Wechsler will be lea...
4/4/05
Alcan Inc. today announced the opening of its automotive bumper fabricating plant in Saguenay, Quebec. At full capacity, the plant will have an annual production capability of one million bumper beams.
The plant is the second step in the company's plan to build a new market for aluminum structura...
4/4/05
United States Steel Corporation today announced the details of its plan to rebuild its Gary Works' No. 13 blast furnace, which was constructed in 1974 and relined in 1991. Upon completion of the rebuild, this blast furnace will be capable of producing 9,200 tons of hot metal per day at 97.5 percent ...
4/1/05
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. has announced that Harry L. Page will assume the new position of president and COO, effective April 1, 2005. James G. Bradley will continue as chairman of the board and CEO. As president and COO, Page will have responsibility for all steel producing and sales function...
3/29/05
AK Steel has earned dual supplier awards from Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc. The awards for 2004 performance, Superior in Quality and Superior in Delivery, were presented March 23 at Toyota's annual Supplier Business Meeting and Awards Ceremony held in Covington, Kentucky. The award...
3/28/05
Alcan Inc. announced today that it has completed the sale of its controlling interest in Aluminium de Grece (AdG) to Mytilineos Holdings S.A. and certain affiliated companies (Mytilineos). An agreement on the sale was announced December 29, 2004, and its completion follows the approval by the Greek ...
3/15/05
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. today announced it will add automatic roll changers at its 80-in. hot strip mill. The $14.5 million project, expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2005, will increase the mill's capacity from 2.8 million tons to 3.2 million tons per year.
The automatic ...
3/14/05
Members of the Consuming Industries Trade Action Coalition (CITAC) applauded Reps. Jim Ramstad (R-MN) and Clay Shaw (R-FL) for their introduction March 3 of HR 1121 that would repeal the "Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act," commonly referred to as the "Byrd Amendment."
"As a recent Congre...
3/11/05
United States Steel Corp. (U.S. Steel) and International Steel Group (ISG) welcomed the news that the Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) system will be extended and soon expanded to cover a wider range of steel products through 2009.
U.S. Steel President and CEO John P. Surma said, "This...
3/10/05
Nucor Corp. praised the President and U.S. Commerce Secretary Gutierrez for extending and expanding the Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) system.
"We're pleased that the President fulfilled his commitment to continue this important program, which is vital to the stability of the U.S. st...
3/10/05
AK Steel today said that Thomas F. McKenna has joined the company as vice president of labor relations. In this role, McKenna is responsible for the company's labor relations functions and its union-management relationships.
Most recently, McKenna was deputy chief of staff for policy for former I...
3/1/05
WCI Steel Inc. announced today that Thomas J. Gentile has been named vice president and CFO, effective immediately.
Gentile has served as the company's treasurer and acting CFO since November, 2003. He came to WCI in November, 2002 as treasurer.
Before coming to WCI, Gentile was with BP Ameri...
3/1/05
Nucor Corp. has announced that Joseph A. Rutkowski 's responsibilities have changed from executive vice president of business development North America to executive vice president of business development international and North America. Rutkowski no longer oversees operations for the company's two p...
2/28/05
AK Steel has been named as one of "America's Most Admired Companies" by Fortune magazine. The listing appears in the March 7, 2005 edition of Fortune, a financial publication.
According to Fortune, ratings for the list result from a survey of 10,000 executives, directors, and securities analysts...
2/25/05
David A. Wolfort, president and COO of Olympic Steel Inc., announced today that Jerry Gea, regional vice president–eastern region, is retiring March 1. Gea's career spanned more than 35 years, including more than 20 years with Olympic Steel.
Raymond Walker, in his role as vice presidentR...
2/23/05
United States Steel Corp. has announced that it will build a new hot dip galvanizing (HDG) facility at the company's steelmaking operation in Slovakia—U.S. Steel Kosice (USSK). With an annual capability of approximately 350,000 metric tons, the facility will serve the Central European automoti...
2/23/05
The Consuming Industries Trade Action Coalition (CITAC) has chosen The CMR Group, a Washington-based Public Affairs and Government Relations Consulting Firm, to serve as the new management arm of the organization. Steve Alexander, president and founder of The CMR Group, will serve as CITAC's new exe...
2/16/05
Alcan Inc. announced today that it has reached an agreement with the UK administrators of Parkside International to acquire the assets of Parkside's flexible food packaging plant in Zlotow, Poland.
The plant employs 150 people.
2/15/05
The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) commended Rep. Joseph Knollenberg (R-Mich.) on February 10 for introducing in the House of Representatives HR 84, a resolution calling on the International Trade Commission (ITC) to consider—and report on—the impact of U.S. antidumpi...
2/11/05
Ontario-based Algoma Steel Inc. has announced that it does not intend to submit a binding offer for Stelco Inc. Algoma had been engaged in due diligence and in discussions with Stelco and its stakeholders since mid-December. Denis Turcotte, President and CEO, stated, "Algoma's due diligence has conf...
2/10/05
The biennial Aluminum USA 2005 Show and Conference will take place at Chicago's McCormick Place Complex on March 7–:10, 2005, under the theme "World-Beating Manufacturing Through Aluminum Innovation." Exhibitors, conference sessions, and a keynote speech by Alcoa CEO Alain J.P. Belda will addre...
2/8/05
Anheuser-Busch has launched new aluminum bottles for its Michelob, Michelob Light, and Anheuser World Select beers. The aluminum-bottled beers are available at select bars and clubs in Atlanta; Chicago; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; Nashville, Tenn.; New York City; Philadelphia; Pittsburgh; San Diego; Was...
2/8/05
Hydro Aluminum North America has appointed Edward Woods as architectural sales manager.
Woods is responsible for sales and marketing for the patio door program at the company's Cassville, Mo., facility, where the doors are manufactured, and introducing new products as they are developed. He has exp...
2/8/05
Handy & Harmon's Precious Metals Group has acquired Protechno S.A., a French manufacturer and distributor of brazing and soldering materials, including standard alloys and specialty products like GasFlux, flux-cored materials, and brazing and soldering pastes. The Group includes Lucas-Milhaupt Inc.,...
2/8/05
Alcan Inc. has announced that Michael Hanley has been appointed executive vice president of the company and is joining the Office of the President. Hanley will retain his responsibilities as president and CEO, Alcan Bauxite and Alumina until a successor is selected. His appointment follows the compa...
2/3/05
The Board of Directors of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has elected John P. Surma, Jr., president and CEO of United States Steel Corp., to a one-year term as AISI chairman. In this role, he will lead the organization's pro-manufacturing agenda—the key to maintaining a vibrant No...
1/26/05
AK Steel has named David C. Horn and John F. Kaloski senior vice presidents. Horn is the corporation's general counsel and secretary, and Kaloski oversees the safety, operations, quality assurance, engineering, purchasing, and supply chain management functions.
Horn joined the company in 2000 as ...
1/24/05
Nucor Corp. has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Ambassador Steel Corp. to form Nufab Rebar LLC, a rebar fabrication joint venture that will grow through both greenfield projects and the acquisition of existing assets.
Nucor, the largest producer of rebar in the U.S., has oper...
1/12/05
Pico Chemical Corp. has hired Matt Freitag as a sales representative in its southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois territory.
Freitag has more than 15 years' outside sales experience in the chemical, lubricant, and metalworking industry. He is responsible for sales and for assisting customers....
1/11/05
Triple-S Steel has acquired R&S Steel, a western U.S. structural steel products distributor.
R&S has more than 70 employees at its Denver and Lehi, Utah, locations and provides a full range of products that includes wide-flange beams, structural tubing, and pipe. The acquisition raises the ...
1/11/05
Dofasco construction products steel has been certified to Environment Canada's Environmental Choice® Program and now carries the EcoLogo® symbol.
The company's construction steel (galvanized and Galvalume®) is used in products such as light steel framing, decking, and cladding for resid...
1/11/05
Nucor Corp. has announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase substantially all of the assets of Fort Howard Steel Inc.'s Oak Creek, Wis., operations. The finalization of the acquisition will occur after satisfactory resolution of regulatory approvals, transfer of appropriate permits a...
1/10/05
On January 4, Ryerson Tull announced the completion of the acquisition of Integris Metals Inc. from its shareholders, Alcoa Inc. Ryerson Tull purchased all of the equity interest in Integris for $410 million plus assumption of approximately $234 million of Integris' debt.
"Since the October annou...
1/4/05
International Steel Group Inc. (ISG) has announced plans to restart its idled 110-inch plate mill located at the company's facility in Burns Harbor, Ind. The mill is expected to begin production early in the second quarter of 2005 and to employ an additional 80 employees at the facility, ISG's large...
12/20/04
SSAB Tunnplåt, a developer of advanced high-strength steels, has announced its latest ultrahigh-strength, dual-phase steel, Dogal 800 DPX, a hot-dip galvanized steel that can be rebent without the risk of cracking, the company says.
According to the company, the steel opens new opportunities ...
12/7/04
The American Galvanizers Association (AGA) has announced the availability of its free Galvanize It! seminar on hot-dip galvanizing for corrosion protection.
Available in one-, two-, and four-hour formats, the seminar allows attendees to earn continuing education credits from the American Institute...
11/9/04
Integris Metals has presented its Award of Excellence to AK Steel for quality performance.
The award recognized AK Steel's performance from the fourth quarter of 2003 through the third quarter of 2004. The company supplies Integris Metals with flat-rolled stainless steels....
11/9/04
The American Institute of Steel Construction Inc. (AISC) has approved a new standard for shipping rolled structural steel shapes.
Officially known as the "Standard Specification for Bar Coded Shipment Label and Electronic Advance Shipment Notice Including Test Report Information for Rolled Struct...
10/12/04
Jason R. Ericksen, S.E., has been promoted to the position of director of the AISC Steel Solutions Center. He is responsible for coordinating all activities and promoting services provided by the center to architects, owners, general contractors, and structural engineers.
Ericksen joined the staf...
10/12/04
Commercial Metals Co. has announced that Bob Unfried has been named as executive vice president, finance and administration for the CMC Steel Group. Unfried is responsible for accounting, credit, information technology, environment, employee benefits, and risk management functions.
Unfried served...
10/12/04
Alcan Inc. has announced that its publicly-traded company to be created in the spin-off of its aluminum rolled products business will begin operations on Jan. 1, 2005. The new company will be called Novelis.
Novelis will be domiciled in Canada, with its executive office in the U.S. The company wi...
9/22/04
Hydro Aluminum North America has appointed Stig Tjotta as vice president, Western Region for Extruded Products. He has been vice president of manufacturing for extruded products for the past two years. Before that he had the same responsibility for Hydro Aluminum North America’s parent company...
9/14/04
Carpenter Technology Corp., Wyomissing, Pa., has enhanced its online technical information database of specialty alloys for design engineers and material specifiers. The enhancement includes an improved interface and improved search functions. Users can access the database anytime, from any location...
9/14/04
Retired LTV chairman David H. Hoag, who helped bring together two steel manufacturers to create LTV Steel Co. and later served as chairman of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), died Aug. 6 of complications from lung cancer. He was 65.
Hoag began his industry career with Jones & Laughli...
9/14/04
Ak Steel has announced that it will increase the base price of its Type 409 hot-rolled and cold-rolled stainless steel sheet and strip products by approximately 5 percent, effective with shipments on and after Sept. 27. The base price for 0.035-in. and thicker, 26-in. and wider, will increase by 4.2...
9/10/04
California Steel Industries Inc., Fontana, Calif., has announced the appointment of Vicente Wright as chairman of the board of directors. The appointment is in accordance with the company’s policy of periodically rotating senior management positions between representatives of the company’...
8/10/04
The board of directors of International Steel Group Inc. (ISG) has approved the company's Cleveland Works' expansion. The company will add an automotive-quality hot dip galvanizing line by converting its currently idled continuous anneal line. The new line is expected to begin production by the four...
8/5/04
Alcoa Engineered Aerospace Products announced Monday that it will increase
prices for soft and hard alloy drawn tube by 4-8%, depending on the type of
tube, starting August 1, 2004.
The company says existing quote pricing will be honored until the date of
quote expiration. Any changes for i...
7/28/04
The Aluminum Association, in cooperation with Beijing Antaike Information Development Co. Ltd., has announced the sale of The China Aluminum Fabrication Directory.
The reference book contains detailed information on 400 Chinese aluminum fabrication companies, including producers of flat-rolled ...
7/13/04
Alcoa Engineered Aerospace Products announced Monday that it will increase prices for soft and hard alloy drawn tube by 4-8%, depending on the type of tube, starting August 1, 2004.
The company says existing quote pricing will be honored until the date of quote expiration. Any changes for increased...
7/2/04
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has announced that Daniel R. DiMicco is the 2004 recipient of the Gary Memorial Medal. DiMicco, former AISI chairman and vice chairman, president, and CEO of Nucor Corp., was honored at the May AISI General Meeting in San Francisco.
Presenting the awar...
6/8/04
Nucor Corporation has entered into an agreement to purchase substantially all of the steelmaking assets of Corus Tuscaloosa for a cash purchase price of approximately $90 million. The acquisition will be finalized after satisfactory resolution of regulatory approvals, tax matters, and transfer of a...
6/8/04
Based on preliminary U.S. Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported May 25 that the U. S. imported a total of 2,436,000 net tons (NT) of steel in April (up 0.3 percent from March), including 2,056,000 NT of finished steel (up 5.7 percent). For the year- to-date (YD) ...
5/27/04
Alcoa Engineered Aerospace Products has announced a price increase for soft and hard alloy small diameter (under 0.750-in OD) drawn tube in both round and other than round product forms. Base prices have been increased by 6 percent and will be effective on new orders entered on or after June 1.
E...
5/24/04
International Steel Group Inc. (ISG) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of the Georgetown Steel Co. facility in Georgetown, S.C., subject to customary closing adjustments and approval by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. The boards of directors of both companies have approved the agree...
5/6/04
The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) has named Roberta L. Marstellar, P.E., as vice president of certification. Previously she was director of the Steel Solutions Center, an AISC subsidiary that provides cost and scheduling information about steel projects and answers technical questi...
5/4/04
Greer Steel, a cold-rolled strip steel producer, has appointed Todd Daenzer as vice president, quality and technology; Don Fleeher as vice president, purchasing; and Paul Eagle as vice president, service center operations.
Daenzer has been with the company for nine years in various positions, inc...
5/4/04
A federal bankruptcy court judge has approved Weirton Steel Corp.’s request to sell substantially all of its assets to Cleveland-based International Steel Group (ISG) Inc.
“Our employees, our other stakeholders, and the Upper Ohio Valley now can breath a little easier. All the uncert...
4/23/04
ASKO Inc., Homestead, Pa., has promoted Mark. G. Nicholas to the newly created post of director of sales, North America. In his new position, Nicholas oversees all products and services sales in the U.S. and Canada, with the exception of sales to the scrap recycling industry.
Nicholas joined the ...
4/8/04
The Alloy Eng. Co. has appointed Steve Hulvey to the position of sales engineer with account responsibility for Ohio, Michigan, western West Virginia, and the Ohio River area of Kentucky.
In this position, Hulvey works with customers and prospects in applying the company’s line of high-temp...
4/8/04
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