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Mittal Steel Co. NV is taking the d.b.a. out of its alphabet with the merger of its two U.S. operating subsidiaries.
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Synalloy Corp.'s board of directors has elected Ronald H. Braam as the company's new chief executive officer.
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Gerdau Ameristeel Corp., Tampa, Fla., has received a $300,000 grant from the state of North Carolina to expand its mini-mill in Charlotte, N.C.
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World stainless steel production rose slightly during the first nine months this year against the comparable period last year, according to the latest data from the International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF). However, it is not a trend that's likely to continue, the trade group said.
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Steel processor and manufacturer Worthington Industries Inc., Columbus, Ohio, said net income in its fiscal second quarter declined 18 percent to $39 million on sales that fell 6.1 percent to $699.5 million vs. the comparable period last year.
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Chaparral Steel Co., Midlothian, Texas, citing a strong market for non-residential construction, posted record earnings for its fiscal second quarter ended Nov. 30.
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Paulson & Co. Inc. is hoping to place John Hritz, former president of AK Steel Corp., on the board of directors at Algoma Steel Inc.
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Consol Energy Inc. said Tuesday it had lifted the force majeure imposed at its Buchanan Mine in the wake of a Sept. 16 accident that interrupted the normal delivery of coal to customers.
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A hearing to confirm a noteholders' plan of reorganization for WCI Steel Inc., Warren, Ohio, has tentatively been set for Feb. 6-8 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Akron, Ohio, according to the lead attorney for the noteholders.
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The number of drill rigs running in the United States decreased by 20 last week, with the largest decline occurring in Texas (down 15). The rig count in Canada, meanwhile, decreased by 30 in the same comparison.
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Three employees of Riva-Ilva SpA, Milan, Italy, and a student from the University of Leoben in Austria have been named the winners of the International Iron and Steel Institute's first virtual steelmaking challenge.
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Raw steel output in the United States totaled 1,969,000 tons last week, a 2.2-percent decline from 2,014,000 tons produced the previous week, as mills operated at an average capability utilization rate of 85.2 percent. All but one region posted declines.
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World raw steel production is on a record-setting pace in 2005 thanks largely to major increases in Chinese production, according to figures released by the International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI), Brussels.
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The Ontario Superior Court of Justice late last week approved Hamilton, Ontario,-based Stelco Inc.'s sale of its AltaSteel Ltd. mini-mill in Edmonton, Alberta, to Moly Cop Steel Inc., an affiliate of South African steel processor Scaw International Sarl.
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Timken Co.'s aerospace division is gaining altitude.
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China produced 317.7 million tonnes of steel in the first 11 months of the year, up 25.5 percent from the comparable 2004 period, according to figures from China's National Bureau of Statistics.
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Grupo Imsa SA de CV, Monterrey, Mexico, is enhancing its position in the automotive, appliance and refrigeration markets in Mexico with a $120-million investment designed to increase production capacity at its Imsa Acero operations in Monterrey.
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German steel federation Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl (WV Stahl) is "surprised and disappointed" that German mills have been included in a U.S. International Trade Commission investigation into the alleged dumping of wire rod in the U.S. market in 2004 and 2005.
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Executives of steelmaker Arcelor SA plan to decide by the end of the year whether to make a second hostile offer for Canadian steel producer Dofasco Inc.
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More than 60 workers from pipe-producing companies joined with company executives, steel industry leaders and congressional officials on Capitol Hill Thursday to demonstrate support for the Section 421 case on standard pipe imports from China.
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Stronger steel market conditions in the second half of this year have prompted Steel Dynamics Inc., Fort Wayne, Ind., to raise its earnings expectations for the fourth quarter.
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Wide-flange beam prices in the New Year are likely to remain even with December as the industry's most influential producer plans to adjust its surcharge and published prices in a way that will result in no net change in transaction prices.
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Chinese trading house Shandong Yuansheng Trading plans to acquire 19.9 percent of prospective iron ore miner Cape Lambert Iron Ore Ltd. (CFE) as part of talks to secure an offtake agreement.
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South Korea's Hyundai Hysco Co. Ltd. has renewed an 800,000-tonne-a-year hot-rolled coil supply contract with JFE Steel Corp., Tokyo, for an additional five years. The new deal includes the renewal of a technology license for Hyundai to produce cold-rolled coil.