Steel

• ITC upholds stainless bar duties vs. four countries [UPDATE] Dec 04, 2006

  The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) voted Monday afternoon to retain anti-dumping duties on stainless steel bar imports from Brazil, India, Japan and Spain for another five years.

• ITC upholds stainless bar duties Dec 04, 2006

  The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) voted Monday afternoon to retain anti-dumping duties on stainless steel bar imports from Brazil, India, Japan and Spain for another five years.

• Minnesota Steel inks 15-year natural gas deal Dec 04, 2006

  Minnesota Steel Industries LLC has signed a 15-year agreement with Great Lakes Gas Transmission Co., Troy, Mich., for natural gas transmission capacity.

• Duties extended on stainless steel bar Dec 04, 2006

  The U.S. International Trade Commission has reauthorized for another five years anti-dumping duties on stainless steel bar from Brazil, India, Japan and Spain.

• Timken gets $92.6M under ’06 Byrd payouts Dec 04, 2006

  Metals companies continue to reap the benefits of the U.S. Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 despite its repeal by Congress earlier this year.

• NAS taps VAI for Ky. mill converter, furnace Dec 04, 2006

  North American Stainless Inc. (NAS) has contracted Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau GmbH (VAI), Linz, Austria, to provide an argon oxygen decarburization converter and a ladle furnace for its Ghent, Ky., stainless facility.

• NAS taps VAI for Ky. mill converter, furnace Dec 04, 2006

  North American Stainless Inc. (NAS) has contracted Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau GmbH (VAI), Linz, Austria, to provide an argon oxygen decarburization converter and a ladle furnace for its Ghent, Ky., stainless facility.

• Timken gets $92.6M under ’06 Byrd payouts Dec 04, 2006

  Metals companies continue to reap the benefits of the U.S. Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 despite its repeal by Congress earlier this year.

• Nippon Steel interested in Baosteel stake Dec 04, 2006

  Nippon Steel Corp., Tokyo, has indicated it would be willing to buy a stake in Shanghai Baosteel Group Corp. if the Chinese company is listed on a stock market outside China, raising the prospect of closer ties between the two Asian steelmakers.

• WTO turns down Argentine appeal of US duties Dec 04, 2006

  The Argentine government has failed to persuade a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel to order the United States to lift long-standing anti-dumping duties on exports of oil country tubular goods (OCTG).

• Bouchard duo takes W-P’s helm as new board steps in Dec 01, 2006

  Wheeling-Pittsburgh Corp.’s new board of directors took control of the company late Thursday, ousting former management.

• ThyssenKrupp mill a ‘go’ regardless of Dofasco Dec 01, 2006

  ThyssenKrupp AG, Düsseldorf, Germany, will build a joint carbon and stainless steel plant complex in the United States regardless of whether it acquires Dofasco Inc.

• OCTG prices at 1-year low, but views upbeat for 2007 Dec 01, 2006

  Oil country tubular goods (OCTG) prices fell to a one-year low in November on higher import levels and inventories on the distribution side of the equation, but the fundamentals look strong for next year, market sources said.

• IAM upbeat after three-hour AK Steel meeting Dec 01, 2006

  AK Steel Corp. and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), which represents locked-out workers at its Middletown, Ohio, plant, met for three hours Friday and plan to meet again soon.

• ThyssenKrupp’s US mill a ‘go’ regardless of Dofasco Dec 01, 2006

  ThyssenKrupp AG, Düsseldorf, Germany, will build a joint carbon and stainless steel plant complex in the United States regardless of whether it acquires Dofasco Inc.

• Ipsco completes acquisition of NS Group Dec 01, 2006

  Plate and tube maker Ipsco Inc., Lisle, Ill., has finalized its acquisition of NS Group Inc.

• Nymex, WSD ink deal to offer SteelBenchmarker pricing Dec 01, 2006

  The New York Mercantile Exchange and steel consultancy World Steel Dynamics Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N.J., have signed a letter of intent to offer the SteelBenchmarker pricing series on the exchange.

• OCTG prices at 1-year low, but views upbeat for 2007 Dec 01, 2006

  Oil country tubular goods (OCTG) prices fell to a one-year low in November on higher import levels and inventories on the distribution side of the equation, but the fundamentals look strong for next year, market sources said.

• Bouchard duo takes W-P’s helm as new board steps in Dec 01, 2006

  Wheeling-Pittsburgh Corp.’s new board of directors took control of the company late Thursday, ousting former management.

• Lone Star completes Brazil joint-venture deal Dec 01, 2006

  Lone Star Technologies Inc., Dallas, has finalized its joint-venture deal with Brazil’s Grupo Peixoto de Castro (GPC).

• Canada metallurgical coal assets merged Dec 01, 2006

  Three Canadian companies—Anglo Coal Canada Inc., Hillsborough Resources Ltd. and Nemi Northern Energy & Mining Inc.—have combined their metallurgical coal assets to form Peace River Coal LP.

• Timken grows aerospace aftermarket profile Dec 01, 2006

  Timken Co., Canton, Ohio, is acquiring the assets of Turbo Engines Inc., Tucson, Ariz., which offers aircraft engine overhaul and repair services.

• Evraz launches $2.3B Oregon Steel tender Dec 01, 2006

  Evraz Group SA has begun its $2.3-billion tender offer for the takeover of Oregon Steel Mills Inc., Portland, Ore.

• Canadian met coal assets merged into Peace River Dec 01, 2006

  Three Canadian companies—Hillsborough Resources Ltd., Nemi Northern Energy & Mining Inc. and Anglo Coal Canada Inc.—have combined their metallurgical coal assets to form Peace River Coal LP.