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The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is investigating the cause of damage to 32 steel rods on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge that had been supplied by Painesville, Ohio-based Dyson Corp.
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Key construction industry metrics, including spending, have shown marked improvement in recent months, but whether the steel long products sector has seen the benefit in its order books is another question.
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A123 Systems Inc. is changing its name to B456 Systems Inc., according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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U.S. manufacturing activity grew for a fourth straight month in March but at a slower pace as declines were seen in new orders, production and prices, according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM).
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Toyota Motor Corp. has expanded its North American manufacturing footprint over the past year to boost capacity and increase exports, and an executive said it is preparing to dominate the hybrid market.
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Steel distributors continue to see stagnant pricing despite mills’ persistent attempts to raise prices, although some key areas—such as automotive—are showing signs of strength.
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has given the green light to China’s Wuhan Iron & Steel (Group) Corp. to acquire ThyssenKrupp AG’s stake in automotive parts venture TWB Co. LLC, according to an early termination notice dated March 29 and issued April 1.
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Three U.S. senators are opposing an effort by Firth Rixson Inc. to import titanium billets duty free to its Monroe, N.Y., aerospace forgings facility.
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The Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration (ITA) is conducting administrative reviews of anti-dumping duty orders on imports of various products from China.
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Steel Supply Co. has completed installing two major pieces of equipment designed to improve quality, production and customer service, vice president and general manager David Sheer told AMM.
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Birmingham Fastener Group has named Brad Tinney president of its family of companies.
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An oil spill following the derailment of a Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) train could raise concerns about the increasingly common practice of transporting fuel by rail rather than by pipeline.
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CHICAGO — When General Motors Co. spun off its axle/powertrain business to American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. in 1994, the Detroit-based automaker accounted for 97 to 98 percent of the unit’s sales. Today, GM accounts for roughly 70 percent of American Axle’s sales, and that needle will move down to 60 percent this year and to 50 percent by 2015.
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Alejandro Arias has been promoted to general manager at Gunderson-Gimsa S de RL de CV, one of Greenbrier Cos.’ two major rail car operations in Mexico.
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Samuel, Son & Co. Ltd. has signed an agreement to purchase the assets of Wilkinson Steel & Metals Inc. from Nova Capital Management Ltd.
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Greenbrier Cos. has received orders for 5,400 rail cars worth $575 million, the manufacturer said this week, bringing to 9,600 the total number of rail car orders the company has received since Sept. 1.
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The U.S. manufacturing sector has undergone a "remarkable transformation" in recent years, the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) said in its five-year progress report.
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Leeco Steel LLC, which processes and distributes carbon, high-strength low-alloy, heat-treated and alloy plate steel, has opened a service center in Hamilton, Ontario, its first in Canada.
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Service center sources say they are somewhat less sanguine than some industry analysts at the prospect of another major entrant into the domestic flat-rolled steelmaking market.
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Automotive supplier sentiment remained flat this month as delays in new vehicle program launches, Europe’s recession and the impact of federal budget sequestration held any optimism in check, according to the latest survey from the Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA).
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Three Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) tanker cars began leaking oil after a train carrying crude from Alberta derailed near Parkers Prairie, Minn., early March 27.
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The Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration (ITA) has received requests to conduct administrative reviews of anti-dumping duty orders on imports of stainless steel bar from Brazil, India and Japan; cut-to-length steel plate from South Korea; small-diameter graphic electrodes from China; and uncovered innerspring units from China.
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Martin J. Durbin has been named president and chief executive officer of America’s Natural Gas Alliance effective May 1.
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Chilean copper producer Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Codelco) is looking for alternative ways to export copper as more ports in the country join the stevedores’ strike, which started at Angamos.