http://www.amm.comhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/amm/lYqlTo emulate the stories captured in positionid 2607061©2013 www.amm.com60Top StoriesSkyrocketing overcapacity in the steel sector continues to be one of the U.S. industry’s main challenges, particularly as weak trade laws and lax enforcement encourage many foreign mills to send unfairly traded volumes stateside, a top U.S. Steel Corp. executive said.http://www.amm.com/Article/3220402/Unfair-steel-imports-stalling-recovery-Longhi.htmlTue, 18 Jun 2013 22:36:00 GMTSteel importers must offer more risk management services to customers in order to compete with domestic suppliers, members of the board of the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS) said during an AMM-led roundtable at the Steel Success Strategies XXVIII conference in New York. http://www.amm.com/Article/3220396/Steel-importers-must-offer-added-value-AIIS.htmlTue, 18 Jun 2013 22:07:00 GMTChina’s steel industry is in a "calamitous situation" as its era of breakneck growth comes to an end and demand by 2015 "may not be much changed from 2013," an industry analyst said at the Steel Success Strategies XXVIII conference in New York. http://www.amm.com/Article/3220381/China-steel-industry-outlook-calamitous-WSD.htmlTue, 18 Jun 2013 21:00:00 GMTNew technologies and cheaper energy are driving a revival in alternative iron units, such as direct-reduced iron (DRI) and hot-briquetted iron (HBI), according to panelists at the Steel Success Strategies XXVIII conference in New York. http://www.amm.com/Article/3220308/Cheaper-energy-sparking-rebirth-for-DRI-HBI.htmlTue, 18 Jun 2013 18:08:00 GMTNorth American service center sources debated the future health of the aluminum market amid news that U.S. aluminum shipments and inventories dipped in May compared with a year earlier. http://www.amm.com/Article/3220398/Aluminum-shipments-fall-in-May-MSCI.htmlTue, 18 Jun 2013 22:11:00 GMTSteelmaking overcapacity could be addressed by an independent group that would assess which mills should be shuttered on the basis of national need and company performance, the top executive of Mexico’s largest integrated steel producer proposed. http://www.amm.com/Article/3220344/Assessor-could-cut-steel-overcapacity-Ahmsa.htmlTue, 18 Jun 2013 19:26:00 GMTTransportation and logistics providers are working to develop cost-saving innovations for the metals industry, several executives said during a workshop at the Steel Success Strategies XXVIII conference in New York sponsored by AMM and World Steel Dynamics Inc. http://www.amm.com/Article/3220310/Transportation-providers-try-to-offer-savings.htmlTue, 18 Jun 2013 18:13:00 GMTU.S. and Canadian service centers recorded drops in both steel shipments and inventories in May as market players questioned the ability of domestic mills to stick to their guns on recently announced price moves. http://www.amm.com/Article/3220417/Buyers-question-mill-hikes-as-shipments-lag.htmlTue, 18 Jun 2013 23:37:00 GMTCopper and brass service centers’ lead times have dropped dramatically as a result of an ongoing slump in demand. http://www.amm.com/Article/3220372/Copper-distributor-lead-times-narrow.htmlTue, 18 Jun 2013 20:30:00 GMTOrbite Aluminae Inc. has signed an offtake agreement with Glencore International AG for smelter-grade alumina from Orbite’s proposed plant in Quebec, Canada.http://www.amm.com/Article/3219849/Orbite-Glencore-sign-alumina-offtake.htmlTue, 18 Jun 2013 00:46:00 GMTStainless steel scrap broker/processor buying prices have fallen to their lowest levels since June 2009, with market participants lamenting a lack of domestic or export demand amid plunging nickel prices.http://www.amm.com/Article/3220281/Stainless-scrap-prices-fall-to-2009-low.htmlTue, 18 Jun 2013 17:24:00 GMTMost prices for smelter-grade aluminum scrap fell June 17 as improved supply and lower exchange prices weighed on the secondary market, sources said. http://www.amm.com/Article/3220353/Aluminum-scrap-prices-down-on-supply-glut.htmlTue, 18 Jun 2013 20:00:00 GMTAllied Tube & Conduit Corp.’s performance has improved so far this year across its end markets serving the nonresidential construction sector, although the sector’s overall recovery remains subdued, according to Steve Robins, vice president of strategic sourcing at parent company Atkore International Holdings Inc. http://www.amm.com/Article/3220371/Allieds-sales-up-but-recovery-subdued.htmlTue, 18 Jun 2013 20:31:00 GMTBeginning June 5, 2013, AMM has launched new daily estimated producer spot selling prices for two key primary aluminum alloys: C355.2 and A356.2.http://www.amm.com/Article/3215216/AMM-aluminum-alloys-pricing-notice.htmlSun, 16 Jun 2013 20:37:00 GMT