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AK Steel sheet tag hike is viewed as harbinger

In a move that buyer sources say—and some flat out hope—is a harbinger of things to come, AK Steel Corp. plans to increase prices on carbon flat-rolled sheet products by $20 to $30 per ton starting with January shipments.

Noranda, Alcan warn US against ending wire duty

The development of a renewable energy grid across the United States could be a boon for the struggling aluminum cable industry, but if one Indian wire manufacturer has its way it might be foreign suppliers, not domestic ones, who reap the benefits, two major fabricators of the light metal warn.

Father-son racial suits filed vs. U.S. Steel’s Gary facility

U.S. Steel Corp. is the target of father-son tandem racial discrimination lawsuits for activities alleged to have occurred at its plant in Gary, Ind.

Copper scrap cools as Asia exits mart

Stronger copper prices are scaring Asian buyers out of the scrap trade, and traders say the secondary market is cooling down while copper futures heat up.

Steel of W.Va. is laying off 53 workers for slow winter

The traditional winter construction lag is prompting Steel of West Virginia Inc. to lay off 15 percent of its employees.

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