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Steel production got under way a little more than a month ago at SeverCorr LLC, Columbus, Miss., but management changes are already in the wind.
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Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) steel mills have agreed to slab export contracts $10 to $25 a tonne above previous levels as European demand for imported slab shows signs of rising‚ international traders said.
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Cold-rolled strip processor Greer Steel, which recently boosted its coil handling capability, is also upgrading its slitting operation.
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The Columbia Structural Tubing division of Evraz Oregon Steel Mills Inc. plans to boost prices on all products by $40 a ton ($2 per hundredweight) effective with shipments Jan. 1.
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Chinese steel mills are raising export offers for commercial-grade heavy plate delivered to South Korea by $10 to $20 a tonne, market sources said.
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A major energy bill was blocked by the Senate Thursday, with Democrats ending up one vote shy of the 60 votes necessary to overcome a Republican-led filibuster.
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The chorus of voices opposed to proposed rule changes in the Doha Round of world trade talks grew a little larger and more powerful Thursday.
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Steel production got under way a little more than a month ago at SeverCorr LLC, Columbus, Miss., but already management changes are in the wind.
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The American iron and Steel Institute (AISI), Washington, has named Robert J. Wills as vice president of construction market development, effective Jan. 1.
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Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has placed all of its ratings for Claymont Steel Inc., including its ‘B’ corporate credit rating, on CreditWatch with positive implications. The move was prompted by Evraz Group SA’s plans to acquire the steelmaker.
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Although a self-imposed deadline has passed for ArcelorMittal SA to sell its Sparrows Point, Md., facility to E2 Acquisition Corp., the purchase agreement has not been terminated and the parties continue to talk.
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ArcelorMittal SA plans to build a $380-million beam mill in Contrecoeur, Quebec, as part of a wide-ranging bid to consolidate its Canadian operations.
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U.S. Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, made its plea in hearings this week with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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The Chinese government has slapped a 5-percent tax on the profits of state-owned steel enterprises, effective immediately, a finance ministry official said.
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Hot band spot prices have surged in China, likely in response to the country’s booming economy, one analyst said.
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Cold-rolled strip processor Greer Steel, which recently boosted its coil handling capability, is also upgrading its slitting operation.
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Columbia Structural Tubing plans to boost prices on all products by $40 a ton ($2 per hundredweight), effective with Jan. 1 shipments or later.
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U.S. Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, made its plea in hearings this week with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., the Shanghai-listed arm of Baosteel Group Corp., plans to take over the 1.6-million-tonne-a-year medium- and heavy-plate plant recently commissioned by its parent group in Shanghai’s Luojing district.
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ArcelorMittal Long Carbon North America plans to boost wire rod prices by $40 a ton ($2 per hundredweight) effective with Jan. 1 shipments.
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ArcelorMittal Long Carbon North America plans to boost wire rod prices by $40 a ton ($2 per hundredweight), effective with Jan. 1 shipments.
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U.S. Steel Corp. executives are investigating an accident at its Gary (Ind.) Works that resulted in the death of a 28-year-old contractor employee.
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The $1.35-billion deal for ArcelorMittal to sell its Sparrows Point, Md., facility to E2 Acquisition Corp. appeared to be in jeopardy late Tuesday as the companies struggled to come to terms as a midnight deadline approached.
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Commercial Metals Co. (CMC) has formed a joint venture with Singaporean materials supplier Albedo Ltd. as part of plans to expand it presence in the region.