Steel NewsSteel news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.SeverStal gets busy at shoring up l.....- August 14, 2008 SeverStal executives didn't come into town this week with a host of promises but expressed a vision that will evolve, including the need to train the next generation of steelworkers for SeverStal Wheeling.http://www.topix.net/business/steel/2008/08/severstal-gets-busy-at-shoring-up-l?fromrss=1 Pickets limited at Thomas Steel- August 14, 2008 According to a filing in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court, Thomas Steel Strip Corp.http://www.topix.net/business/steel/2008/08/pickets-limited-at-thomas-steel?fromrss=1 U.S. Steel, union reach tentative agreement- August 13, 2008 United States Steel announced Tuesday morning that it has reached a tentative agreement with the United Steelworkers that will cover about 900 union workers at the company's Lone Star tubular products plant, ...http://www.topix.net/business/steel/2008/08/u-s-steel-union-reach-tentative-agreement?from... Asia Markets: Steelmakers Fall, Exporters Rise In Unsettled Region- August 12, 2008 Asian markets wavered Tuesday, with steelmakers such as Nippon Steel Corp. and Posco dropping after a sharp recent decline in commodity prices, while exporters like Honda Motor Co.http://www.topix.net/business/steel/2008/08/asia-markets-steelmakers-fall-exporters-rise-i... Tesco enters India with cash-and-carry, Tata deal- August 12, 2008 Tesco, the world's No.3 retailer, said it plans to enter India by setting up a wholesale cash-and-carry business and helping Indian conglomerate Tata Group to grow its hypermarket business.http://www.topix.net/business/steel/2008/08/tesco-enters-india-with-cash-and-carry-tata-de... Steel Dynamics Announces Organization Changes- August 11, 2008 Steel Dynamics, Inc. announced realignments in its executive management structure.http://www.topix.net/business/steel/2008/08/steel-dynamics-announces-organization-changes?... REP says it will pay $210,000 EPA fine- August 10, 2008 Republic Engineered Products has agreed to pay a $210,000 penalty to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for alleged Clean Air Act violations at its Lorain steel mill dating back to 2005.http://www.topix.net/business/steel/2008/08/rep-says-it-will-pay-210-000-epa-fine?fromrss=... Firm ready to build St. James iron plant- August 9, 2008 Nucor Corp. plans to build a 500-employee iron plant in Convent and wants to break ground in January, as long as Louisiana grants the necessary environmental permits and the Legislature backs an incentives ...http://www.topix.net/business/steel/2008/08/firm-ready-to-build-st-james-iron-plant?fromrs... Gerdau S.A. Announces 1st Half 2008 Results- August 9, 2008 Gerdau S.A. Announces 1st Half 2008 Results: > -- Gross revenue reaches R$ 22.3 billion in the 1st semester 2008, 35.2% higher than the same period in 2007.http://www.topix.net/business/steel/2008/08/gerdau-s-a-announces-1st-half-2008-results?fro... Gerdau Ameristeel Announces Second Quarter Earnings- August 8, 2008 Gerdau Ameristeel, a Toronto-based scrap recycling company, has reported record earnings for the second quarter of fiscal 2008.http://www.topix.net/business/steel/2008/08/gerdau-ameristeel-announces-second-quarter-ear... |