http://www.steel.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=30&ContentID=35356&TPPID=15187 Industry News... en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.steel.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=37407 CHICAGO - Some analysts said Thursday concerns abound in the North American steel industry, although signs point to a vastly improved operating environment now than in the deepest part of the recession. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:50:15 EST 37407 http://www.steel.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=37406 President Obama unveiled plans Thursday to double U.S. exports over the next five years in hopes of spurring job growth, an ambitious goal that may rekindle the battle over free-trade policy. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:49:35 EST 37406 http://www.steel.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=37405 LOS ANGELES -- California Steel Industries Inc. (CSI), whose 2009 slab purchases fell more than 45 percent from the previous year and 60 percent below its peak years, will substantially boost its semi-finished buys in 2010, although it still won't reach earlier levels. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:48:16 EST 37405 http://www.steel.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=37404 Long after the dead have been counted and the world?s attention has moved on, the terrible testimony of an earthquake can still be seen in the piles of twisted metal and chunks of concrete ? often all that is left of a region?s buildings. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:46:15 EST 37404 http://www.steel.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=37399 WASHINGTON ? After a year in which global exports declined 12 percent in the biggest contraction since World War II, trade policy is heating up again. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:48:46 EST 37399 http://www.steel.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=37400 ArcelorMittal facilities in East Chicago and Burns Harbor are going to receive a chunk of $138 million in planned capital investments, the steelmaker said Wednesday. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:47:46 EST 37400 http://www.steel.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=37397 As countries around the world are focusing on infrastructure, shares of steel makers have risen with plans to place beams on bridges and buildings and an improved outlook for automakers. In terms of market values, the turnaround in steel over the past year is nothing short of stunning. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:46:47 EST 37397 http://www.steel.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=37378 WASHINGTON - Like a savvy Madison Avenue advertising team, senators pushing climate-control legislation have decided to scrap the name "cap and trade" and rebrand their product as "pollution reduction targets." Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:21:31 EST 37378 http://www.steel.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=37377 California Steel Industries CEO Vicente Wright says the west coast flats and pipe producer is positioned "to meet improving market conditions as they occur" in the US this year. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:20:11 EST 37377 http://www.steel.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=37376 Severstal plans to boost capital spending this year by 40 per cent as Russia's biggest steelmaker attempts to improve its competitive position as global demand for the commodity picks up. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:18:52 EST 37376 http://www.steel.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=37374 NEW YORK - Rising steel prices, driven by climbing raw material costs, will benefit vertically integrated steel makers such as United States Steel Corp., said a Goldman Sachs analyst on Monday as he upgraded the company's stock. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:01:48 EST 37374 http://www.steel.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=37373 PITTSBURGH - China's alleged currency manipulation has long stuck in the craw of North American steelmakers, who once again are stepping up efforts to have Congress address the issue. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:00:09 EST 37373 http://www.steel.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=37371 FONTANA, Calif. - California Steel Industries, Inc. ("CSI") today reported fourth quarter and full year results for the period ended December 31, 2009. The net loss for fourth quarter 2009 is $2.3 million, compared with a net loss of $76.1 million in fourth quarter 2008. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:57:28 EST 37371 http://www.steel.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=37219 As climate change legislation stalled in the Senate, the Obama administration noted that it had a workable -- although admittedly unwieldy -- Plan B. If Congress wouldn't cap U.S. emissions, officials said, the Environmental Protection Agency would do it instead. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:53:09 EST 37219 http://www.steel.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=37216 Steel demand recovery to limp on. According to a number of major steelmakers, steel demand recovery will be slow during the early months of 2010. ArcelorMittal said in presenting its worse than expected Q4 2009 results that Q1 2010 would be tough, with only ?slow recovery underway,? and rising costs. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:48:49 EST 37216 http://www.steel.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=37218 United States Steel Corp. continued to caution investors about its first quarter outlook last week as the company said in a regulatory filing that while order rates are improving, significant challenges remained in the market. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:47:09 EST 37218 http://www.steel.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=37166 Is cap and trade really "dead"? Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:44:17 EST 37166 http://www.steel.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=37165 After previously announcing plans for a greenfield flatrolled processing center in Monterrey, Mexico, Nucor apparently is intensifying its focus on Latin America. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:41:56 EST 37165 http://www.steel.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=37164 WASHINGTON - U.S. senators pressed President Barack Obama's top trade official on Wednesday for action on a number of Chinese trade issues they said have endangered U.S. consumers and jobs. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:40:17 EST 37164 http://www.steel.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=37155 SCOTTSDALE, Arizona - Guarded optimism surrounds expectations for a 2012 recovery in the U.S. steel industry, as much will depend on how firm the recoveries are in the construction and automotive sectors of the economy. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:24:26 EST 37155 http://www.steel.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=37154 Top House Republicans introduced a measure to block President Barack Obama from regulating greenhouse gases, as Democratic Senator Jay Rockefeller sought a two-year delay on action by the Environmental Protection Agency. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:22:26 EST 37154 http://www.steel.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=37153 WASHINGTON - The idea of imposing a broad cap-and-trade system to cut America's greenhouse gas emissions is dead and will be replaced with a new approach, an influential Republican senator said Tuesday. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:21:06 EST 37153 http://www.steel.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=37152 A group of senators is pressing President Obama to adopt a ?manufacturing policy,? evidence of increasing anxiety among a wide range of lawmakers about the United States? competitive position in the global economy. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:19:06 EST 37152 http://www.steel.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=37151 CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Nucor Corporation announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. ("Mitsui"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsui & Co., Ltd., wherein each would indirectly own a 50% interest in a newly created company, NuMit LLC. NuMit will invest in various steel and steel related activities, both in North America and globally. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:17:26 EST 37151 http://www.steel.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=37143 A high-profile steel trade group has blasted the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision last week to delay addressing certain greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions until 2011. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:38:13 EST 37143 http://www.steel.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=37142 CHARLOTTE - Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, The David J. Joseph Company ("DJJ"), has acquired the assets and business of Ocala Recycling LLC, currently a subsidiary of Blaze Metals LLC. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:34:53 EST 37142 http://www.steel.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=37132 WASHINGTON - Three senators are seeking to radically overhaul stalled climate legislation by proposing to dump broad cap-and-trade provisions and take a sector by sector approach to cutting greenhouse gas emissions, a White House official and leading U.S. newspaper reported. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:42:11 EST 37132 http://www.steel.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=37131 US Steel says it will continue to "assess North American and international expansion and divestment opportunities" in 2010, according to a recent filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:40:31 EST 37131 http://www.steel.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=37130 In a state-of-the-industry address at the National Association of Pipe Distributors? annual convention in Las Vegas, California Steel Industries CEO Vicente Wright said the most important thing for the American steel industry to monitor right now is real demand. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:38:51 EST 37130 http://www.steel.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=37108 WASHINGTON?A bipartisan group of senators urged the Obama administration to act urgently to investigate allegations the Chinese government is keeping its currency artificially low, saying a failure to do so is manifestly harming U.S. manufactures. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:28:55 EST 37108 http://www.steel.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=37107 Today, Congressman Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) introduced the bipartisan National Manufacturing Strategy Act, H.R. 4692, to help American manufacturing rebound from recent job losses and to ensure it is equipped to thrive in the 21st Century. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:25:54 EST 37107 http://www.steel.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=37013 WASHINGTON - The United States on Wednesday imposed preliminary duties ranging from 11 to 13 percent on steel pipe from China to offset government subsidies, the Commerce Department said. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:41:54 EST 37013