Latrobe project completed
Latrobe Specialty Steel Co. has completed its USD 52 million vacuum re-melting expansion project. US Steel puts project on hold
US Steel is suspending indefinitely the USD 1 billion modernization of its Clairton coke plant, a massive, multi-year project that was expected to create more than 600 construction jobs. Stainless steel fasteners line expanded
Barnes Distribution, North America, a business of Barnes Group Inc., is expanding its product line of stainless steel fasteners by nearly 50%, adding more than 1200 new items to its stocked inventory. SSINA elects Chairman and Vice Chairman
Specialty Steel Industry of North America (SSINA) has elected Dr Sunil Y Widge Chief Technology Officer Emeritus of Carpenter Technology Corp. Martinsville plant on schedule
An RTI Metals official says the company still expects to open a USD 100 million titanium plant in Martinsville, Virginia, US. 
US-based Western Metal Material Co. Ltd intends to complete its full acquisition of Xi'an-based Western Titanium Co. Ltd by the end of June 2009. 
First Nickel has decided to restore the Canadian Lockerby nickel mine within two years. 
US Steel Canada, formerly known as Stelco, is temporarily shutting down its Hamilton mill and most of its nearby Lake Erie operations. 
Canada-based MBMI Resources Inc. has signed four contracts to ship a total of 125,000 metric tons of nickel ore to certain Asian buyers. 
Yemen plans to invite European and American oil majors including Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch Shell, Chevron and Total for direct negotiations to explore its oil blocks.