ArcelorMittal considers reopening steel mill
ArcelorMittal steel officials and the local union are in talks about the plant reopening in Georgetown, South Carolina, US, which would give the area a needed economic boost. Canada: iron ore expansion program
Rio Tinto has announced the re-commencement of its expansion program in its Iron Ore Co. of Canada operations. Machining centre with 30,000rpm spindle
Datron Dynamics Inc., of Millford, New Hampshire, US, has introduced the M85 machining center, featuring a 30,000rpm spindle. Goldman Sachs starts MUSA at Neutral
Goldman Sachs has initiated coverage on recent IPO Metals USA Holdings Corp. (MUSA) with a Neutral rating and USD 18 price target. PKP Process Instruments introduces DK10 flow meter
PKP Process Instruments has introduced the model DK10 Flow Meter. Model DK10 is a flap type flowmeter with local indication suited for flow measurement of most process fluids due to a large selection of wetted materials including aluminum, bronze, cast iron, stainless steel, PTFE and PVC. 
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has 'directed' both sides in the 10 month strike at Vale Inco back to the bargaining table. 
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has determined that revoking the existing antidumping (AD) duty orders on stainless steel wire rod from Italy, Japan, Korea, Spain, and Taiwan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. 
Select-Arc Inc.’s new gas-shielded, flux cored, nickel-based electrode, SelectAlloy 622-AP, is designed to provide corrosion resistance. 
Sheetmetal machinery specialist Maxitec has released the Mate Rollerball Deburr tool that is suitable for thick turrets and Trumpf style applications. 
Draka has reached an agreement to acquire Pressure Tube Manufacturing (PTM), a specialty tubing manufacturer located in New Jersey, US.