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What stimulus projects? All three of the largest West Coast flat-rolled producers use foreign slab for feedstock, but so far very little ARRA-funded work has reached the region’s steel market.

West Coast steel not in ‘Buy America’ panic

West Coast steelmakers aren’t panicking about the clarification in “Buy American” regulations for federal stimulus projects, although buyers remain unsure of the ultimate impact.

ArcelorMittal’s facilities in Pennsylvania join in utility flap

A group of energy consumers and Pennsylvania manufacturers, including steelmaker ArcelorMittal USA, have banded together in a petition asking regulators to review whether they were overcharged by state utility providers.

ATI shuts down Pennsylvania melt shop in consolidation move

Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI) has shut down a melt shop within its Allegheny Ludlum Corp. operations as part of the upgrade and consolidation of its Western Pennsylvania facilities.

Spot silicon prices rally in sold-out market, seen going higher

Spot silicon prices have rallied to prices not seen since 2008 and are poised to climb higher, sources said, as roaring demand from the chemical sector captures units once earmarked for the secondary aluminum industry.

Alabama law stalls state’s auto shredders

Shredder operators and auto dismantlers in Alabama have hit a major roadblock with the state in their efforts to turn junked cars into usable shredded scrap.
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Six steel industry executives share their take on the hottest issues of the day

This time last year, the US steel industry’s capacity utilization was south of 50 percent and major markets were in full retreat. Twelve months have made a difference but ‘we still have a ways to go,’ says AK Steel’s James Wainscott, one of six executives who sat down with AMM at the AISI’s annual meeting in May to address a list of topics headed by the lack of a national manufacturing agenda.