Ferrous scrap stop, go said tied to auto woesMay 8

Ferrous scrap prices took diverging paths this month, with industrial steel scrap climbing by more than $100 a ton while obsolete grades stalled at last month’s levels or inched up by a now-modest $10 a ton.

Liquidation of Kerry Steel going ‘according to plan’May 8

Combining PNA, Ryerson is one of ‘a lot of options’May 8

Severstal closes Sparrows Point buy; still lookingMay 8

Steel tags must fall for futures to take off: tradersMay 8

Ohio politicians pave way for AK Steel-SunCoke plantMay 8

AK Steel Corp., West Chester, Ohio, is hoping for a seamless transition in its coke acquisitions late next year. Local politicians are doing their part to pave the way.

Ludlum is buying up land to build new hot-strip millMay 8

W. Canadian’s coal contract tags soar in ’08May 8

Seeking balance on global warmingMay 8

Strong demand, higher coal prices boost NRP earningsMay 8

ArcelorMittal, Keystone join new round of wire rod hikesMay 8

Cliffs’ move into ‘green’ fuel will trim its carbon footprintMay 8

Public to weigh in on USS permitMay 8

Aluminum premium spread narrowsMay 8

Midwest aluminum premiums have tightened to a range of 4.5 to 4.75 cents a pound from 4.5 to 5 cents previously amid light business, low scrap availability, a reluctance by market players to take on additional credit risk and high freight costs.

Pension fund cites Alba in suing AlcoaMay 8

Alcoa elects Kleinfeld chief executiveMay 8

Grupo Mexico acts to limit asbestos claims vs. AsarcoMay 8

Aerospace, defense propel Kaiser’s earnings in first qtr.May 8

OM earnings slide despite revenue jumpMay 8

Ecuador president to end mining ‘chaos’May 8

MMI merger hikes Sims Group revenueMay 8

The merger of Sims Group Ltd. and Metal Management Inc. (MMI) has provided the company with a bounty of higher revenue, with sales for the nine months ended March 31 totaling more than Australian $4.4 billion ($4.2 billion), up 10.4 percent from the same period a year earlier.

G&S halts furnaces at Ga. plant amid insurance rowMay 8

GM to resume production at Mo. plant; shift cut in Mich.May 8

General Motors Corp., Detroit, plans to resume production Monday at its full-size van assembly facility in Wentzville, Mo., a company spokesman said.

Size matters in ArvinMeritor spinoff plansMay 8

BorgWarner to spend $125M on upgradeMay 8

Navistar inks $1.3B deal with US ArmyMay 8

Ludlum boosts specialty metalsMay 8