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			<title>Rep. Murtha, Steel Caucus member, dies at 77</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 17:45:38</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Rep. John Murtha (D., Pa.), a Steel Caucus member known for his strong backing of military funding, has died at 77.]]></description>
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			<title>Rep. Murtha, steel caucus member, dies at 77</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 17:41:04</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Rep. John Murtha (D., Pa.), a steel caucus member known for his strong backing of military funding, has died at 77.]]></description>
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			<title>‘Buy American’ trade deal gets lukewarm reception in Canada</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 17:33:04</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The United States and Canada have reached a bilateral trade agreement that should permit Canadian companies to bid on projects that had been off limits because of the “Buy American” clause in the U.S. stimulus package.]]></description>
			<author>Michael Cowden</author>
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			<title>‘Buy American’ trade deal gets lukewarm reception in Canada</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 17:30:50</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The United States and Canada have reached a bilateral trade agreement that should permit Canadian companies to bid on projects that had been off limits because of the “Buy American” clause in the U.S. stimulus package.]]></description>
			<author>Michael Cowden</author>
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			<title>Inclusion of Canada in ‘Buy American’ drawing cheers, jeers</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 17:21:48</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Many U.S. industry players are applauding a decision that allows Canada to take part in the “Buy American” stipulation in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), but behind the scenes some U.S. mills are unhappy with the decision.]]></description>
			<author>Lisa Gordon</author>
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			<title>Inclusion of Canada in ‘Buy American’ draws cheers, jeers</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 17:21:05</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Many U.S. industry players are applauding a decision that allows Canada to take part in the “Buy American” stipulation in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), but behind the scenes some U.S. mills are unhappy with the decision.]]></description>
			<author>Lisa Gordon</author>
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			<title>ISA sees full-year earnings per share tripling vs. 2008</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 17:11:44</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Industrial Services of America Inc. (ISA) expects its 2009 per-share earnings to be nearly triple the previous year’s total, the company said Monday.]]></description>
			<author>Michael Marley</author>
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			<title>China blatantly violating US trade laws: JMC exec</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 17:06:19</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[China is blatantly skirting U.S. trade laws, in some cases as U.S. Customs officials watch the evasions happening “in front of their noses,” according to the top executive at John Maneely Co. (JMC).]]></description>
			<author>Michael Cowden</author>
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			<title>Metals firms brush off snow; distribution hit</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 17:05:28</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The weekend’s “snowmageddon,” which dumped up to 3 feet of snow on the Midwest and East Coast, created power outages, staffing issues and logistical challenges for many metals companies, although most overcame them.]]></description>
			<author>Maria Guzzo</author>
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			<title>Metals players brush off snow impact, but distribution takes hit</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 16:54:28</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Last weekend’s “snowmageddon,” which dumped up to 3 feet of snow on the Midwest and East Coast, created power outages, staffing issues and logistical challenges for many metals companies, although most overcame them.]]></description>
			<author>Maria Guzzo</author>
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			<title>China blatantly violating US trade laws: JMC exec</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 16:48:33</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[China is blatantly skirting U.S. trade laws, in some cases as U.S. Customs officials watch the evasions happening “in front of their noses,” according to the top executive at John Maneely Co. (JMC).]]></description>
			<author>Michael Cowden</author>
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			<title>Grupo Mexico swings to $342.1M profit in 4th qtr.</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 16:32:49</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Grupo Mexico SA de CV posted earnings of $342.1 million in the fourth quarter in contrast to a $173.2-million loss in the same period a year earlier on sales that more than doubled to $1.49 billion from $741.5 million.]]></description>
			<author>Anne Riley</author>
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			<title>West Coast market shuns tubing price hike</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 16:32:04</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The West Coast market for structural steel tubing remains in limbo as the latest increase by mills east of the Rockies has yet to gain acceptance in the region.]]></description>
			<author>Frank Haflich</author>
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			<title>Grede exits Chapter 11 with merger</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 16:31:08</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Grede Foundries Inc. has exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with the completion of a merger with Citation Corp.]]></description>
			<author>Corinna Petry</author>
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			<title>Steel keen on US export revival plan, sees currency issue key</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 16:28:49</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The North American steel industry is striving to achieve some of the goals set out in President Obama’s National Export Initiative (NEI), a federal program designed to double U.S. exports over the next five years to support 2 million American jobs.]]></description>
			<author>Scott Robertson</author>
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			<title>Copper futures edging higher after downslide</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 16:27:24</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[After a week of steep declines, copper futures eked out a small gain Monday as a slightly weaker dollar buoyed prices.]]></description>
			<author>Tatyana Shumsky</author>
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			<title>W. Coast mart shuns structural tubing price increase</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 16:23:54</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The West Coast market for structural steel tubing remains in limbo as the latest increase by mills east of the Rockies has yet to gain acceptance in the region.]]></description>
			<author>Frank Haflich</author>
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			<title>Exide net slips, addresses Wal-Mart rebuff</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 16:23:47</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Battery manufacturer Exide Technologies’ earnings slumped in its fiscal third quarter due to lower unit volumes.]]></description>
			<author>Tatyana Shumsky</author>
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			<title>Grede Foundries exits Ch. 11 with merger</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 16:09:35</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Grede Foundries Inc. has exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with the completion of a merger with Citation Corp.]]></description>
			<author>Corinna Petry</author>
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			<title>Auto dismantlers press EPA to carefully study refrigerant</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 15:44:25</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A trade association of auto dismantlers has asked for careful study of a chemical intended for future vehicle air conditioners.]]></description>
			<author>Paul Schaffer</author>
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			<title>Exide net slips, addresses Wal-Mart rebuff</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 15:44:03</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Battery manufacturer Exide Technologies’ earnings slumped in its fiscal third quarter due to lower unit volumes.]]></description>
			<author>Tatyana Shumsky</author>
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			<title>Copper edging higher after downslide</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 15:43:40</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[After a week of steep declines, copper futures eked out a small gain Monday as a slightly weaker dollar buoyed prices.]]></description>
			<author>Tatyana Shumsky</author>
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			<title>Auto dismantlers press EPA to carefully study refrigerant</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 14:47:16</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A trade association of auto dismantlers has asked for careful study of a chemical intended for future vehicle air conditioners.]]></description>
			<author>Paul Schaffer</author>
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			<title>Alcoa workers eye industrial action at Australian plants</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 14:26:21</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Alcoa Inc. workers at alumina operations in Western Australia plan to take industrial action Thursday in support of negotiations on enterprise bargaining agreements, a company spokeswoman said Monday.]]></description>
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			<title>Maine looks to simplify e-cycling licensing</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 14:25:02</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Maine, the first state to mandate manufacturer-paid electronics recycling, doesn’t actually have any plants to process them.]]></description>
			<author>Paul Schaffer</author>
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			<title>TXCAT files suit vs. Robie, companies</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 14:17:41</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A Houston automotive scrap buyer is suing a well-known figure in the automotive recycling industry and his companies, alleging that he sent e-mails to customers in an intentional effort to harm its reputation.]]></description>
			<author>Lisa Gordon</author>
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			<title>Severstal mulling sale of Lucchini stake</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 14:12:51</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Severstal SA is looking to sell its majority stake in Italian steelmaker Lucchini SpA, the company confirmed Monday.]]></description>
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			<title>Anshan merger talks with Panzhihua done</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 14:12:03</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Anshan Iron &amp; Steel Group Corp. has finalized merger talks with Panzhihua Iron &amp; Steel Co. as part of plans to form the next 50-million-tonne-per-year mega-mill in China, a company executive said.]]></description>
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			<title>Explosion idles ArcelorMittal Poland furnace</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 14:11:17</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ArcelorMittal Poland SA has hot idled the No. 5 blast furnace at its Krakow Works following an explosion Monday.]]></description>
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			<title>BHP Billiton names Campbell to head iron ore business</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 14:00:05</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[BHP Billiton has appointed Chris Campbell as president of its iron ore business, replacing Ian Ashby, who will become chief executive officer of the proposed iron ore joint venture with Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto.]]></description>
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			<title>Nippon’s Nagoya steel works in pollution probe</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 13:55:46</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Nippon Steel Corp.’s Nagoya steel works is being investigated by the Nagoya Coast Guard Office after highly alkaline water was found in the sea nearby. ]]></description>
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			<title>Hebei Steel warns of net profit plunge</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 13:54:34</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Hebei Steel Group expects to post net income of between 470 million and 940 million yuan ($68.8 million and $137.7 million) for 2009, a 60- to 80-percent decline from the previous year by predecessor companies because product prices fell faster than its costs. ]]></description>
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			<title>CAW seeks probe of Xstrata plan to shut its Kidd facility</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 13:46:49</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union has requested that the federal and provincial governments investigate Xstrata Plc’s rationale behind the planned May 1 closure of the Kidd metallurgical site in Timmins, Ontario.]]></description>
			<author>Tom Jennemann</author>
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			<title>CAW seeks probe of Xstrata plan to shut its Kidd facility</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 13:11:03</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union has requested that the federal and provincial governments investigate Xstrata Plc’s rationale behind the planned May 1 closure of the Kidd Metallurgical Site in Timmins, Ontario.]]></description>
			<author>Tom Jennemann</author>
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			<title>Distributor opens Portland office</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 12:25:35</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Sunbelt-Turret Steel Inc., a service center chain focused on special-bar quality and alloy bar products, has opened a sales office in Portland, Ore., and appointed Kenneth Tantare as Pacific Northwest regional manager.]]></description>
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			<title>Steel keen on US export revival plan, sees currency issue key</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 12:24:56</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The North American steel industry is striving to achieve some of the goals set out in President Obama’s National Export Initiative (NEI), a federal program designed to double U.S. exports over the next five years to support 2 million American jobs.]]></description>
			<author>Scott Robertson</author>
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			<title>Auto scrap buyer TXCAT seeking $500,000 in lawsuit vs. Robie, firms</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 11:11:08</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A Houston automotive scrap buyer is suing a well-known figure in the automotive recycling industry and his companies, alleging that he sent e-mails to customers in an intentional effort to harm its reputation.]]></description>
			<author>Lisa Gordon</author>
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			<title>Grupo Mexico swings to profit in 4th qtr. (UPDATE)</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 10:40:30</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Grupo Mexico SA de CV posted earnings of $342.1 million in the fourth quarter in contrast to a $173.2-million loss in the same period a year earlier on sales that more than doubled to $1.49 billion from $741.5 million.]]></description>
			<author>Anne Riley</author>
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			<title>Indium will benefit from expected 21% hike in LCD demand</title>
			<pubDate>2/8/2010 10:39:59</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Specialty glass maker Corning Inc. expects consumer demand for liquid crystal display (LCD) televisions to total 171 million units in 2010, a 21-perent increase from last year, with the strongest demand levels in the Far East.]]></description>
			<author>Anne Riley</author>
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