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ArcelorMittal to Acquire Koppers’ Monessen Coke Plant
Aug. 5, 2008 - ArcelorMittal signs agreement to acquire the Koppers’ Monessen Coke Plant from Koppers for $US 160 million.

ArcelorMittal South Africa’s Newcastle Works Completes Blast Furnace Reline
Jul. 25, 2008 - ArcelorMittal South Africa has completed the reline of its Newcastle Works blast furnace and sinter plant ahead of plan and within budget, at an approximate cost of R300 million.

Mesabi Trust Declares Distribution
Jul. 21, 2008 - Trustees of Mesabi Trust declare a distribution of one dollar per Unit of Beneficial Interest for the second quarter, which compares to a distribution of thirty-one cents per Unit for the same period last year.

Cliffs Plans Expansion Project at Empire and Tilden Mines
Jul. 14, 2008 - Cleveland-Cliffs Board approves a capital project that will expand capacity at its Empire and Tilden mines in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

Usiminas Updates Investment Plan
Jul. 10, 2008 - Usiminas is revising its capital investment plans to incorporate the construction of a third mill with a slab production capacity of 5 million tonnes/year at Santana do Paraíso in the vicinity of Ipatinga Works.

Rio Tinto Announces Iron Ore Price Settlements in Asia
Jul. 2, 2008 - Rio Tinto reaches agreement with all of its customers in Asia for iron ore deliveries from Hamersley Iron, Robe River, and Hope Downs for the contract year commencing April 1, 2008.

Nucor Names General Manager for New Ironmaking Facility
Jun. 20, 2008 - Nucor announces the Vice President and General Manager for the company’s new state-of-the-art coke and ironmaking facility.

Danieli Corus to Design Blast Furnace for Nucor’s Greenfield Ironmaking Plant
Jun. 13, 2008 - Danieli Corus will design and supply a greenfield blast furnace plant and related installation parts for Nucor’s new ironmaking facility that may be built in St. James Parish, La.

Siemens to Provide Enviro-Friendly Meros Plant for Masteel Sinter Process
Jun. 11, 2008 - Siemens Metals Technologies will install a Meros plant for Maanshan Iron & Steel (Masteel), marking the first application of this technology outside Europe.

Mitsui Mining to Be Renamed Nippon Coke
Jun. 3, 2008 - Mitsui Mining announces plans to change its corporate name to Nippon Coke & Engineering, reflecting the company’s deeper ties with Nippon Steel and Sumitomo.

Tata Steel Blows in Largest Blast Furnace at Jamshedpur
Jun. 3, 2008 - Tata Steel officially restarts India’s largest blast furnace during a blowing in ceremony at the company’s Jamshedpur steelworks.

BlueScope Steel Plans Blast Furnace Reline at Port Kembla
May 30, 2008 - BlueScope Steel receives formal approval for its planned $370 million reline of Blast Furnace No. 5 at its Port Kembla Steelworks.

ArcelorMittal Acquires 14.9% Share in Macarthur Coal
May 22, 2008 - ArcelorMittal acquires a 14.9% stake (31,611,354 shares) in Macarthur Coal Limited, an Australian producer of low-volatile pulverized coal injection coal.

Nucor Getting Closer to Site Selection for $2-Billion Ironmaking Facility
May 16, 2008 - Nucor applies for a permit to build a state-of-the-art iron-making facility in Louisiana that would produce 3 million tons/year of iron as well as power beyond its own needs through the capture and use of excess energy at the blast furnace and heat-recovery coke plant.

Siemens Modernizes Coke-Oven By-Product Plant for Isdemir
May 9, 2008 - Siemens Metals Technologies completes the expansion and modernization of a coke-oven by-product plant for Turkish steel producer Isdemir.

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