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SMS Siemag Commissions 2nd Production Line at Severstal Columbus
Dec. 22, 2011 - SMS Siemag has commissioned a second production line with an electric steel plant, second CSP® casting strand, and a push-pull pickling line at Severstal Columbus.

Severstal Columbus Launches New Push-Pull Pickle Line
Dec. 6, 2011 - Severstal North America’s new Push Pull Pickle Line is up and running at its site in Columbus, Miss. The new line is capable of pickling 0.059- to 0.500-inch by 36- to 74-inch product.

Severstal Columbus Unveils $550 Million Phase II Facility Expansion
Nov. 18, 2011 - everstal North America celebrated the Grand Opening of its $550-million Phase II expansion in Columbus, Miss. The expansion included installation of a second EAF, caster, tunnel furnace, hot-dip galvanizing line, and push-pull pickle line.

Severstal North America Reports Favorable Ruling in Jefferson Court Case
Sep. 16, 2011 - Severstal has provided an update regarding the lawsuit between Severstal Columbus, LLC and Jefferson Iron and Metal Brokerage, Inc. regarding interpretation of their scrap procurement contract.

Severstal North America Successful on Two Patent Cases
Aug. 30, 2011 - The jury award won by Severstal North America in its defense of ArcelorMittal’s patent infringement assertions has been upheld by the trial judge. Severstal says it also continues to achieve favorable decisions in a patent reexamination proceeding regarding a patent owned by ArcelorMittal regarding the production of aluminum-coated, boron-bearing carbon steel.

OAO Severstal Reports Second Quarter Results
Aug. 29, 2011 - OAO Severstal announced net profit of $602 million on revenue of $4,383 million for the second quarter, and net profit of $1,122 million on revenue of $8,110 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011.

Severstal NA Starts up New Cold Mill Complex at Dearborn
Aug. 19, 2011 - Severstal North America has successfully launched a new five-stand, six-high, 72-in-wide coupled pickle line tandem cold mill at its plant in Dearborn, Mich. The new facility is expected to ramp up to full capacity of 2.1 million net tons within six months.

Severstal Columbus Signs $350 Million Revolving Credit Facility
Jul. 29, 2011 - Severstal Columbus has signed a $350 million syndicated revolving credit facility, proceeds of which will be used, among other things, to refinance an existing $150-million revolving credit facility.

Severstal North America to Receive $730 Million Loan from DOE
Jul. 14, 2011 - Severstal North America has received a conditional commitment for a $730 million loan from the U.S. Department of Energy.

Severstal North America Honored for Steel Excellence
Jun. 27, 2011 - Severstal North America was named this year’s winner for Best Brownfield Technology in American Metal Market's 2011 Awards for Steel Excellence for the company’s efforts to remediate a steelworks site in Dearborn.

Severstal NA Appoints Vice President, Strategy and Business Development
Jun. 22, 2011 - Severstal North America announced this week the appointment of Saikat Dey as Vice President, Strategy and Business Development.

Severstal NA Hot Commissions Second EAF at Columbus
Jun. 3, 2011 - Severstal North America marked another chapter at its Columbus plant this week with production of the first tons on its second primary strand.

Severstal Columbus Receives Best Practices Award
May 19, 2011 - East Mississippi Community College has presented Severstal Columbus with a second Best Practices Award. The award recognizes organizations that provide outstanding examples of workforce training, quality management and business practices.

Severstal North America Granted Favorable Patent Decision
May 12, 2011 - Severstal North America has achieved a favorable decision in a patent reexamination proceeding regarding United States Patent 6564,604, owned by ArcelorMittal.

Severstal Columbus Resumes Operations
May 9, 2011 - OAO Severstal’s Columbus plant in Mississippi has resumed its steelmaking and rolling operations.

Interruption of Operations at Severstal Columbus
May 4, 2011 - Electrical power was interrupted at the OAO Severstal’s Columbus plant in Mississippi as a result of a severe storm earlier this week.

Essar Steel Algoma Names Hrusovsky as Chief Executive Officer
May 3, 2011 - Essar Steel Algoma’s Board of Directors announces the pending appointment of James Hrusovsky, former CEO of Severstal Columbus, as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer.

Severstal NA Completes Asset Sale, Accelerates Capital Improvements
Apr. 1, 2011 - Severstal North America has successfully completed the sale of its Warren, Wheeling, and Sparrows Point, assets to the Renco Group, and has also stepped up completion dates for some of its planned capital improvements at Dearborn and Columbus.

Renco to Buy Severstal’s Warren, Wheeling and Sparrows Point facilities
Mar. 3, 2011 - The Renco Group signed a definitive agreement to purchase Severstal North America operations at Warren, Ohio, Wheeling, W.Va., and Sparrows Point, Md.

Severstal Announces Expanded Investment Program for 2011
Feb. 22, 2011 - OAO Severstal announced a target US $2 billion capital investment program for the current financial year, representing an approximately 48% increase over the level for 2010.

Severstal Wins Patent Infringement Lawsuit
Jan. 20, 2011 - Severstal North America has achieved a favorable decision in the patent infringement lawsuit by ArcelorMittal France and ArcelorMittal Atlantique et Lorraine regarding technologies used in the production of aluminum-coated, boron-bearing carbon steel for high-strength automotive applications.

Severstal Columbus Earns International Automotive Quality Recognition
Jan. 14, 2011 - SRI Quality System Registrar awards Severstal North America an ISO/TS 16949:2009 and an ISO 9001:2008 management system certificate for the manufacture and supply of steel coils.

Severstal Reports Q3 2010, Nine-Month Results
Nov. 17, 2010 - OAO Severstal announced its financial results for the third quarter and nine months of 2010, including a Q3 net profit of $368 million and the restoration of a dividend payment.

Severstal Extends Idling of Sparrows Point Mill Operations
Nov. 10, 2010 - Severstal North America is extending the idling of its primary and hot mill operations at the company’s Sparrows Point Mill through the first quarter of 2011. Sparrows Point will continue to provide product to a limited number of its cold-roll and coated-products customers.

Severstal NA to Increase Flat Rolled Prices
Nov. 10, 2010 - Severstal NA announced plans to increase prices immediately by a minimum of $40 per ton for all hot rolled, cold rolled, and galvanized products. The company also is planning to revise pricing for all new orders promised for January 1, 2011 and later.

Severstal Sparrows Point Reduces Locomotive Emissions
Oct. 15, 2010 - Severstal Sparrows Point has completed a clean diesel project that will improve air quality by reducing idling emissions and by helping to increase the energy efficiency of the Sparrows Point switch locomotives.

Severstal Sparrows Point Initiates Renewable Energy Program
Oct. 6, 2010 - Severstal North America recently initiated a renewable energy program at its Sparrows Point facility in partnership with Renewable Energy Management of Baltimore, who will construct and operate a renewable energy facility that will produce renewable liquid fuel.

Severstal Columbus Adds Campus Partners to Expand Services
Aug. 6, 2010 - Severstal Columbus LLC welcomes two new downstream campus partners to its Lowndes County facility. Mississippi Steel Processing and New Process Steel are constructing facilities that will each begin operation late in the first quarter of 2011.

Severstal Idles Hot-end Facilities at Sparrows Point
Jul. 29, 2010 - Severstal idles the blast furnace and steelmaking facilities at its Sparrows Point plant in response to weakened market demand. The shut-down took effect July 25.

Harsco to Provide Services at Severstal Warren, former Geneva Steel
Jun. 2, 2010 - Harsco Corp.’s Metals business has secured two new orders totaling close to $40 million for slag processing and onsite environmental services to the U.S. steelmaking sector.

Tenova Core Resumes Work on Severstal Materials Handling System
Apr. 30, 2010 - Tenova Core has been contracted to design and supply a melt shop material handling system as part of the Severstal North America Phase II project at its Columbus, Miss., facility.

Severstal NA to Sell Select Northern Steel Group Assets
Apr. 30, 2010 - Severstal North America enters into definitive agreement to sell some of the assets operated under Northern Steel Group, including Miami Valley Steel Service; Premier Resource Group; Electric Coating Technology; and U.S. Metals and Supply.

Modernization Programs to Resume at Severstal Dearborn, Columbus
Mar. 1, 2010 - Severstal North America will resume modernization programs at its Severstal Dearborn, Mich., and Severstal Columbus, Miss., facilities. The projects were put on hold after steel demand and pricing fell in the fourth quarter of 2008.

Severstal Columbus Closes Senior Secured Note Offering
Feb. 22, 2010 - Severstal Columbus LLC, a subsidiary of OAO Severstal, has issued a US$525 million aggregate principal amount of eight-year callable senior secured notes at an original issue discount of 2% and an annual coupon rate of 10.25%.

Severstal North America to Restart Facilities
Jan. 26, 2010 - As part of its North American 2010 operating plan, OAO Severstal plans to restart certain facilities that had been previously idled. Severstal Warren is scheduled to return to service its blast furnace, steelmaking, and hot strip mill facilities late in the first quarter of 2010.

Severstal to Restart Martins Ferry Coating Line
Jan. 18, 2010 - Severstal NA recently announced that the Martins Ferry, Ohio, coating line of Severstal Wheeling will return to operation on January 25. The number of recalled employees will vary from week to week based on order entry levels.

Severstal Launches Campaign for Unified Approach to Marketplace
Dec. 14, 2009 - Severstal North America has launched a new initiative, ONE Severstal, designed to promote a unified approach by all of its U.S. facilities to the marketplace. The campaign reflects the company’s recently completed North American commercial reorientation.

Severstal NA to Restart Yorkville Cold Mill
Nov. 20, 2009 - OAO Severstal announces the resumption of operations for Severstal Wheeling’s Yorkville, Ohio, cold rolling mill in response to increasing demand for cold rolled and coated products.

Severstal Dearborn Receives Award for Construction of C Blast Furnace
Aug. 24, 2009 - Severstal Dearborn and its team of contractors receive the Engineering Society of Detroit’s annual Construction and Design Award for the construction of its C Blast Furnace.

Severstal Names New CEO for Severstal International, Severstal NA
Jul. 24, 2009 - OAO Severstal announces the appointment of Sergei Kuznetsov as CEO of Severstal International and Severstal North America, replacing Gregory Mason, who will be leaving the company.

New Auto-Steel Partnership Toolkit helps Automakers Boost Fuel Economy with AHSS
Jun. 16, 2009 - The Auto/Steel Partnership releases its latest update to the Advanced High-Strength Steel Applications Design and Stamping Process Guidelines, a comprehensive manual designed to help with the specification and application of specific grades of AHSS parts.

Severstal to Idle Operations at Wheeling, Warren
May 8, 2009 - Severstal International announces plans to indefinitely idle the steelmaking and hot rolling operations at Severstal Wheeling, and to indefinitely idle all production and finishing operations at its Severstal Warren facility.

OAO Severstal Announces Changes in Executive Management
Mar. 27, 2009 - OAO Severstal announces several management changes at its Severstal International Division, including the appointment of a new CEO for Severstal North America.

Severstal Reports 2008 Results, Further Adaptations to Struggling Market
Mar. 12, 2009 - Severstal reported a net loss of $1.208 billion on revenues of $4.019 billion for the fourth quarter, and net profit of $2.034 billion on revenues of $22.393 billion for the year ended December 31, 2008.

MORE to Supply Auxiliary Equipment for 2nd EAF at Severstal Columbus
Feb. 18, 2009 - Severstal Columbus awards contract to MORE srl for the supply of auxiliary equipment for their second 150-ton DC EAF.

Severstal North America to Continue Temporary Workforce Reductions
Jan. 9, 2009 - Under pressure from declining customer orders and an ongoing commitment to minimize operating costs, Severstal North America says it will continue its temporary voluntary and involuntary layoff program.

Siemag to Supply Automatic Coil Transport System for Severstal NA
Dec. 22, 2008 - ABSTRACT: Siemag will supply an automatic coil transport system to Severstal North America for handling steel coils between a new galvanizing plant and a pallet conveyor system.

Severstal Responds to Supreme Court Appeals Decision
Dec. 4, 2008 - Severstal North America comments on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to deny any further consideration of appeals of a previous jury verdict in favor of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel and Mountain State Carbon, now known collectively as Severstal Wheeling.

Severstal Columbus Selects TIBCO Spotfire for Enterprise Analytics
Nov. 14, 2008 - Severstal Columbus (the former SeverCorr) chooses TIBCO Software’s Spotfire enterprise analytics platform to improve the management of its business and manufacturing processes.

Severstal Completes Bid for PBS Coals Shares
Nov. 10, 2008 - Severstal affiliate 7027940 Canada Limited completes the offer to purchase the outstanding common shares of PBS Coals Limited, formerly known as Penfold Capital Acquisition Corp.

Severstal Resources Reports Results of Takeover Bid
Oct. 27, 2008 - Severstal Resources’ offer to purchase the outstanding common shares of PBS Coals Limited expired last Friday, October 24, 2008.

GE Provides $200-Million Asset-Based Loan to Severstal Warren
Oct. 24, 2008 - GE Commercial Finance Corporate Lending provides a $200-million asset-based credit facility to Severstal Warren for ongoing working capital needs.

RSI to Supply X-ray Thickness Gauge for Severstal Sparrows Point Hot Mill
Oct. 10, 2008 - Radiometric Services & Instruments will supply a complete new X-ray thickness gauging system for Severstal Sparrows Point’s 68-inch hot strip mill.

EPA Settles PCB Violations with Severstal Sparrows Point
Oct. 9, 2008 - Severstal Sparrows Point settles an ongoing case involving alleged violations of federal PCB regulations at its Sparrows Point, Md., steelmaking facility.

Severstal Completes Esmark Acquisition
Aug. 6, 2008 - OAO Severstal completes its acquisition of Esmark Inc., which will now be known as Severstal Wheeling Holding Co.

Union to Picket Severstal North America
Jul. 29, 2008 - More than 300 members of Laborers' Local 1191 are picketing in front of Severstal North America in protest of the company's use of an out-of-state, non-unionized company for its demolition project.

Severstal Completes Acquisition of WCI Steel
Jul. 8, 2008 - OAO Severstal completes its acquisition of WCI Steel for a total cash consideration of US$140 million.

Parsytec to Supply 2nd Surface Inspection System for SeverStal NA
May 7, 2008 - Parsytec AG will supply a second hot mill surface inspection system for SeverStal North America’s facility in Dearborn, Mich.

OAO Severstal Reorganizes to Facilitate Growth
Apr. 15, 2008 - OAO Severstal announces a reorganization of its businesses into three principal divisions: Severstal Russian Steel, Severstal Resources, and Severstal International.

SeverStal to Acquire Sparrows Point
Mar. 24, 2008 - OAO SeverStal reaches agreement to purchase the Sparrows Point facility from ArcelorMittal for an all-cash purchase price of US$810 million.

Severstal North America and SeverCorr Announce New CFO
Mar. 5, 2008 - Severstal North America and SeverCorr announce the appointment of Mark J. Yost as Chief Financial Officer.

Blast Furnace Outage to Impact Production at Severstal North America
Feb. 18, 2008 - Severstal North America’s overall production volume will be reduced by some 35% due to an outage its “B” Blast Furnace, according to preliminary information released by OAO Severstal.

Severstal NA Halts Production at Blast Furnace Pending Investigation
Jan. 14, 2008 - Severstal North America confirms that it has halted production at Blast Furnace B, its smaller blast furnace, as a result of a January 5 accident at that facility.

Severstal North America Announces New Chief Operating Officer
Jan. 10, 2008 - Severstal North America names Thomas J. Cera to the position of Chief Operating Officer, replacing Jim Hrusovsky, who was recently appointed CEO of Columbus, Miss., based SeverCorr.

Sunoco Celebrates Start of Construction at Haverhill II Coke Plant
May 22, 2007 - Sunoco held a brick-laying ceremony at its second SunCoke Energy Heat Recovery Coke manufacturing plant in Haverhill, Ohio, which will eventually supply coke to both Severstal North America and WCI Steel.

Severstal North America Launches New Website
Feb. 1, 2007 - Feb. 1, 2007 — Severstal North America, Inc. has launched a new Internet website. Developed by Stone Interactive Group of Ann Arbor, Mich., Severstal North America’s new website

Arcelor Shareholders Reject Proposed SeverStal Merger
Jul. 3, 2006 - July 3, 2006 — The extraordinary shareholders meeting of Arcelor has resolved to

SeverStal Proposes Improved Merger Terms to Arcelor
Jun. 21, 2006 - June 21, 2006 — SeverStal has proposed to Arcelor’s Board of Directors a number of change

Arcelor and Severstal Inaugurate Joint Galvanizing Line in Russia
Apr. 1, 2006 - April 2006 — Representatives of Arcelor and Severstal recently inaugurated their joint galvanizing line,

Wheeling-Pittsburgh and Severstal NA form Mountain State Carbon
Oct. 3, 2005 - Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. and SNA Carbon, LLC announced the formation and funding of their new joint venture, Mountain State Carbon LLC. The new venture now owns Wheeling-Pittsburgh's coke plant in Follansbee, W.Va.

Blast Furnace Upgrade to Kick off 4-Year Modernization Program at Severstal
Jul. 15, 2005 - Severstal North America, Inc. has filed a permit to install application with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality to expand and enhance the larger of its two blast furnaces. The company will invest more than $180 million to add capabilities that will improve furnace productivity, efficiency and reliability and significantly reduce particulate emissions associated with the ironmaking process in its Dearborn-based steelmaking operations.

Severstal North America Continues to Bolster Steelmaking Performance
Apr. 28, 2005 - Fourteen months after its acquisition by OAO Severstal, Severstal North America, Inc. (SNA) reports that it has made considerable progress in restructuring its Dearborn, Mich., steelmaking operations.

Ladle Carrier Tires Explode at Severstal North America
Mar. 22, 2005 - Severstal North America, Inc. reported that twelve Severstal and outside emergency responders were injured when two tires on a liquid steel carrier caught fire and exploded.

Auto/Steel Partnership Announces Executive Director
Oct. 20, 2004 - The Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP) Joint Policy Board announced the appointment of Dr. Roger A. Heimbuch as executive director of the Partnership.

Severstal Selects Broner for Production Planning Project
Sep. 1, 2004 - Broner Metals Solutions has been awarded a contract by Severstal to carry out a business process re-engineering (BPR) project for production planning at its plant in Cherepovets, Russia.

Severstal North America Ramping up Program for IF Steel Products
Jun. 11, 2004 - Severstal North America will receive its first lot of hot rolled coils of IF (interstitial free) steel from JSC Severstal as part of the company’s efforts to develop, commercialize and expand its IF steel deliveries to domestic and foreign markets, according to V.V. Rahuba, Project Manager.

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