Archive for May 8th, 2009
Severstal International idles Ohio, W.Va. mills indefinitely, laying off 3,100
Severstal International Inc. said Thursday its steel mills in West Virginia and Ohio will be idled indefinitely because of the drop in orders, resulting in the layoffs or future layoffs of 3,100 steelworkers.
Severstal will idle its cold rolling and coating operations at its Severstal Wheeling Inc. plants in the next few weeks, after earlier stopping [...]
Posted: May 8th, 2009 under Steel, Steel International, Steel News.
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Steel plant could lose 2,000 jobs
From BBC News
Steelmaker Corus is to mothball its Teesside plant threatening the jobs of nearly 2,000 workers.
Workers at the Teesside Cast Products plant in Redcar were told the news ahead of a 90-day consultation.
Owner Corus said the development had become "unavoidable" because of the end of a contract with four international steel slab buyers. [...]
Posted: May 8th, 2009 under Steel, Steel International, Steel News.
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