Steel Authority of India Ltd. inaugurated Vigilance Awareness Week 2011, to be observed from October 31 to November 5, by pledging “to bring about integrity and transparency, and eradication of corruption in all spheres of life.”

Lakeside Steel Inc. has reached a tentative agreement with the Canadian Auto Workers, Local 523 representing approximately 350 employees of Lakeside Steel Corp.

The AIST Foundation and the American Iron and Steel Institute’s “Ferrous Metallurgy Education Today,” or FeMET Initiative has awarded its grants for the 2011–2012 academic year.

The National Safety Council announced the election of U.S. Steel Chairman and CEO John P. Surma and three other new members to its Board of Directors.

Posco has developed a surface-prepared steel sheet coated at a thickness of one-fiftieth of a strand of hair, with excellent heat radiation performance, to be used as an internal panel material for LED TVs.

Nippon Steel & Sumikin Coated Sheet Corp. and Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc., along with two local Vietnamese partners, have formed a joint venture for the production of color-coated steel sheets in Vietnam: Fujiton Color Coating Steel Joint Stock Co.

NLMK’s Europe Management team recently opened its new Quenching &Tempering Steel transformation line at the NLMK Clabecq plant in Belgium.

JFE Steel announced details for a merger plan to consolidate operations for four group companies that produce steel using electric arc furnaces.

The Department of Commerce preliminarily determined that Chinese and Mexican producers/exporters have sold galvanized steel wire in the United States at margins ranging from 76.34 to 235.00%, and 37.87 to 61.54%, respectively.

Reliance Steel & Aluminum reported net income of $84.9 million on sales of $2.14 billion for the third quarter and net income of $275.9 million on sales of $6.10 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.