Wheeling Pittsburgh

Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. has announced that, effective April 1, 2007, it will institute a $53 per ton raw materials surcharge on orders scheduled for April shipment. "The continued volatility of steel scrap has made it necessary for Wheeling-Pittsburgh to develop a methodology for...

Wheeling-Pittsburgh Corp. and Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN), a global steel producer with operations in Latin America, North America, and Europe, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement in which Wheeling-Pittsburgh will acquire the North American assets of CSN. The...

Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. has promoted three management employees to newly created positions. Ron Shoemaker, who had been manager of engineering, EAF Project, was promoted to general manager, Engineering and Environmental Control, reporting to Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel President, Harry Page....

Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. today announced that it will idle its No. 1 blast furnace permanently on Thursday, May 5. The shutdown will end more than 100 years of service by one of the oldest blast furnaces running in the U. S. The company will continue to operate its No. 5 blast furnace, along...

Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. today filed a lawsuit in the Brooke County, West Virginia Circuit Court against Central West Virginia Energy Co. (CWVEC), a subsidiary of Massey Energy Co., alleging substantial monetary damages. The suit charges CWVEC with breaching its long-term coal supply...

Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. has announced that Harry L. Page will assume the new position of president and COO, effective April 1, 2005. James G. Bradley will continue as chairman of the board and CEO. As president and COO, Page will have responsibility for all steel producing and sales...

Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. today announced it will add automatic roll changers at its 80-in. hot strip mill. The $14.5 million project, expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2005, will increase the mill's capacity from 2.8 million tons to 3.2 million tons per year. The automatic...