According to a report Thursday from the Lake Carriers' Association, iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 7,231,506 tons in July, the highest level since July 2008 when 7,318,961 tons were loaded at U.S. and Canadian ports. This ...
Best-One Tire & Service recently increased its presence in northeastern Ohio with the purchase of four commercial facilities -- one housing a Bandag retread plant -- from American Tire Distributors Inc. (ATD). The former Terry’s ...
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(CHICAGO) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a solicitation for a second round of Great Lakes Shoreline Cities Grants. EPA will award grants totaling up to $4.5 million to eligible shoreline cities to fund green ...
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GRAND RAPIDS (July 31, 2014) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced two grants totaling over $200,000 to Calvin College and the Great Lakes Fishery Trust for environmental stewardship projects in Michigan. EPA Region 5 ...
US-based coal producer Cliffs Natural Resources has announced that in the second quarter of the current year its sales revenue decreased by 26 percent to $1.1 billion compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year. The lower ...
According to the American Iron and Steel Institute, in the week ending July 12, 2014, US domestic raw steel production was 1,903,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 79.1 percent. Production was 1,852,000 net tons in the ...
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The US steel industry hit a new 2014 high for capability utilization last week, when raw steel production climbed to 79.8% from 78.7% the week before, according to American Iron and Steel Institute data released Monday. The previous high ...
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According to a report Monday from the Lake Carriers’ Association, iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 6.4 million tons in May, a virtual repeat of a year ago. The total would have been about 600,000 tons more, but three ...
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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the third edition of a report, Climate Change Indicators in the United States. The report pulls together observed data on key measures of our environment, including U.S. and ...
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack joined Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow to launch a new conservation initiative with an focus on public-private partnership. The new program promises to go beyond traditional ...
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According to the Lake Carriers’ Association, US-flag Great Lakes freighters (“lakers”) moved only 3.8 million tons of cargo in April, a decrease of nearly 50 percent compared to a year ago. Heavy ice, especially on Lake ...
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According to a report from the Lake Carriers’ Association, heavy ice formations on the Great Lakes continued to slash iron ore shipments in April. Shipments totaled only 2.7 million tons, a decrease of 52 percent compared to a year ...
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Cold-rolled coil pricing increased in the US on Tuesday as buyers and sellers reported higher offers and transactions. "I have not heard of anyone quoting below $800/st for CRC and more have been between $810-820/st. Everything that I am ...
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US raw steel production moved up about 1.5% week on week due to gains in the Northeast and Great Lakes regions, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute. The US produced about 1.84 million st of raw steel at an average ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the award of two Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants totaling $1 million to fund green infrastructure projects in Chicago. The projects will improve water quality in Lake ...
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