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1. A man was finally charged in the murder of an employee of this now-defunct steel mill 6. is Mexican steel producer did not end up expanding operations in the US in 2013 7. One of the Mexican homebuilders that lost (collectively with other firms) US$4.6 billion in market value in Q2 2013 8. e comparison period for the US AD/CVD case against Turkish rebar will be from __through September 11. 3D metal printers might be able to print these, to the dismay of activists 13. Voters in this country rejected a proposal that would limit executive salaries 15. Steelmaker that suspended operations at its Delaware mill in October 16. Growth in Nigeria and this African country is expected to remain robust in 2014 17. e Dalian Commodity Exchange launched futures contracts for this product in October 18. e US is the third-largest steel producer in the world behind Japan and this country 21. Conservative media in the US hailed recent US job growth as this kind of success 23. Korean steelmaker that is spending US$300 million in investments in Mexico 24. A “ghostly face” allegedly appeared on this while in the Impact Steel exhibit 27. Chairman of the Turkish Steel Exporters Association (last name) 30. Collection of countries that have had their “wings clipped” according to Mr. Bull 31. ArcelorMittal plans to reopen its idled mill in this US state 32. is US auto company plans to replace some steel components with aluminum in its best-selling vehicle 34. US Steel bought its now-idled Hamilton mill from this Canadian steelmaker in
2007 36. Nickname for US region that includes Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, parts of Michigan and central New York (two words) 37. is type of selling platform forced Chinese steel traders to adapt 38. e US pipe industry filed AD/CVD petitions against nine countries for this product 39. Acronym for Mexico’s National Chamber of Iron & Steel Industry 41. ArcelorMittal and NSSMC formed a joint venture to buy yssenKrupp’s mill in this US state 45. Italian steelmaker facing continuous difficulties 46. e sunken Costa Concordia cruise ship collided with a reef in this country 47. is area is known as the steel trading center of Shanghai 48. is essential steel end-use product, which helps fight fires, can fetch up to $300 at scrap yards
Down 2. Previous name of Southern California mini-mill that Gerdau acquired 3. is US state leads the country in steel-framed homes 4. New chairman of IREPAS (full name) 5. Rebar from this country has reportedly made it as far as the Midwest at cost competitive numbers 9. President of Assofermet (last name) 10. Argentina plans to invest US$3.5 million in this sector in 2014 11. is EU-member country could face another crisis as soon as March 2014 12. e US imported 9,127 metric tons of rebar from this country in November 14. According to Frank Bergren, wire rod is more tied to this type of consumption 19. Name of Spanish firm that was contracted to expand the Panama Canal 20. CEO of Deacero (last name) 22. ArcelorMittal plans to invest $100 million in a new rolling mill in this South American country 24. A Philadelphia man stole and drove this from the scene of the crime to sell for scrap 25. Caveat of this type of metal springs is that each spring must be the opposite winding direction of the one next to it 26. Fictional character that swims in a silo full of money (full name) 28. Turkey’s top producer of steel slab 29. Increased rebar imports from Asia could mean increased US scrap exports from this region (two words) 33. Midwestern Steel Fabricators was destroyed by this in December 35. Major European recycler 40. Anglo American completed the sale of this iron ore operation in November 42. Country that surprisingly exported nearly a million tons of rebar in 2013 43. Interpipe began exporting this steel product in October 44. New Jersey will erect a steel wall in one of its towns hardest hit by this hurricane Answers on page 63
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