Steel news of the week - Americas

Steel news of the week - Americas

Aluminum Fire at Atlas Steel injures three An explosion was reported at an Atlas Steel plant in Twinsburg, Ohio last Sunday night (September 11). Maintenance was being done on an aluminum dust collector outside the plant, when it caught fire, sending three workers to area hospitals. Two were treated and released. The remaining person, however, suffered second and third-degree burns. Aluminum fires can be difficult to extinguish because water cannot be used. There was no word on the cause of the fire. Trade Center rubble now serves as memorial O’Fallon, Missouri has erected a 22-ton chunk of charred steel from the World Trade Center as part of a memorial to the more than 2’600 people who died on September 11, 2001. The twisted piece of steel used to be a column in one of the twin towers. Resident Melissa Smith, who attended Sunday’s dedication ceremony said, “It’s just amazing to see, watching the TV this morning. Also seeing that was part of the building where all those people died is very emotional.” Midwest Scrap gets a cool new shredder Harris Shredders has announced the sale of its new Mega Shredder HS125125 to Midwest Scrap Management Inc. Midwest Scrap plans to house its new shredder in at the company’s 53-acre site in Kansas City. The HS125125 shredder, a new addition to the Harris line, has interlocking housing fabrication for strength, an oversized reject door opening outwards to expel “unshreddables”, and a heavy-duty Dual Feed Roll feed system with torque tube and quick release rollers. “This project represents Harris’ commitment to becoming the shredder supplier for the recycling industry,” says Doug Sebastian, vice president of Harris. State of Maine cleans up dangerous waste for cookies Hazardous waste has been found two feet deep in parts of the Wolman Steel Co. scrap yard during the million-dollar cleanup of the Waterville, Maine site. The state first began work cleaning up the former scrap and junkyard in 1997 when mercury was found in one of the abandoned buildings. Officials later discovered high levels of lead and PCBs in the soil, prompting the cleanup that began this month. Department of Environmental Protection project manager Tracy Weston Kelly said Thursday that the site should take another two months to fully clean up. Ms. Kelly said that because the site is located precariously close to an elementary school, pedestrian traffic will be diverted away from the work site. She went on to say, “The neighbors have been very cooperative; one of them even brought us over cookies yesterday and that was really nice.” Congratulations, Steve Cleveland Cliffs Inc recently appointed Steven A. Elmquist to vice president and chief technical officer Mr. Elmquist has worked for the company since 1990, advancing through a series of technical and operating roles with increasing responsibility. He also served as General Manager of Cliffs’ reduced iron operation in Trinidad. Joseph Carrabba, Cliffs' president and chief operating officer, said, “Steve's new role as the company's first chief technical officer will help ensure that Cliffs continues to develop and utilize state-of-the-art technical solutions.”