Solid outlook for aluminum
July 2, 2007, page 9

US buyers see few foreign offers
June 18, 2007, page 28

Nucor agrees $1bn deal to acquire Harris Steel Group
Jan. 8, 2007, page 17

WTO upends panel ruling on US policy of duty 'zeroing'
April 24, 2006, page 24

BASF launches hostile $4.9bn bid for Engelhard
Jan. 9, 2006, page 8

Washington takes closer look at Special Metals sale
Dec. 12, 2005, page 16

New Orleans port eyes September 14 for restart after Hurricane Katrina
Sept. 12, 2005, page 24

Alcoa chief fears US hard landing
March 14, 2005, page 14

Nafta needs OECD help for growth to continue
Jan. 31, 2005, page 22

Dow Jones' spot switch on index leaves steel feeling uneasy
Oct. 11, 2004, page 30

Alcoa and BHPB to divest Integris in $100 million IPO
Aug. 30, 2004, page 10

Gibraltar buys Höganäs division for $41 million
June 14, 2004, page 13

US Steel challenges Severstal bid for Rouge
Nov. 17, 2003, page 28

Solikamsk's US distribution swaps hands again
Sept. 1, 2003, page 5

Phil Burgert is a freelance editor and writer with more than 20 years of experience in business, technology and general journalism. He specializes in coverage of metals and other material, environmental coverage and manufacturing technology control and industrial networking topics. He has been based in Oak Park, Ill, for the past decade after spending five years as a daily trade newspaper foreign correspondent in London and Düsseldorf. He has also worked on other technology publications in New York and Chicago and has had other reporting positions in Texas, Missouri, Kansas and Georgia. Burgert has both bachelors and masters degrees in journalism from Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.

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