In October, Severstal North America, Dearborn, Mich., was selected as the gold medal winner of the 2012 Association for Iron and Steel Technology Reliability Achievement Award. >

Cathay Fortune makes bid for Discovery Metals Cathay Fortune Corp., a Shanghai-based private equity firm, offered Discovery Metals Ltd., Brisbane, Australia, 1.70 Australian dollars per share in cash for stock in the copper producer with mines in Botswana. >

Philadelphia-based Superior Group sold Superior Tube Company Inc., Collegeville, Pa., and Fine Tubes Ltd., Plymouth, U.K., to private equity firm The Watermill Group, Lexington, Mass. >

Simonds International, Fitchburg, Mass., purchased Cal Saw Canada’s wide band saw manufacturing and circular saw finishing assets. >

Toll processor Chicago Steel LLC, Gary, Ind., purchased a 60-inch precision blanking line to expand its services. >

In September, Sapa Extrusions North America, Rosemont, Ill., hosted its third annual health and safety day at each of its 16 locations. >

ThyssenKrupp Materials North America Inc., Southfield, Mich., is building a materials processing and distribution center in Woodstock, Ala., about 30 miles outside Birmingham. >

In October, Stephens Pipe & Steel LLC, Russell Springs, Ky., commissioned Universal Tube and Rollform Equipment Corp., Perrysburg, Ohio, to build an Ardcor rafted tube mill to produce tubes up to 4 inches in diameter. >

In October, Blue Ridge Metals Corp., Fletcher, N.C., a supplier of wire processing and cold-formed products, expanded its North American manufacturing facility. >

In October, Los Angeles-based Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. added Sunbelt Steel Texas LLC, Houston, to its family of companies. >

Metal Supermarkets, Mississauga, Ontario, a supplier of small-quantity metals, experienced solid growth this year. >

OMAX Corp., Kent, Wash., a total solutions provider of abrasive waterjet technology, named its new distribution partner for the Middle East, German-Gulf Enterprises Ltd., Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. OMAX Corp. >

This summer, American Biltrite, Moorestown, N.J., received a responsible tape manufacturer certification from the Pressure Sensitive Tape Council, a pressure-sensitive adhesive trade group. >

Scrap Metal Services LLC, Burnham, Ill., acquired ship recycler All Star Metals LLC and industrial scrap processor All Star Shredding LLC, both in Brownsville, Texas. >

In August, coil processing equipment manufacturer Herr-Voss Stamco, Callery, Pa., hosted a leveling seminar in Pittsburgh to educate attendees about the company’s Enhanced Leveling Technology. >

Metal Coaters, Houston, recently launched its new website, www.metalcoaters.com, literature and social media program as part of rebranding efforts. >

Pipe producer TMK IPSCO, Downers Grove, Ill., will move its headquarters to Houston by the summer of 2013 as part of a long-term strategy to grow in the oil and gas industries. >

Gerdau, Tampa, Fla., reused 220 billion gallons of water in the first half of 2012, a result of the company’s investment in modern water treatment systems at its mills. >

Koike Aronson Inc./Ransome, Arcade, N.Y., has begun constructing a 30,000-square-foot addition to help the company meet demand for its metal cutting and positioning equipment. >

Wise Alloys, Muscle Shoals, Ala., announced a $59.8 million cold mill expansion, expected to generate at least 35 jobs. >