The Timken Co., Canton, Ohio, is investing $225 million at its Faircrest Steel Plant in Stark County, Ohio, to support growing demand in specialty alloy steel bars. >

In March, Louisiana State University and The Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute honored Alloy Metals and Tubes International, Houston, as one of the LSU 100: Fastest Growing Tiger Businesses. >

Marmon/Keystone, Butler, Pa., is rebuilding its 120,000-square-foot Birmingham, Ala., service center after it sustained tornado damage in January. >

Ratner Steel Supply Co., Roseville, Minn., announced plans for a new facility at the Port of Indiana, which will create up to 30 jobs by 2015. >

Opened in 2011, Sulphur, La.-based Superior Supply & Steel’s Houston Fittings Division maintains an inventory of fittings, flanges, pipe and related products ranging from 1⁄8 inch up to more than 36 inches. >

Benedict-Miller, Kenilworth, N.J., responded to a request for help from the Kenilworth Fire Department. >

Hydro Aluminum North America, Linthicum, Md., expanded its fabrication services with regional technical specialists and a new website. >

TMK IPSCO, Downers Grove, Ill., and Ferrous Metal Processing, Cleveland, entered an agreement to install a 0.625-inch-by-87-inch slitting line at the TMK IPSCO facility in Wilder, Ky. >

Bystronic Inc., Elgin, Ill., added Delta, British Columbia-based Akhurst Machinery Ltd. as a distributor in western Canada. >

To keep up with demand and allow faster cutting of thin materials, High Performance Alloys Inc., Tipton, Ind., added an additional Flow International Corp. waterjet at its Windfall, Ind., facility. >

GE Aviation audited and approved United Performance Metals, Hamilton, Ohio, to perform laser machining/cutting for General Electric and its sub-tier providers. >

Heidtman Steel, Toledo, Ohio, will begin construction on a 114,000-square-foot steel processing facility in Calvert, Ala. >

The North American Steel Alliance board of directors added Central Steel & Wire Co., Chicago, and Patton Sales Corp., Ontario, Calif., as its newest member/owner companies. >

Mid-West Materials Inc., Perry, Ohio, added the Leveltek stretch leveling system, the centerpiece of a multiyear, multimillion dollar expansion. >

Phoenix Metals, Norcross, Ga., a subsidiary of Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., Los Angeles, installed a Red Bud Industries’ precision blanking line at its Kansas City, Kan., location. >

A push-pull pickle line has been installed and is operational at Dearborn, Mich.-based Severstal North America’s Columbus, Miss., site. >

Gerdau Special Steel North America, Monroe, Mich., launched a second phase of capital investment at its Monroe mill. >

Elcometer Ltd., Manchester, U.K., completed the expansion of its sales and service facilities in Germany. >

In December 2011, Sapa Extrusions North America, Rosemont, Ill., hosted Heidi Brock, president of the Aluminum Association, for a tour of Sapa’s Cressona, Pa., operations. >

Penn Stainless Products, Quakertown, Pa., installed the Mach 3 Dynamic Waterjet System from Flow Corp., Kent, Wash. >