61.   However, the September price increases could give steel companies leverage in their upcoming supply contract negotiations with automakers, analysts said.

62.   In February, the steel company chose Credit Lyonnais and S.G. Warburg as its advisers.

63.   In general, the USW is seeking a contract that would reflect the industry pattern set by its labor pacts with other steel companies in the past two years.

64.   In addition, the government plans to sell the state-owned steel company within three weeks.

65.   In some cases, such as steel company Acesita SA, pension funds have gained management control.

66.   In one case, Sasse said he was briefing his supervisor on allegations that a steel company was illegally releasing toxins into the air and sickening nearby residents.

67.   In the last few months, several smaller steel companies have filed for bankruptcy protection.

68.   In one of the biggest brawls, a group comprised largely of American investors has battled managers at a big Russian steel company, Novolipetsk Metal Works.

69.   In the survey, steel companies predicted it will take longer than expected to finish clearing excessive inventory, Matsushima said.

70.   In Temirtau, money from the United Nations and the steel company equipped the modest center in a former kindergarten where users exchange needles and receive some medication.