Brian M. James

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  Published on: 11/6/2009    Last Visited: 11/6/2009  

  Panelists at the forum include the Rev. Richard Davis, TOR, vice president of community relations for the Franciscan University of Steubenville; Brian James, plant manager for Arcelor Mittal; Dan Guida of the DBA; Pat Ford of the BDC; Lou Stein of Valley Ventures; and Ed Looman of Progress Alliance.

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  Published on: 10/7/2009    Last Visited: 10/7/2009  

  This year's campaign chair is Brian James of ArcelorMittal Steel.

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  Published on: 8/15/2009    Last Visited: 8/15/2009  

  Brian James, ArcelorMittal Weirton general manager, said Friday, "A couple of years ago we spoke only of looking to tomorrow. Now, we're looking two and a half years down the road."
  
  James was speaking of the "Steelworker of the Future" program of ArcelorMittal's U.S. operations. He said meetings have been held with local community colleges in hopes of establishing a program by the fall semester in 2010 to train workers on a co-op program toward receiving an associate degree for electrical or mechanical work for steel mills.
  
  "The companies all had apprenticeship programs, but those have all gone by the wayside," James said. Through a co-op program, students go to school for a semester and work in the plant between semesters to have hands-on learning. He said the hopes are to have new steelworkers to begin working in about 2012. While he hesitated to use the word "guarantee" of jobs for graduates, there is an assurance the skills will be needed. He said even if the students don't end up hired at the local mill, the skills they will learn are valuable in heavy industry in many forms.
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  According to James, the plant has delivery performance that is "infinitely better" than it was 18 months ago.
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  James said the plant has been working so well that it has been nominated by ArcelorMittal USA's chief, Mike Rippe, for an internal excellence award, putting the performance of ArcelorMittal Weirton up against all of AM's operations around the world.
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  "We plan on continuing to improve," James said. He said while the plant serves a "captive audience" in the Ball USA, Nestle, Impress and Crown Cork and Seal factories in the Half Moon Industrial Park, its products are shipped as far away as Wisconsin, and south to Memphis.
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  Both men said while tin is facing increasing competition from plastics in product containers (James noted most coffee is stored in plastic cans now, for instance), the key to Weirton's future is in capturing more and more market share for the tin that still is in demand. James said when ArcelorMittal ended tin production at its Dofasco plant in Canada, it didn't automatically transfer the business to Weirton, but customers came to Weirton on their own.
  
  ArcelorMittal has stopped tearing down old and abandoned sections of the plant for now. It tore down most of the open hearth during the past couple years and the scrap is stored on site. James said the company is waiting until it makes economic sense to get rid of the scrap - scrap prices have fallen in recent months - and continuing to remove the old parts of the mill.
  
  He said future investment includes plans for new package boilers to be built closer to the mills that are in operation at the south end of the plant.

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  Published on: 8/30/2007    Last Visited: 8/31/2007  

  Bryan James, Arcelor Mittal C.E.O, said "we have utility lines that run through here, oil tank on the other side of this building.

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  Published on: 8/31/2007    Last Visited: 8/31/2007  

  DISCUSSING PLANS - Brian James, plant manager for Mittal Steel-Weirton, discusses plans for continuing the cleanup of the steel mill's unused portions during a press tour of the open hearth, which will be torn down beginning Tuesday.Behind James are, from left, Weirton Mayor Mark Harris, Code Enforcement Officer Rod Rosnick, City Manager Gary DuFour, Ward 7 Councilman Max Fijewski, state Sen.
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  Plant Manager Brian James said the open hearth will be taken down in stages and cannot be simply knocked over or imploded because of a number of utility lines, high-voltage electric lines, steam lines and the fuel oil lines that run through it that are still in use.The fuel oil feeds the plant boiler house north of the open hearth.
  
  James said the demolition is part of a developing strategy for the Weirton mill by the steelmaker to keep viable parts of the operation working while eliminating higher cost portions.
  
  "We identified under-utilized land, such as the General Offices and the open hearth, and we want to help bring in new revenue streams (for the area)," James said.
  
  The company has abandoned the former Weirton Steel General Offices off Three Springs Drive and the former Weirtech research center.Wal-Mart has expressed interest in building a new store where the General Offices stand.
  
  He said, while the company recognizes the legacy at the plant, it also is removing an eyesore in tearing down the open hearth.The part of the old steelmaking shop visible from the street reveals moss and trees growing on the decaying plant's roof.
  
  Inside, workers are cutting pieces of old steelmaking equipment with torches and preparing the steel building for its eventual demolition.
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  James said the more visible part of the open hearth will be down by the end of the year.The open hearth plant stretches roughly 500 yards from its southern end.
  
  ArcelorMittal plans to recycle the steel being removed in the demolition.
  
  James said Mittal wants to continue to take "highly visible steps to provide a way to a new future, with investment opportunities in the city."
  
  Among those steps, he said, are continuing renovations of the Mill Administrative Building at Pennsylvania Avenue and Main Street, where Mittal has consolidated its Weirton management offices following closure of the General Offices last winter.
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  We want a successful steel plant in a thriving community," James said.
  
  He reiterated Mittal's commitment to making the Weirton tin mill a world leader in tinplate production.
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  James indicated the open hearth demolition could be the first of several more major projects.Asked if that meant the blast furnaces at the north end of the plant could be removed someday, he said, "Nothing is off the table."He indicated plans are continuing to be developed by Mittal for future uses for the plant and property.
  
  He said it's too early in the process to tell exactly what the plans will be, but there could be combinations of industrial use and retail use, depending on the location in the plant property.
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  James indicated there still was not a decision on the number of jobs to be eliminated at Weirton as the hot mill is closed.

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  Published on: 9/7/2009    Last Visited: 9/7/2009  

  The company will provide a plant tour and dinner, as well as The Weirton Area History Game as prizes for the selected essay, which was reviewed by Plant Manager Brian James; Mark Glyptis, president of Local 2911 of the United Steelworkers of America; Dennis Jones of the Weirton Area Museum and Cultural Center; and Paul Giannamore, business editor of the Herald-Star and The Weirton Daily Times.

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  Published on: 7/16/2007    Last Visited: 7/16/2007  

  Charlie Wilson, D-Bridgeport, Mittal's Chief Operating Officer Brian James, and W.Va. Del.
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  Miller also gave credit to Lou Delatore from ReUnion and Brian James from Mittal Weirton for their donations in helping to bring this $10,000 program to life.

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  Published on: 9/3/2009    Last Visited: 9/3/2009  

  Brian James of ArcelorMittal will chair that campaign.

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  Published on: 8/14/2009    Last Visited: 8/14/2009  

  Brian James, left, plant manager of ArcelorMittal Steel, and Mark Glyptis, president of local 2911 of the United Steelworkers Union, answer questions at a news conference at the plants corporate offices in Weirton, W.Va., Friday, Aug. 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles P. Saus) AP
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  As plant manager Brian James declared: "We ain't done yet."
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  Weirton is now "a scaled-down version" of what it once was, James said, but the operations are more efficient than ever. Yields are higher, with less damaged product being discarded.
  
  Weirton's on-time delivery has also gotten "infinitely better," James said.

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  Published on: 8/14/2009    Last Visited: 8/15/2009  

  Brian James, left, plant manager of ArcelorMittal Steel, and Mark Glyptis, president of local 2911 of the United Steelworkers Union, answer questions at a news conference at the plants corporate offices in Weirton, W.Va., Friday, Aug. 14, 2009.
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  As plant manager Brian James declared: "We ain't done yet."
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  Weirton is now "a scaled-down version" of what it once was, James said, but the operations are more efficient than ever. Yields are higher, with less damaged product being discarded.
  
  Weirton's on-time delivery has also gotten "infinitely better," James said.

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