METAL INDUSTRY NEWS: BRIEFS.

The article offers news briefs related to the metals industry in the U.S. Five producers of steel nails has filed antidumping duty petitions alleging that dumped imports of nails have caused material injury to the domestic industry. Shareholders for Novelis Inc. have approved the planned acquisition by India's Hindalco Industries Ltd. India. The North American Stainless Inc. has completed the installation of two precision multi-cut blanking lines at its two locations.