PURCHA$ING TREND$ - 'Flation Nation' Watch January 26-30, 2006 Arcelor rejects Mittal Steel’s bid <A HREF="http://www.purchasing.com/article/CA6302943.html" target="_blank">http://www.purchasing.com/article/CA6302943.html</A> Blaze a new trail <A HREF="http://www.purchasing.com/article/CA6301944.html" target="_blank">http://www.purchasing.com/article/CA6301944.html</A> Mittal Steel offers $22.7 billion for Arcelor <A HREF="http://www.purchasing.com/article/CA6302404.html" target="_blank">http://www.purchasing.com/article/CA6302404.html</A> Chemical Elements <A HREF="http://www.purchasing.com/article/CA6302517.html" target="_blank">http://www.purchasing.com/article/CA6302517.html</A> Arcelor wins Dofasco for $4.9 billion <A HREF="http://www.purchasing.com/article/CA6302177.html" target="_blank">http://www.purchasing.com/article/CA6302177.html</A> E. Europe’s supply base starts to evolve <A HREF="http://www.purchasing.com/article/CA6302268.html" target="_blank">http://www.purchasing.com/article/CA6302268.html</A>