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Industry Groups
The latest news headlines from professional associations and other groups involved in the steel industry.
Latest News
AISI: Preliminary Steel Imports Decrease 2% in March 2014
24 April 2014 - Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. imported a total of 3,219,000 tons of steel in March 2014, including 2,425,000 tons of finished steel (down 2.0% and up 6.6%, respectively, vs. February final data).
Global Steel Production Rose Further in March 2014
22 April 2014 - World crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 141 million metric tons (million metric tons) in March 2014, an increase of 2.7% compared to March 2013.
AISI Says Treasury Report on Currency Fails to Address Key Trade Concerns
18 April 2014 - President and CEO of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), Thomas J. Gibson, issued the following statement regarding the Obama Administration’s announcement on Tuesday, 15 April 2014, that it would not label China as a currency manipulator:
EUROFER: EU Recovery is Broadening, Steel Market Balance Will Remain Fragile
17 April 2014 - Strengthening indicators and evidence of improving dynamics suggest that the EU economy is well on track for recovery this year and into 2015, EUROFER says.
AWMI Names 2013 Member of the Year Award Recipient
17 April 2014 - The Association of Women in the Metal Industries (AWMI) is proud to recognize Carol Chizmar, international membership chair and member of the Philadelphia Chapter, as the recipient of its 2013 International Member of the Year Award.
MSCI: Service Center Growth Accelerates in March
16 April 2014 - Growth in shipments returned to healthy levels for steel and aluminum in both the U.S. and Canada, the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) said in its latest report.
worldsteel Calls for Industry-Wide Safety Audit
14 April 2014 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) is calling for an industry-wide safety audit across the steel industry on the occasion of the Steel Safety Day on 28 April.
U.S. Steel Mill Shipments Dropped in February 2014
11 April 2014 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of February 2014, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,618,380 tons of steel.
worldsteel Gives Short Term Outlook for Global Steel Demand in 2014–2015
09 April 2014 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) released its Short Range Outlook (SRO) for 2014 and 2015, forecasting that global apparent steel use will increase by 3.1% to 1,527 million metric tons in 2014 following growth of 3.6% in 2013.
AIIS: U.S. Steel Exports Hobbled by Harsh Winter Weather
07 April 2014 - February 2014 showed mixed to disappointing results for U.S. steel exports, according to the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS).
Gerdau Announces Management Changes
07 April 2014 - Gerdau announced management promotions for Guilherme Johannpeter and Peter Campo.
AIST Announces Winners of Student Marketing Video Contest
04 April 2014 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) is pleased to announce the winners of "The Real Steel" Marketing Video Challenge Contest.
Mark D. Millett of Steel Dynamics Inc. Named 2014 AIST Steelmaker of the Year
03 April 2014 - Mark D. Millett, president and chief executive officer, Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI), will be named "Steelmaker of the Year" at AISTech 2014 — The Iron & Steel Technology Conference and Exposition, managed by the Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST).
U.S. Imports Rise Further in March 2014
02 April 2014 - Based on the U.S. Commerce Department’s most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that steel import permit applications for the month of March total 3,485,000 tons*.
AIIS: U.S. Steel Imports Show Stronger Start in 2014
31 March 2014 - U.S. steel imports increased in February 2014 compared to January 2014 by 1.4% according to preliminary data for February released by the U.S. government and analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS).
Steel, Aluminum Speakers Address Trends in Auto Lightweighting at AWMI Meeting
28 March 2014 - The March meeting of the Association of Women in the Metal Industries (AWMI) Pittsburgh Chapter focused on lightweighting trends in the automotive industry.
AIST Dedicates Digital Library to Kent D. Peaslee
26 March 2014 - In recognition of his commitment to the Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST), and his passion for ensuring that future generations of the steelmaking community would have access to a vast repository of technical articles, AIST has dedicated the AIST Digital Library to Dr. Kent D. Peaslee.
AISI: U.S. Steel Imports Rose Slightly in February 2014
26 March 2014 - Based on preliminary U.S. Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. imported a total of 3,250,000 tons of steel in February 2014, including 2,240,000 tons of finished steel (up 1.4% and down 8.3%, respectively, vs. January final data).
American Steel Institute Supports Tax Provisions for Capital Investment
26 March 2014 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) joined 22 other manufacturing and business groups in urging the congressional leadership to renew bonus depreciation which encourages increased capital investment.
Ternium Mexico CEO Opens 6th Annual CONAC Conference and Exposition
25 March 2014 - The opening session of CONAC 2014 — 6th Steel Industry Conference and Exposition took place on Monday morning, 24 March, at Cintermex in Monterrey, N.L. Mexico. CONAC is sponsored by AIST’s Mexico Member Chapter.
