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Industry Groups
The latest news headlines from professional associations and other groups involved in the steel industry.
Latest News
AIST Gears Up for Record-Breaking AISTech
12 May 2022 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology’s annual conference and exposition, set to open next week in Pittsburgh, Pa., USA, has broken its record for largest exposition by square footage.
worldsteel Announces 2022 Steel Sustainability Champions
13 April 2022 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) announced yesterday the 10 companies it recognizes as Steel Sustainability Champions for their work in 2021.
AISI: Preliminary Steel Import Volumes Up Nearly 50% From 2020
06 January 2022 - The U.S. imported 32.6 million net tons of steel in 2021, up 48.2% from the prior year’s total, according to preliminary numbers.
Industry Mourns ‘Steel Warrior’ Peter F. Marcus
19 November 2021 - Steel information service World Steel Dynamics (WSD) announced yesterday that its founder, Peter F. Marcus, has died.
AISI Lauds Signing of Infrastructure Bill
16 November 2021 - American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) president and chief executive Kevin Dempsey yesterday issued a statement that hailed the signing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
worldsteel Recognizes Six Companies for Safety and Health
13 October 2021 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) yesterday recognized six steel producers for demonstrating improvements in safety and health: BlueScope Steel Ltd., Qatar Steel Co., Tata Steel Europe, Ternium, Tata Steel Ltd. and Gerdau S.A.
WorldAutoSteel Launches Free Online Resource for AHSS Applications
22 September 2021 - WorldAutoSteel, a division of the World Steel Association, have released the latest version of its AHSS Applications Guidelines as an online resource to help automotive manufacturers understand and capitalize on the benefits of advanced high-strength steels (AHSS).
Annika Roos Tapped to Lead Jernkontoret
18 August 2021 - The association of Swedish steelmakers, Jernkontoret, has named Sandvik’s Annika Roos as managing director, reports Kallanish Commodities.
EU Renews Steel Safeguard Measure
30 June 2021 - The European Union is extending the steel import safeguard measures that it put in place following imposition of the U.S. Section 232 tariffs.
AIME Keynote: Reimaging the Future
29 June 2021 - Frank Diana, a futurist and managing partner of Tata Consultancy Services, shared a broad perspective of what the future may hold during AISTech 2021 – The Iron & Steel Conference and Exposition.
Consultant: Decarbonization Strategy Isn’t a Binary Decision
29 June 2021 - The global steel industry’s transition to carbon neutrality is being hindered by an either-or fallacy that is wrongly pitting two technologies against each other, a top steel decarbonization expert said Tuesday.
Biden Administration Looks to Settle Steel Tariff Dispute by December
15 June 2021 - The U.S. Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum will remain in place for the time being, but the Biden administration on Tuesday said it is committed to resolving the dispute with the EU over the tariffs.
worldsteel: China Propped Up Global Production in 2020
03 June 2021 - Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, global steel production climbed 0.5% in 2020 due to unyielding output from Chinese producers, according to newly published World Steel Association data.
worldsteel: Industry, Government Cooperation Necessary for Low-Carbon Future
26 May 2021 - The global steel industry is committed to reducing its carbon footprint, but to succeed, the industry must have the right public policy framework in place, the World Steel Association (worldsteel) says in a new climate change policy paper.
AISI Elects Nucor CEO as Board Chairman
25 May 2021 - Nucor president and chief executive Leon Topalian has been elected as chairman of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI).
Section 232 Tariffs Must Remain, Producers Tell Biden Administration
19 May 2021 - U.S. steel producers and the United Steelworkers union are urging the Biden administration to keep in place the Section 232 tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, arguing that they are having the intended effect.
World Steel Forecasts Demand Rebound
15 April 2021 - Global steel demand is expected to grow 5.8% this year, assuming that second and third waves of the COVID-19 pandemic subside by the end of June and that the world continues to make headway with vaccinations.
AISI, SMA Applaud US$2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
01 April 2021 - American steel producers expressed support for President Joe Biden’s US$2 trillion infrastructure plan, saying that it will create jobs and rebuild infrastructure while emphasizing domestic procurement, but took issue with the administration’s plan to pay for it.
U.S. Steel Tariffs Survive Another Challenge
05 February 2021 - The U.S. Court of International Trade has upheld the Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs, ruling against a group of steel users who argued that the way the tariffs were imposed was flawed, reports the Reuters news service.
U.S. Import Volumes Fell in 2020, AISI Says
02 February 2021 - U.S. steel imports fell 21.2% last year, dropping to 22 million short tons, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute.
