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Industry Groups
The latest news headlines from professional associations and other groups involved in the steel industry.
Latest News
SSINA Reports Stainless and Specialty U.S. Market Data for 2012
21 March 2013 - The Specialty Steel Industry of North America (SSINA) has released statistical data on imports, U.S. consumption, and import penetration for the full year 2012.
World Crude Steel Production Rose 1.2% Year-on-Year in February
20 March 2013 - World crude steel production for the 63 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 123 million tonnes in February 2013, an increase of 1.2% compared to February 2012.
North American Service Center Shipments Fell in February
19 March 2013 - Steel shipments from U.S. service centers during the month of February declined almost 8% from a year ago while declines in U.S. service center aluminum shipments declined by just over 12%, the Metals Service Center Institute reported.
January 2013 U.S. Steel Mill Shipments at Highest Monthly Amount Since August 2012
18 March 2013 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of January 2013, U.S. steel mills shipped 8,210,726 tons, a 9.7% increase from the 7,483,120 tons shipped in the previous month, December 2012, and a 3.4% decrease from the 8,497,932 tons shipped in January 2012.
U.S. Steel Exports Increase in January But Remain Below 2012 Levels
12 March 2013 - Steel exports increased in January 2013 compared to December 2012 by 11.2% according to U.S. government data analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel.
U.S. Import Permits Down 5% in February
07 March 2013 - the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that steel import permit applications for the month of February total 2,558,000 tons. This was a 5% decrease from the 2,692,000 permit tons recorded in January and down 0.8% from the January preliminary imports total of 2,579,000 tons.
Berry Metal Brings Industry Expertise to Enhance Development of Energy-Efficient Ironmaking Technology
04 March 2013 - Berry Metal Co., in collaboration with the American Iron & Steel Institute and the University of Utah, is lending its expertise to the development of a breakthrough flash ironmaking process aimed at establishing an energy-efficient and environmentally preferred alternative to the traditional blast furnace process.
Berry Metal Brings Industry Expertise to Enhance Development of Energy-Efficient Ironmaking Technology
04 March 2013 - Berry Metal Co., in collaboration with the American Iron & Steel Institute and the University of Utah, is lending its expertise to the development of a breakthrough flash ironmaking process aimed at establishing an energy-efficient and environmentally preferred alternative to the traditional blast furnace process.
January U.S. Steel Imports Up Month-on-Month but Down Year-on-Year
01 March 2013 - U.S. steel imports increased 4.6% in January 2013 compared to December 2012, according to preliminary government data analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel.
Gerdau Employees Are Industry Champions of North America at Global Steel Competition
28 February 2013 - Richard Zhang and Kyle Cormier, employees at the Gerdau steel mill in Whitby, Canada, were industry champions of North America and won second place in the World Steel Association’s 7th annual Steel University Challenge, which took place on 19 February in Brussels, Belgium.
U.S. Preliminary Steel Imports Increase 5% in January
27 February 2013 - The American Iron and Steel Institute reported that the U.S. imported a total of 2,579,000 tons of steel in January, including 2,106,000 tons of finished steel (up 5% and 18%, respectively, vs. December final data).
USAMP and A/SP Receive US$6 Million Award for Advanced High-Strength Steel Project
25 February 2013 - The United States Automotive Materials Partnership LLC (USAMP), in collaboration with the Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP), received a competitively solicited award for US$6 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for its “Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Approach to Development of Lightweight, Third-Generation Advanced High-Strength Steels (3GAHSS)” project.
SSINA Releases U.S. Stainless and Specialty Market Data Through November 2012
22 February 2013 - The Specialty Steel Industry of North America (SSINA) has released statistical data on imports, U.S. consumption, and import penetration for YTD November 2012.
EUROFER: Time to Translate Good Intentions Into Action for Future of European Steel Industry
22 February 2013 - EUROFER is satisfied with many aspects and findings in the recommendations of the High level Roundtable on the future of the European Steel Industry and is now calling for an effective Steel Action Plan.
Worldsteel Announces 7th steeluniversity Challenge World Champions
21 February 2013 - The World Championship of the 7th steeluniversity Challenge took place in Brussels on 19 February 2013 with the regional champions from the first round competing for the top prize.
World Crude Steel Output Down 0.8% in January
20 February 2013 - World crude steel production for the 62 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 125 million tonnes in January 2013, a slight increase of 0.8% compared to January 2012.
2013 Off to a Slow Start for North American Service Centers
20 February 2013 - Service centers’ metal shipments decrease in January 2013 from last January’s levels at small, single digit rates in both the U.S. and Canada, the Metals Service Center Institute reports.
U.S. Mill Shipments Rise 4.4% in 2012
20 February 2013 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that U.S. steel mill shipments for full year 2012 were 95,948,663 tons, a 4.4% increase vs. 2011 shipments of 91,865,449 tons.
EUROFER Disappointed by ENVI Decision on Backloading
19 February 2013 - EUROFER is disappointed by the European Parliament’s ENVI Committee’s vote to pave the way for withholding CO2 emissions allowances from the European carbon market.
Steel Still Relevant in Auto Production Despite Competition
18 February 2013 - Steel isn't leaving its position as a dominant material in automobile production as automakers work to meet more stringent fuel economy standards in the next two decades.
