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Industry Groups
The latest news headlines from professional associations and other groups involved in the steel industry.
Latest News
Record Levels of Steel Scrap Consumption Announced on America Recycles Day
16 November 2012 - In celebration of America Recycles Day, the Steel Recycling Institute announced that the recycling rate for the world’s most recycled material – steel – is at an all-time high of 92%. More than 85 million tons of steel scrap was consumed by steelmaking furnaces in 2011—an increase of nearly 10 million tons versus 2010.
North American Service Centers See Pick Up in October
15 November 2012 - The slowdown in shipments from U.S. and Canadian service centers from 2011 levels which began in August, eased significantly in October, the Metals Service Center Institute reports.
AIST Announces the Matching Funds Challenge II
15 November 2012 - The AIST board of directors has approved a Matching Funds Challenge II: AIST will match, dollar for dollar, donations made to the AIST Foundation through 30 June 2013, up to an aggregate total of US$500,000.
European Steel Association Warns Against Commission Proposal
13 November 2012 - EUROFER is warning against a Commission proposal to withhold 900 million CO2 certificates from the EU emissions trading market from 2013 to 2015, saying higher energy and carbon costs will not get Europe out of its crisis.
Don B. Daily Memorial Fund Selects Recipients
13 November 2012 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) Foundation and the Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA) are proud to announce the second-year recipients of the newly established Don B. Daily Memorial Fund to Promote Steel Industry Safety and Health.
U.S. Steel Exports Sag in September on Weakening International Markets
13 November 2012 - U.S. steel exports declined in September compared to August by 9.7% according to government data analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS).
Cliffs and USW Announce New 37-Month Labor Agreement
12 November 2012 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. announced that the United Steelworkers (USW) ratified the tentative settlement agreement signed by both parties this past October.
EUROFER: Uncertainty Grips EU as Risks Mount and Policy Action is Delayed
09 November 2012 - EUROFER’s Q4-2012 Economic & Steel Market Outlook shows that the outlook for the EU steel market has darkened further in recent months.
October U.S. Steel Import Licenses Up 11% Over September
08 November 2012 - U.S. steel import permit applications in October rose 11% from Septemeber's preliminary import count, and this "import surge" is not being driven by U.S. demand, the American Iron & Steel Institute says.
AISI Announces 2012 Institute Medal Winners
08 November 2012 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) awarded authors from ArcelorMittal Global R&D and Honda R&D the 2012 Institute Medal for their winning paper, "Characterization of Edge Fracture in Various Types of Advanced High Strength Steel."
European Alliance Calls for EU to Abandon Changes to Emission Trading System
06 November 2012 - The European Alliance of Energy-Intensive Industries - which includes EUROFER, the European Steel Aassociation - is urging the European Commission to abandon its plans to amend the Emission Trading System in a way that would increase energy costs for private and industrial consumers in Europe.
SMDI’s Bar Machinability Committee Expanding Steel Research and Industry Collaboration
01 November 2012 - The Steel Market Development Institute's (SMDI) Bar Application Group Machinability Sub-committee is currently gathering industry input to identify critical areas for new research and testing to further foster the use of steel in ground vehicles.
AISTech 2013 Exposition Floor Expanded
31 October 2012 - Due to increased demand, organizers of AISTech 2013 — The Iron & Steel Technology Conference and Exposition have expanded the exposition floor to accommodate the growing number of exhibitors for the May 2013 show in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Alacero Names New Officers as 53rd Latin American Steel Congress Comes to an End
30 October 2012 - On 30 October 2012, the Latin American Steel Congress, Alacero-53, came to an end after three days of intense work that gathered more than 800 representatives of the steel value chain in Santiago, Chile. New officers were named for the 2013 period.
Severstal NA Wins Gold Medal of AIST Reliability Achievement Award
26 October 2012 - Severstal North America, one of the largest U.S.-based flat-rolled steel producers, is pleased to announce that it was selected as the Gold Medal winner of the 2012 Association for Iron and Steel Technology (AIST) Reliability Achievement Award. The award, open to all North American iron and steel producers, recognizes an individual project that has had significant impact on operational reliability.
Worldsteel Hosts Advancing Life Cycle Assessment Seminar in Latin America
25 October 2012 - More than 90 representatives from across Latin America came together to look at how Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) could be rolled out through the steel industry in the region. LCA provides a method of assessing the environmental impacts of a product or material across the whole supply chain, from raw material extraction to end of life recycling or disposal.
AIST Presents the 2012 Reliability Achievement Awards
24 October 2012 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) proudly announced the 2012 Gold, Silver and Bronze Reliability Achievement Awards on 23 October 2012. These awards recognize organizations and the individuals within them that have developed, applied and proved a new practice, policy or procedure that significantly improves iron- and steelmaking reliability in North America.
Preliminary September U.S. Imports Decline 9% vs. August
24 October 2012 - Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. imported a total of 2,440,000 tons of steel in September, including 1,886,000 tons of finished steel (down 9% and 8%, respectively, from August final data).
August U.S. Steel Shipments Up 5% from July
22 October 2012 - The American Iron and Steel Institute reported that for the month of August 2012, U.S. steel mills shipped 8,377,162 tons, a 5.9% increase from the 7,910,486 tons shipped in the previous month, July 2012, and a 0.9% increase from the 8,304,638 tons shipped in August 2011.
September World Crude Steel Production Was Flat Year-on-Year
22 October 2012 - World crude steel production for the 62 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 124 million tonnes in September 2012, recording no change compared to September 2011.
