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AISI Applauds President Obama’s Goal of Doubling Exports 03/12/2010- Washington, D.C.– The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) applauded President Obama’s goal of doubling the nation’s exports by 2015 and stimulating job growth by creating and preserving manufacturing jobs for Americans. President Obama confirmed his determination to achieve this goal at a speech made today at the Export-Import Bank annual meeting. | December Steel Shipments Up 11.3 Percent From November 03/10/2010- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that for the month of December 2009, U.S. steel mills shipped 6,035,000 net tons, an 11.3 percent increase from the 5,424,000 net tons shipped in the previous month, November 2009, and a 30.8 percent increase from the 4,613,000 net tons shipped in December 2008. | SteelGram: Please Cosponsor S.1982 The "Trade Enforcement Priorities Act" Reviving "Super 301" 03/08/2010- The Trade Enforcement Priorities Act of 2009, introduced by Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Carl Levin (D-MI), Russell Feingold (D-WI) and Arlen Specter’s (D-PA) would require the USTR to analyze trade barriers listed in the National Trade Estimates Report to determine which have the most adverse effect on U.S. exports and employment, and to take action against these problem practices. | | American Iron and Steel Institute Applauds Congress for Efforts to Halt 03/04/2010- Washington, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) applauded efforts in both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives to prevent economically-damaging action by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate greenhouse gases from stationary sources. | Steel Import Permits Decline 7% 03/04/2010- Washington, D.C. - Based on the Commerce Department’s most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that steel import permit applications for the month of February totaled 1,530,000 net tons (NT). | AISI Strongly Supports Lipinski’s National Manufacturing Strategy Act 02/26/2010- Washington, D.C.– The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) voiced strong support for Congressman Daniel Lipinski’s (D-Ill.) bill, the National Manufacturing Strategy Act, unveiled yesterday, which would require the President to develop a quadrennial national manufacturing strategy. | Buy American Rule Works 02/25/2010- The real question that should have been raised in your editorial (Ferry Project’s Predicament Highlights Problem with Buy America Rule, Feb 18) is why, with unemployment still hovering in double digits, would the Wahkiakum County contractor NOT use American-made steel (made by American workers) to do the work on the Puget Island ferry terminal? |
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| | CSI Increasing Semi-finished Purchases 03/12/2010- LOS ANGELES -- California Steel Industries Inc. (CSI), whose 2009 slab purchases fell more than 45 percent from the previous year and 60 percent below its peak years, will substantially boost its semi-finished buys in 2010, although it still won't reach earlier levels. | As Earthquakes Rattle Globe, Interest In Steel Rises 03/12/2010- Long after the dead have been counted and the world’s attention has moved on, the terrible testimony of an earthquake can still be seen in the piles of twisted metal and chunks of concrete — often all that is left of a region’s buildings. | U.S. Nears A Crossroads On Trade 03/11/2010- WASHINGTON — After a year in which global exports declined 12 percent in the biggest contraction since World War II, trade policy is heating up again. | Million-Dollar Mittal Plans Spark High Hopes 03/11/2010- ArcelorMittal facilities in East Chicago and Burns Harbor are going to receive a chunk of $138 million in planned capital investments, the steelmaker said Wednesday. | Strength In Steel Is For Real 03/11/2010- As countries around the world are focusing on infrastructure, shares of steel makers have risen with plans to place beams on bridges and buildings and an improved outlook for automakers. In terms of market values, the turnaround in steel over the past year is nothing short of stunning. | U.S. "Cap And Trade" Rebranded "Pollution Reduction" 03/10/2010- WASHINGTON - Like a savvy Madison Avenue advertising team, senators pushing climate-control legislation have decided to scrap the name "cap and trade" and rebrand their product as "pollution reduction targets." | |
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