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| North American Steel Industry Honors the Steel Food Can 08/27/2010- PITTSBURGH, August 24, 2010 — Investor company members of the Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI) are celebrating two hundred years of food can innovation and honoring households across America that incorporate canned food into recipes and meals. Canned food provides a safe, convenient way to deliver a healthy meal to the dinner table. | Preliminary Steel Imports up 19% in July 08/24/2010- Washington, D.C. – Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that the U.S. imported a total of 2,415,000 net tons (NT) of steel in July, including 1,797,000 NT of finished steel (up 19% and 15% respectively from June data). | Justin Ocel, Ph.D., P.E. is Recipient of 2010 Robert J. Dexter Memorial Lecture 08/19/2010- WASHINGTON, D.C. – AISI’s Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI) Steel Bridge Task Force and the AASHTO (American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials) Technical Committee for Structural Steel Design have named Justin Ocel, Ph.D., P.E., as the 2010 recipient of the Robert J. Dexter Memorial Lecture. | June Steel Shipments Down 0.7 Percent From May 08/16/2010- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that for the month of June 2010, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,292,203 net tons, a 0.7 percent decrease from the 7,345,455 net tons shipped in the previous month, May 2010, and a 52.0 percent increase from the 4,797,256 net tons shipped in June 2009. | American Iron and Steel Institute Kicks Off “Steelworks” Blog 08/11/2010- Washington, D.C.– The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has unveiled its first official blog, SteelWorks, today that will focus on AISI’s public policy agenda and highlight critical policy issues that affect the steel industry. | | Steel Import Permits Increase 15% 08/04/2010- 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 July totaled 2,323,000 net tons (NT). This was a 15% increase from the 2,023,000 permit tons recorded in June and a 17% increase from the June preliminary imports total of 1,981,000 NT. | Pagano Joining AISI Policy Team as Vice President, Environment 08/03/2010- Washington, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) today announced that Peter A. Pagano will be joining AISI’s policy team on September 13 as the association’s vice president, environment. Pagano brings an extensive background in science and environmental policy to the Institute. | Chinese Mill Isn't Free Enterprise 08/02/2010- Your editorial "The More Expensive Steel Caucus," (July 29) is a startling departure from your allegiance to letting market forces driven by private enterprise dictate economic progress. | AISI Voices Strong Support for President Obama's National Export Initiative 07/27/2010- Washington, D.C.– The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) voiced strong support for President Obama’s National Export Initiative (NEI), which aims to double U.S. exports by 2015 thus creating and preserving high-value American manufacturing jobs, in a letter to the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC) at the U.S. Department of Commerce. | | | The Scary Truth About Anshan 07/23/2010- Your July 11 article, “Battle: Nucor vs. China” reporting Nucor’s concern about the implications of Anshan Iron and Steel Group’s investment in Steel Development Co. is full of inaccuracies. Your readers need to hear the facts. | Report On 2008-2009 U.S. Indirect Steel Trade Now Available 07/22/2010- WASHINGTON, D.C. – An updated analysis of U.S. indirect steel trade through 2009 reveals that, in the midst of last year’s dramatic decline in domestic steel shipments, U.S. indirect steel imports grabbed a larger share of total U.S. apparent steel consumption, according to a new report available from the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI). | AISI Commends House Majority Leader Hoyer for Focusing on Jobs 07/21/2010- Washington, D.C.– The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) sent a letter yesterday commending House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) for his efforts to turn Congress’s focus to job creation and U.S. manufacturing and offering policy recommendations that Congress should enact in order to advance a national pro-manufacturing strategy and improve the nation’s economic security. | May Steel Shipments Up 4.1 Percent From April 07/16/2010- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that for the month of May 2010, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,345,455 net tons, a 4.1 percent increase from the 7,057,660 net tons shipped in the previous month, April 2010, and a 71.6 percent increase from the 4,281,986 net tons shipped in May 2009. | AISI Opposes Electric Utility Cap-And-Trade Proposals 07/15/2010- Washington, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) today expressed its opposition to proposals for a cap-and-trade program directly regulating the electric utility sector because such legislation will have a substantially negative impact on the international competitiveness of the steel industry. | | Steel Import Permits Decline 15% 07/07/2010- 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 June totaled 1,955,000 net tons (NT). |
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