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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. |
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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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Steel Industry Disappointed with EPA’s Response to Senators’ Concerns 02/24/2010- Washington, D.C.– The American Iron and Steel Institute issued the following statement regarding a letter the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson sent Feb. 22 in response to concerns raised by eight senators regarding the EPA’s plan to regulate Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) from stationary sources under the Clean Air Act. |
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Preliminary Steel Imports Increase 16% in January 02/23/2010- 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 1,634,000 net tons (NT) of steel in January, including
1,257,000 NT of finished steel (up 16% and 11%, respectively, vs. December final data). Annualized total and finished steel imports in 2010 would be 19.6 and 15.1 million NT, respectively, up 21% and 6% vs. 2009. |
AISI Strongly Commends Letter by Eight Senators to EPA 02/22/2010- Washington, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) today applauded a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson raising “serious economic and energy security concerns” regarding the potential regulation of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from stationary sources under the Clean Air Act, which was signed by eight U.S. Senators from states critical to America’s manufacturing capabilities and energy supply. |
AISI Appoints Vehec Senior Director Of Collaborative R&D 02/22/2010- Washington, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) today announced the appointment of Joseph R. Vehec as senior director of Collaborative Research and Development. Currently AISI director of the Technology Roadmap Program, Vehec will assume his new responsibilities on March 1. |
AISI Files Legal Challenge To EPA Endangerment Finding 02/16/2010- Washington, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) today filed a legal challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent decision that will result in greenhouse gas emissions being regulated under the Clean Air Act. |
AISI Appoints Kavanagh President Of Steel Market Development Institute 02/15/2010- Washington, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) today announced the appointment of Lawrence W. Kavanagh, as president of the Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of AISI. Currently AISI Vice President of Environment and Technology, Kavanagh will assume his new responsibilities on March 1. |
Steel Industry Leaders Express Sorrow Over Death of Legendary Lawmaker Murtha 02/09/2010- WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) and steel industry leaders nationwide expressed sorrow over the death of Congressman John P. Murtha, Jr. (D-Pa.), a decorated war veteran who was a beloved and revered founding member of the Congressional Steel Caucus during his 19-term career in Congress. |
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Strong Economy—New Jobs AISI Weighs In on The State of the Union 01/26/2010- Washington, D.C. - As President Obama makes his first State of the Union address, he speaks to Americans nationwide who have identified strengthening the economy and creating jobs as their top priorities for the President and Congress, according to a January 25, 2010, survey by the Pew Research Center. |
Preliminary Finished Steel Imports Up 11% in December Finished Steel Imports Decline 45% in 2009 vs. 2008, But Import Market Share at 22% for Year 01/26/2010- 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 1,396,000 net tons (NT) of steel in December 2009, including
1,119,000 NT of finished steel (up 1% and 11%, respectively, vs. November final data). |
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