Three-fourths of
all American steel
is recycled, part
of the industry’s
clear environmental commitment.
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December 2009
We hope you enjoy this issue of NEWSTEELNEWS, where we bring the most up-to-date stories on the North America steel industry—including timely updates on the Institute’s activities--right to your inbox. In addition, you may receive specialized updates on Raw Steel Production, Public Policy, Steel Codes and more—just go to www.steel.org to sign up for any of our five newsletters. If you have any comments or suggestions on this e-news, please write us at steelnews@steel.org.
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2008 Overall Steel Recycling Rate Hits All-Time HighThe Steel Recycling Institute (SRI) has announced that the overall steel recycling rate for the world’s, and America’s, most recycled material—steel—reached a record high of 83.3 percent. This means that more than 82 million tons of domestic steel scrap was charged in to furnaces, both in the United States and abroad, to make new steel products to be used by the steel industry’s customers in meeting consumers’ needs.
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Sustainability Benefits of Steel Promoted at USGBC Greenbuild International Conference and ExpoAISI’s Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI) and the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) represented steel as the “green” construction choice at the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Greenbuild International Conference and Expo on November 11-13, 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona. As Gold Sponsors, SMDI and AISC presided over the ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the Exhibit Hall and reception.
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N.Y. Congressman, Ohio Senator, Administration Manufacturing Czar and EPA Administrator Address AISI Board in NovemberFour high-profile speakers addressed AISI’s Board of Directors during its November Board Meeting, in Washington, D.C. Those speakers included: Congressman Eric Massa (D-NY); Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH); Ron Bloom, senior counselor to the President for manufacturing policy; and, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson.
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AISI Trains Students on Installation, Maintenance of Steel Utility Poles for Storm Restoration ProgramAISI’s Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI) conducted a Steel Distribution Pole Lineman Training Workshop on November 17-19, 2009 at the Southeast Lineman Training Center (SLTC) in Trenton, Georgia. The workshop included classroom and hands-on demonstrations that cover the basics of handling, drilling, installing and climbing steel distribution poles.
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AISI Publishes Design Flowchart for Using the North American Specification and AISI Cold-Formed Steel Design ManualAISI has published a Design Flowchart for using the 2007 Edition of the North American Specification and the 2008 Edition of the AISI Cold-Formed Steel Design Manual. The document is available to download free of charge. Download here.
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