Louis L. Schorsch of Mittal Steel USA Elected New AISI Chairman

The Board of Directors of AISI has elected Louis L. Schorsch, president and chief executive officer of Mittal Steel USA as Chairman. He will assume that post on April 1, 2006, succeeding John P. Surma, chairman and chief executive officer of United States Steel Corporation.

Industry Launches Initiative to Rebuild Gulf Coast Stronger with Steel

At its January meeting, AISI's Board of Directors approved moving ahead with a special initiative to help rebuild the U.S. Gulf Coast region in the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma. Twelve North American steel companies are participants in this effort. Collectively, they have committed $1.1 million to support the Gulf Coast Steel Initiative through a business plan put together by AISI. The Initiative's ultimate goal is to "rebuild stronger with steel" a region subject to severe storms.

AISI to Meet Jointly with Metals Service Center Institute

AISI will hold its 114th General Meeting jointly with the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) May 7-9, 2006 in Boca Raton, FL. The General Meeting provides an opportunity for steel producers and service centers to strengthen relationships, share ideas and work together to improve the competitiveness of North American manufacturing.

AISI Records Achievements Through 2005 Annual Report

AISI released its 2005 Annual Report, "Steel—Strategic, Sustainable, Focus on the Future," at its Board of Directors Meeting, held in Washington, D.C. in the end of January. "The Annual Report provides ample evidence of our industry's strategic importance to America's future," Andrew G. Sharkey, III, president and CEO of AISI said in announcing the Report. One of the key messages stressed in the report is the North American steel industry's role as a strategic industry—"an industry that is forging a sustainable future for the manufacturing sector and for North American steel," said Sharkey.

How AISI's Steelmark Made It to the Super Bowl

AISI took advantage of the Pittsburgh Steelers being in The Super Bowl by explaining how the team's famed three-star logo (one of the most familiar symbols in sports) came from AISI.

Displayed on the right side of each player's helmet, the logo symbolizes the strength of the Steelers and the Steel City the team represents. Seven decades after Art Rooney purchased the NFL franchise and four Super Bowl victories later with a potential championship this year, the story of the Steelmark and how the Steelers acquired it, is widely unknown, even to some of the team's most avid fans and supporters.

AISI Creates Energy Reduction Strategy For Steelmaking

AISI with our members have developed a new Roadmap towards dramatically reducing energy use in steelmaking. Entitled "Saving One Barrel of Oil per Ton— A New Roadmap for Transformation of the Steelmaking Process," or SOBOT, it describes a long-term strategy designed to reduce energy intensity in steel production by identifying research pathways in energy substitution, energy recovery and energy savings.