AISI 2007 Annual Report Highlight’s Steel’s Integral Role in the Modern World—An Infinitely Recyclable Material Responsible to Future Generations

AISI released its 2007 Annual Report, Steel—Present & Accountable, at its February Board of Directors Meeting, held in Washington, D.C.

“The Annual Report reminds stakeholders and key opinion leaders what it has meant for the North American steel industry to work with customers and partners to provide material solutions that meet society’s needs today and into the future,” Andrew G. Sharkey, III, president and CEO of AISI said. “Steel is present in hundreds of thousands of products—and is integral to the modern world of buildings, transportation and infrastructure, medicine, homeland security and food packaging. The North American steel industry is regarded as a strategic, high-tech and globally competitive industry."

The Report not only celebrates steel’s presence in our everyday lives, but makes the important connection between the material and the North American steel industry’s strong commitment to environmental stewardship—its accountability to our planet and its inhabitants. The American steel industry is the most energy efficient in the world. Largely through recycling and investments in new technology, America’s steel industry has reduced energy use per ton by nearly 30% since 1990. And U.S. steel makers emissions are 17% less than they were in 1990.

The North American steel industry is an excellent model for others to follow with regards to The Four R’s of environmental stewardship—Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Restore. The Report highlights how AISI is sharing its performance in these areas with customers, including Wal-Mart, who is striving to develop sustainable guidelines for their buyers. The Report also discusses the American steel industry’s accountability to its people, the men and women who work to produce quality steels, and to its stakeholders, including producer and associate members and the more than 260 organizations who have aligned themselves with the AISI to invest in collaborative projects.

For more information or to obtain copy of the AISI 2007 Annual Report, please contact AISI at 202.452.7115. Visit the AISI Web site at www.steel.org.