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February
2008
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For
more information about the AISI 2008 General Meeting, click
here.
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AISI
to Explore Global Competitiveness Issues at 116th General
Meeting This May
The
AISI's 116th General Meeting will take place May 4-6,
2008, at The Phoenician in Scottsdale, Arizona. AISI
will meet jointly with the Metals Service Center Institute
(MSCI) to discuss critical issues for producers and
service centers to succeed in the global marketplace.
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The
goal of the Future Steel Vehicle project is to research
steel bodies for future vehicles that reduce GHG
emissions over the entire vehicle life.
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AISI
Participates in Future Steel Vehicle Research Initiative
AISI's
Automotive Applications Committee (AAC) is participating
in a global steel industry research initiative by the
International Iron and Steel Insitute's automotive group,
WorldAutoSteel, to mitigate automotive greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions. The project, Future Steel Vehicle,
will develop steel auto body concepts that address alternative
powertrains, such as advanced hybrid, electric and fuel
cell systems.
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AISI's
2007 Annual Report
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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.
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To
download a PDF version of the new AISI Steel Bridge
Construction: Myths and Realities of Steel Bridges
report, click
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New
Publication Addresses Steel Bridge Myths and Realities
Steel
Bridge Construction: Myths and Realities, an updated
fact-rich publication that addresses a wide range of
topics about steel bridges, is now available through
a joint effort between AISI, the American Institute
of Steel Construction (AISC), and the National Steel
Bridge Alliance (NSBA). For example, did you know that
modular prefabricated short-span steel bridges can be
permanent structures? Or that bridge joints are not
a prerequisite for steel bridges? Or that advanced high-performance,
EPA-approved steel bridge coatings can last more than
25 years? These topics and others are highlighted in
the free publication.
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Christopher
A. Padilla, Undersecretary for International
Trade, speaks before AISI's Board of Directors.
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Under
Secretary for International Trade Speaks to AISI Board
of Directors
U.S.
Department of Commerce Undersecretary for International
Trade, Christopher A. Padilla, spoke at AISI’s
Board of Directors Meeting on February 6 in Washington,
D.C. In his address to the Board, Padilla focused on
China trade concerns. He noted that China is having
problems in its efforts to use administrative measures
to try to control macroeconomic and sector-specific
imbalances, including those that persist in the Chinese
steel sector.
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