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August
2008
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Thomas
J. Gibson has been named AISI's new President and CEO,
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AISI
Appoints Gibson President and CEO
AISI
has announced the selection of Thomas J. Gibson as the
association's president and chief executive officer,
effective September 1. Currently senior vice president
of Advocacy for the American Chemistry Council (ACC),
Gibson will succeed AISI President and CEO Andrew G.
Sharkey, III, who has announced his retirement after
leading the Institute over the past 15 years and following
a distinguished 30-year career leading steel-related
trade associations.
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SMDI
Launch |
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AISI
Establishes Steel Market Development Institute
AISI
has announced the establishment of the AISI Steel Market
Development Institute (SMDI), effective August 1, with
the mission "to advance the competitive use of
steel through a market-driven strategy that promotes
cost effective steel based solutions." The new
Institute, which replaces the AISI Market Development
Committee, is being funded through a direct investment
from eight of North America's leading steel producers
with a strong commitment to growing steel's competitive
position in the North American market.
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Over
the course of the campaign, there has been a 16-point
total favorable shift of perceptions related to
the American steel industry.
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New
Steel Campaign Continues To Change Perceptions
AISI's
New Steel Campaign's June 2008 research results indicate
an increase in awareness and favorability among policymakers,
proving that the campaign continues to make progress
in re-branding American steel as a high-tech, sustainable
industry of the future.
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Joseph
Wesselman, environmental director, North American
operations, SSAB, moderated the AISI briefing held
June 20, 2008. |
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AISI
Hosts Capitol Hill Briefing on Global Steel Sectoral
Approach to Climate Change
On
June 20, AISI hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill—attracting
more than 60 attendees including staff from 15 congressional
offices—to discuss the global
steel sectoral approach to climate change. The briefing
was held in conjunction with the International Iron
and Steel Institute's (IISI) environmental meetings
taking place in Washington, D.C.
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ASC
is a coalition of steel scrap using industries
formed in June 2008.
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AISI
Joins American Scrap Coalition
AISI
has joined the American Scrap Coalition (ASC), which
is urging strong, immediate government action to eliminate
the taxes and other market access barriers that numerous
offshore governments maintain on their exports of steel
scrap.
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