![[Photo: Steel Mill]]() ![[Text: Address and website url]]() The steel industry
supplies a natural
economic stimulus
to
a vast majority
of American job
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April
2009
We are pleased to unveil a new look for the AISI e-news! 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
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AISI's
2009 General Meeting will take place May 3-5, 2009 at the Arizona Biltmore. | | |
U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Department
of Transportation to Speak at AISI General Meeting
During AISI’s
2009 General Meeting, which will be held May 3-5 at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix,
Ariz., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, The Honorable Joel
Szabat, will deliver remarks on “Rebuilding America’s Transportation
Infrastructure.” He will give a status report on the implementation of the
transportation portion of the economic stimulus bill, as well as pending authorization of SAFETEA-LU.
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Multi-organization
submission states that the "Chinese steel industry should be governed by market
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Steel Industry Organizations from Three Continents
Submit Comments to Chinese Government
For the first time ever, eight steel
trade associations from three continents have spoken with one voice on a shared
trade policy concern. AISI, Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA), Committee
on Pipe and Tube Imports (CPTI), European Confederation of Iron and Steel Industries
(EUROFER), Latin American Iron and Steel Association (ILAFA), Mexican Steel Producers
Association (CANACERO), Specialty Steel Industry of North America (SSINA) and
Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA) submitted comments to the Chinese Industry
Policy Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology regarding
suggested amendments to the current Chinese government Iron and Steel Industry Development Plan.
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FeMET Initiative
Accepting Proposals for 2009–2010 Design and Curriculum Development Grants
AISI and the Association for Iron
& Steel Technology (AIST) Foundation’s “Ferrous Metallurgy Education
Today,” or FeMET Initiative, which is aimed at attracting top scholastic
talent to the North American steel industry, is now accepting design and curriculum
development grant proposals for the 2009–2010 school year.
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The
American steel industry has reduced its energy intensity per ton of steel shipped
by approximately 33 percent since 1990. Because of the close relationship between
energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, the industry’s aggregate carbon
dioxide emissions per ton of steel shipped have also been substantially reduced.
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U.S. EPA Issues Major Ruling on CO2
The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) ruled on April 17, 2009 that CO2 and other gases are health
threats, opening the way for EPA regulation of these gases under the Clean Air
Act for the first time in history. AISI has historically been opposed to EPA regulating
carbon emissions under the auspices of the Clean Air Act.
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The
U.S. Treasury Department has decided not to name china as a currency manipulator
in its semiannual report.
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AISI
“Very Disappointed” by Administration Stance on China as Currency Manipulator
AISI expressed its dissatisfaction
after the U.S. Treasury Department decided on April 15, 2009 to once again not
name China as a currency manipulator. Instead, the U.S. Treasury released a report
stating that China has not met the legal requirements to warrant being called a currency manipulator.
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