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WASHINGTON, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Alliance for Innovation (AAI), a coalition of trade associations representing a broad spectrum of the economy, commented today on the "Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013" (CSIA). The CSIA was recently introduced by Senators Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), David Vitter (R-LA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Mike Crapo (R-ID), along with other fellow cosponsors, and called on Congress to modernize the Toxic Substances Control...
PITTSBURGH, June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- United States Steel Corporation President and Chief Operating Officer Mario Longhi today announced a series of executive management appointments. The appointments are effective July 1 and involve individuals who will report directly to Longhi, unless otherwise noted. As announced earlier today, Michael S. Williams, who currently serves as senior vice president - North American flat-rolled operations, has been named senior vice...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), announced today that William M. Heenan, Jr. is the recipient of the 2013 Steel Market Development Institute Lifetime Achievement Award. Heenan was president of the Steel Recycling Institute (SRI) from 1990 until December 2010, when he retired after nearly 40 years of service in the steel industry. The SMDI Lifetime...
Seminar demonstrates steel's complete package of benefits over other materials DETROIT, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 1,400 steel and automotive experts gathered in Livonia, Mich. yesterday to discuss a key aspect of the automotive industry's future success: advanced steel technologies. Recent research proves that advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) body structures can be as lightweight as aluminum bodies, while meeting all crash performance standards and matching today's...
Resource enables engineers to incorporate new advanced steel technologies into bumper designs DETROIT, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- To assist engineers and automakers in applying the most lightweight and cost-effective steel bumpers in passenger cars and light trucks, the Steel Market Development Institute's (SMDI) Bumper Group has released the 5(th) edition of the Steel Bumper Systems for Passenger Vehicles and Light Trucks product manual. The manual offers an updated, in-depth...
Design Advisor software allows engineers to compare the mass, cost and emissions impact of various automotive materials DETROIT, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- WorldAutoSteel, along with the Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute, today unveiled a new tool that enables vehicle designers to quickly and accurately evaluate material selection tradeoffs, including mass, cost and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, for automotive...
Automakers use of advanced steel grades enables fuel efficient and safe vehicle design DETROIT, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute gave top honors to Ford Motor Co.'s Ford Fusion design team at the 12(th) Annual Great Designs in Steel Seminar (GDIS) in Livonia, Mich. this morning. The Ford team received the annual Automotive Excellence Award for its innovative use of advanced...
NEW YORK, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Every spring, more and more people start home improvement projects. Good news for the Earth: This spring, many of those people will be building with recycled building materials. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130424/CG00917) In a recent poll by Hometalk.com, 91% of respondents said that they had either used recycled building materials this year, or were planning to. You can see the growth in use of recycled building...
Event highlights advanced steel technologies offering affordable, fuel efficient solutions to automakers DETROIT, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As automakers progress to the next generation of vehicles to meet increasingly stringent fuel economy regulations, the steel industry continues to develop new steel technologies to design the safe, affordable and sustainable vehicles the industry and consumers seek. To ensure a thorough understanding of these technologies, the Steel Market...
WASHINGTON, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The 43-year-old annual Earth Day observance is an opportunity for individuals and organizations around the world to become "part of the solution" when it comes to protecting the planet. With its long-standing commitment to sustainable products and practices, the North American steel industry plays an integral role in making the planet safer, cleaner and greener. "The steel industry has invested billions of dollars in new technologies over...
