SSINA: Specialty Steel Industry of North America

UPDATES

April 2008

Remarks by SSINA counsel David A. Hartquist to American
Metal Market Stainless & Its Alloys Conference on April 15, 2008.

September 17, 2007

Impact of China's Trade Policies on U.S. Stainless Steel Industry: Speech Presented by David A. Hartquist at AMM's China Summit Event and Press Release

August 23, 2007

Updated Study Alleges Unfair Trade Advantages Conferred On China's Stainless Steel Producers

April 2007

New Study on Chinese Government Subsidies to the Stainless Steel Industry

Steel and the National Defense (January 2007)

U.S. Steel Industry Analysis: Importance of Domestically-Produced Steel to Overall National Defense Objectives and Economic and Military Security

The China Syndrome

The China Syndrome: How Subsidies and Government Intervention Created the World's Largest Steel Industry (July 2006)

Specialty Metals and the National Defense

Letter to President Bush on American Competitiveness Initiative
(letter dated February 3, 2006 and signed by SSINA Chairman Jack W. Shilling)

Press Release dated December 6, 2005
Report Prepared by SSINA Member Companies (December 2005)

TECHNICAL QUESTIONS?

SSINA KNOWLEDGEBASE
Hot Line for Technical Questions is now available exclusively online via our KnowledgeBase. Please note that the online form is for technical questions only.

SSINA'S POSITION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
The member companies of the Specialty Steel Industry of North America (SSINA) are keenly interested in “climate change” policy and its potential effects on energy prices and industry competitiveness. For this reason, SSINA has voluntarily supported the Department of Energy’s Climate VISION program, including reporting on energy consumption since the U.S. steel industry joined the program in 2002. Read more>

STAINLESS STEEL - THE GREEN MATERIAL
Society had become increasingly concerned with the health of the natural environment and the role of materials in impacting the ecosystem. Read more>

SAMPLING FOR HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM
Sampling method and protocol that should be used to sample for
hexavalent chromium

Companies that can conduct exposure testing for hexavalent chromium

E.U. ROHS DIRECTIVE
Hexavalent Chromium Not a Constituent of Stainless Steels

ATTENTION ARCHITECTS AND CONSTRUCTION SPECIFIERS!
“LEED” Certification points for using STAINLESS STEEL

The stainless steel producing members of the Specialty Steel Industry of North America indicated that the average post-consumer recycle content of the 300 series stainless steel grades, generally used in the building and construction market is approximately 75 to 85%.

ATTENTION!
If you have stainless steel appliances and also have slate or tile in the kitchen, DO NOT USE MURIATIC ACID to clean the tile or slate -IT WILL STAIN THE STAINLESS STEEL.

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