The Steel Manufacturers Association has announced that Tenaris in the US has joined the association. SMA President Mr Philip K Bell said “We are pleased to welcome Tenaris in the USA to the SMA. It is important that the American EAF steel industry, come together to address common challenges and to pursue common goals. We welcome Mr Zanotti to our board of directors, and we look forward to Tenaris in the USA contributing as a producer member.”Tenaris has a strong presence in the States, where it has invested approximately USD 11 billion since 2006 to grow its industrial footprint and its product portfolio, driven by its expanding talent base, becoming the largest producer of steel pipes in the US. Steel production at Tenaris’s Koppel PA melt shop, which uses a lower carbon intensive process based on EAF technology, got underway in 2021 following a year-long investment of more than USD 15 million in upgrades. The company has expanded its US workforce by 1,400 since late 2020 and has been boosting production across its facilities, including its Koppel steel mill where it most recently reactivated the heat treatment and finishing lines.The Steel Manufactures Association is an industry trade organization that represents the American electric arc furnace steel industry, which accounts for 70% of US steel production. Members include Alton Steel, Arkansas Steel, Big River Steel, Byer Steel, Cascade Steel, Charter Manufacturing, Chicago Heights Steel, Commercial Metals Company, EVRAZ, Gerdau NA, Jersey Shore Steel, JSW Steel USA Baytown, Liberty Steel, McDonald Steel, Mid-American Steel & Wire, North Star BlueScope Steel, Nucor Steel, Optimus Steel, SSAB, Steel Dynamics Inc, Sterling Steel (Leggett & Platt), Stupp Corporation, Tenaris, Vallourec Star USA & W Silver
The Steel Manufacturers Association has announced that Tenaris in the US has joined the association. SMA President Mr Philip K Bell said “We are pleased to welcome Tenaris in the USA to the SMA. It is important that the American EAF steel industry, come together to address common challenges and to pursue common goals. We welcome Mr Zanotti to our board of directors, and we look forward to Tenaris in the USA contributing as a producer member.”Tenaris has a strong presence in the States, where it has invested approximately USD 11 billion since 2006 to grow its industrial footprint and its product portfolio, driven by its expanding talent base, becoming the largest producer of steel pipes in the US. Steel production at Tenaris’s Koppel PA melt shop, which uses a lower carbon intensive process based on EAF technology, got underway in 2021 following a year-long investment of more than USD 15 million in upgrades. The company has expanded its US workforce by 1,400 since late 2020 and has been boosting production across its facilities, including its Koppel steel mill where it most recently reactivated the heat treatment and finishing lines.The Steel Manufactures Association is an industry trade organization that represents the American electric arc furnace steel industry, which accounts for 70% of US steel production. Members include Alton Steel, Arkansas Steel, Big River Steel, Byer Steel, Cascade Steel, Charter Manufacturing, Chicago Heights Steel, Commercial Metals Company, EVRAZ, Gerdau NA, Jersey Shore Steel, JSW Steel USA Baytown, Liberty Steel, McDonald Steel, Mid-American Steel & Wire, North Star BlueScope Steel, Nucor Steel, Optimus Steel, SSAB, Steel Dynamics Inc, Sterling Steel (Leggett & Platt), Stupp Corporation, Tenaris, Vallourec Star USA & W Silver
