The Board of Directors of the International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) has elected and welcomed the following companies and associations as members of IISI:
Regular Members:
Company Board Representative
Anshan Iron & Steel Group Corporation, China Liu Jie, President
Chaparral Steel, USA Tommy Valenta, President
Duferco, Italy Professor Antonio Gozzi, Managing Director
Handan Iron and Steel Group, China Liu Rujun, Chairman
Severstal North America Inc., USA Vadim Makhov, Executive Chairman
Shanghai Bao Steel Group, China Xie Qihua, Chairman and President
Shougang Group, China Zhu Jimin, Chairman
Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Corp., China Liu Benren, President
Masatoshi Ozawa was also elected as a Regular Member-at-Large representing Aichi Steel Co., Ltd., Daido Steel Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Steel Mfg. Co., Ltd., Nakayama Steel Works, Ltd., Nippon Yakin Kogyo Co., Ltd., Osaka Steel Co., Ltd., and Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd.
Associate Members:
Acciaieria I.S.P. di Cremona srl, Italy
Dneprospetsstal, Ukraine
Halyvourgiki Inc., Greece
Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless Steel Corporation, Japan
Panchmahal Steel Limited, India
Affiliated Members:
China Iron and Steel Association, China
SwissInox, Switzerland
On behalf of the Board of Directors, the Secretary General of IISI, Mr Ian Christmas, welcomed the new members to the Institute. IISI now has over 185 members including steel producers, national or regional steel federations and steel research organisations. |