The Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA) (Washington, DC, USA) recently announced that Tenaris (Houston, Texas, USA) and the company’s president over its U.S. operations, Luca Zanotti, have joined the association and its board of directors.
Tenaris operates multiple steel pipe facilities in the United States as well as an electric arc furnace steel mill in Koppel, Pennsylvania, USA, with 430,000 tons of annual steelmaking capacity. Tenaris also runs what it describes as the world’s most technologically advanced seamless pipe mill in Bay City, Texas, USA, with an annual production capacity of 600,000 tons.
“We are pleased to partner with the SMA and its member companies,” Zanotti says. “Our company is committed to supporting low-emissions steelmaking with an agenda rooted in sound public policy, a strong safety culture, and environmental stewardship. This will benefit Tenaris and the steel industry."
“We are dedicated to domestic manufacturing,” Zanotti adds. “Tenaris has invested more than $11 billion in our people, processes, and equipment since 2006. We will continue to innovate, invest and contribute to the sustainable development of our communities.”
SMA describes itself as the largest steel association in America. Representing the electric arc furnace (EAF) steel industry, which currently accounts for over 70% of steel made in the United States, the association advocates for public policy solutions and member services enabling steelmakers to build their businesses, employees to build their lives, and communities to build their futures.
With an advantage in energy efficiency relative to traditional steelmaking, EAF steel is made using electrical currents to melt scrap steel and other recycled metals. Beyond improved environmental impacts, EAF steel can be produced at higher efficiency and with more flexibility than blast furnace steel, according to the association.
“It is important that the American EAF steel industry comes together to address common challenges and to pursue common goals,” says Philip K. Bell, president of SMA. “We welcome Mr. Zanotti to our board of directors, and we look forward to Tenaris contributing as a producer member.”
Source: Tenaris, www.tenaris.com.