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Alacero promotes world-class training in steel processes for young Latin-American engineers

Santiago, Chile, June 13, 2013. steeluniversity.org is a free, award-winning educative on-line web portal, developed by the World Steel Association, the global organization that represents the Steel industry. Alacero –Latin American Steel Association- and one of its members, the seamless pipes producer Tenaris, take part of this initiative and have translated the different training modules into Spanish, making …

Cars of the future: Steel car bodies will soon be 39% lighter, helping the environment : Alacero

Alacero – Santiago, Chile, June 11th, 2013. According to information issued by worldsteel –the global organization that represents the steel industry, being Alacero one of its members- recent studies reveal that steel auto bodies in the near future will be 39% lighter –as lightweight as today´s aluminum structures- while meeting all crash performance standards and comparable cost of …

Almost 1 million tons of finished Steel from China arrive at Latin America in Q1/2013 – Alacero

Alacero. Santiago, May 9th, 2013 – According to data published by Alacero –Latin American Steel Association- in its report “China – Latin America Quarterly Monitor”, the region continues to be the second most important destination for Chinese finished steel, only surpassed by South Korea. So, after leaving behind the European Union since October 2012, Latin …

Alacero Innovation in Steel: Triple E ships set new era in transportation

Alacero. Santiago, May 6th, 2013 – According to a recent article published by worldsteel – the association that represents steel producers globally and of which Alacero is a membera new class of container ships, the Triple E, will go into service as of July 2013. These vessels are 400 meters long, taller than London Olymipic Stadium, …

Alacero welcomes new ISO standard

Santiago, Chile, April 11th, 2013. Alacero-Latin American Steel Association- welcomes the publication of an ISO standard that defines a calculation method of carbon dioxide emission intensity from iron and steel production. The standard is based on the CO2 data collection methodology that has been promoted by worldsteel (the association that represents steel producers globally) and …

Steel Industry reinforces its commitment with Construction during Mexican Symposium of Steel Construction : Alacero

Santiago, Chile, March 14th, 2013. Between March 6th and 9th, the Biannual Symposium of IMCA (Mexican Institute of Steel Construction) took place in Guadalajara. The event gathered more than 250 steel structures manufacturers, service centers, steel processors and professional designers, and focused on competitiveness and continuous improvement in the steel construction business. The Symposium considered …

Latin America: Steel containing products and finished products trade deficit versus China deepens in 2012 to reach 46 billion dollars

Santiago of Chile, March 07, 2013. This week Alacero –Latin American Steel Association- published the 7th Edition of the Yearbook China-Latin America Foreign Trade. The document reveals that steel products exports from China to the world increased 16% in 2012, while flow to Latin America grew more steadily: 27%. During 2012, Latin America received 4.6 …

Alacero launches 6th Steel Design Contest for Architecture Students 2013

Santiago of Chile, January 17th, 2013. Alacero announced the 6th Steel Design Contest for Architecture Students 2013 this week. This year’s contest focuses on education and culture. The students should bring forward a proposal for a Public Media Library that creates a space to promote knowledge and culture among society members. Alacero organizes this contest each year and …