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Ironmasters based on the East Coast established AISI's predecessor organization, the American Iron Association in 1855 as a trade organization for the iron industry.[citation needed] The American Iron Association changed its name to the American Iron and Steel Association (AISA) in 1864. Its headquarters were in Philadelphia at that time.[citation needed]

A growth of the Iron and Steel industry led to it leaders seeing the need for an organization to help handle the clerical and statistical burdens of the AISA. In 1908, under the leadership of Elbert H. Gary, the American Iron and Steel Institute was formed. Four years later the AISA would be merged into the AISI.

In 1931, the board elected Robert P. Lamont, Herbert Hoover's Secretary of Commerce, as CEO. Lamont was the only person from outside the steel industry ever to hold the position.

In the 1930's the AISI played a key role in the implementation of the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 in the steel industry. This Act would include industry specific codes of fair competition that would reshape the industry by turning it into a government sponsored cartel while maximizing employment. The act would soon after be repealed and throughout the late 1930's the institute leaned on aggressive public relations to voice concerns surrounding government and labor relations.

Also in the late 1930's the Institute would release a series of steel product manuals to focus the processes of terminology of the industry and form a more standard set of guidelines and definitions.

AISI would receive a Distinguished Service Award from the United States Department of the Army for their development of a method that would conserve critical alloy elements to aid the United States war effort during World War II. Following the war AISI would help place returning veterans in jobs within the steel industry.

By the mid 1950's AISI, now governed by a board of cooperate CEO's, had grown to consist of 2500 individual members, 98 corporate members, and 55 separate committees of specialists.

In response to the growing involvement of the Federal government in the operation of our market economy, AISI opened its first Washington office in 1966. The government relations department was joined in the U.S. capital by several other departments in 1969; and by the end of 1974, the institute had moved all of its operations to Washington, except for regional building codes offices. Shortly before the new office opened, 115 people were employed by the institute.[citation needed]

During the 1970s, the combined AISI Committees of Structural Steel Producers and Steel Plate Producers engaged in a series of research and promotional seminars and publication programs that focused, for example, on the use of steel storage tanks and transmission pipage in the water utility business, innovations in computer-aided design for structural steel frames for high-rise and arena buildings, applications for structural and steel plate in new mass transit system designs, and in utility poles for high voltage electrical transmission systems. These committee activities were frequently co-sponsored with the cooperation of the American Institute of Steel Construction and the Steel Plate Fabricators Association.[citation needed]

In the 1970s, changes were made in the institute's structure to address public policy issues such as the environment and energy, as well as to become more active on behalf of the industry in debates over tax policies and policies concerned with international trade.[citation needed]

In the opening years of the 21st century, restructuring of the steel industry resulted in far-reaching changes in AISI. Like its member companies, AISI downsized its staff. As its member companies became more customer-driven, AISI has also increased its market development activity. Public policy activity has grown in importance, as has collaborative research and the role of associate members, almost all of whom are suppliers of the steel industry.[citation needed]

The Council of Electric Furnace Producers and the North American Steel Council were established as integral parts of AISI, and the Steel Can Recycling Institute (SCRI) as a satellite. SCRI recently became SRI, as it dropped "Can" from its name and expanded its interests to other end products made of steel.[citation needed]

The original association's By-laws provided for committees: one on statistics and another on finance. The institute's By-laws at the time of its incorporation provided for four standing committees: Foreign Relations, Statistics, Improvement in Methods, and Membership. Today there are more than 40 specialist committees.[citation needed]

AISI and The Environmental Protection Agency
In 1977 congress adopted a new amendments to the Clean Water Act proposed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency(EPA). These amendments placed new regulations on industrial waste discharge, effects on cost, and gave the EPA the power to decide when companies had to meet these new standards by on a case to case basis. The same year AISI filed suite in the U.S. Court of Appeals challenging the EPA's authority to apply these new regulations claiming that it was in violation of the 1972 Federal Water Pollution Act amendments.

In 1982 in an effort to come closer to an agreement with AISI the EPA enacted new regulations which placed a "bubble" stance on discharge. This stated that instead of regulations on specific processes in a plant put forth by the EPA, the plant could decide what changes they made to meet discharge standards that would now be a net discharge amount between water and air.

In 1983 the EPA and AISI filed a settlement agreement stating that the industry could decide in house how they cut discharge as long as the net amount of air and water discharge met new limitations. It also stated that the EPA could not force any regulations that cant be achieved without an excessive amount of new expenses. This also allows the industries to decide the most cost effective ways to cut discharge and to change the processes they use as new ways to achieve this are discovered. In 2002 and 2005 the EPA established new pollutant discharge limitations on the net amount of discharge from multiple out-charges, which the iron and steel industry deemed applicable.

In 2014 AISI requested the Supreme Court of the United States overturn two Federal Circuit Courts rulings that allowed the EPA to seize authority from the states to control new emissions controls. The filing was aimed at new regional haze regulations the EPA enacted on activities such as mining and power production, both of which harm the iron and steel industry. They accused the EPA of abusing its authority and overstepping boundaries set forth by they Clean Air Act (United States) which gave the power to the states. AISI said that regional haze is an aesthetic regulation and not a public health issue so shouldn't fall under the EPA's purview. They claim that states with clean air should not have to adhere to the same regulations as those with poor air quality, which is the exact reason why it had always been a state regulation and not a set of country wide standards.

In 2016 it was upheld that the EPA would hold the ability to judge standards on a state by state basis allowing individual states to make progress while working side by side with the EPA. In 2018 President Donald Trump ordered the EPA to review their involvement with states around the regional haze programs. The EPA then announced a Regional Haze Reform Roadmap that seeks to give individual states even more say in emissions controls.

Steel Recycling
In 1988 AISI along with eight North American steel companies established the Steel Can Recycling Institute with the goal of promoting steel can recycling. Regional managers worked with public recycling offices, haulers, scrap dealers, and anyone involved in steel recycling to spread steel can recycling to communities across North America. Due to its success, the Steel Can Recycling Institute was change to the Steel Recycling Institute in 1993 and changed its focus to all steel recycling. For over 25 years steel recycling has been over 50%, seeing numbers as high has 88%, and since AISI's involvement over one billion tons of steel have been recycled.

Elbert H. Gary Medal
Since 1927, the AISI has awarded an annual medal, named for its first president, to an outstanding leader within the North American steel industry. Recipients of the Elbert H. Gary Medal include:


 * 1944: Quincy Bent
 * 1991: Frank W. Luerssen
 * 1997: Joseph F. Toot Jr.
 * 2003: John T. Mayberry
 * 2004: Daniel R. DiMicco
 * 2005: David Sutherland
 * 2006: John P. Surma
 * 2007: Louis Schorsch
 * 2008: Andrew G. Sharkey, III
 * 2009: Ward J. Timken
 * 2010: James L. Wainscott
 * 2013: Joseph A. Carrabba
 * 2014: Michael T. Rehwinkel
 * 2015: Michael G. Rippey
 * 2016: Chuck Schmitt
 * 2017: John J. Ferriola
 * 2018: Lakshmi Mittal

Auto/Steel Partnership
The Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP) was founded in 1987 to combine automobiles with the innovations of the steel industry. They strive to pursue research and education that can benefit the automobile industry and meet the public's need for sustainable vehicles. They stress progress in safety, designing, manufacturing, and fuel economy advancements.

Canned Food Alliance
The Canned Food Alliance (CFA) works alongside various members of the steel industry to stress the positive impacts of canned food. Canned food's availability, sustainability, affordability, nutritional value, and convenience, are some of the aspects of canned food that the alliance works to promote.

Metal Roofing Alliance
The Metal Roofing Alliance (MRA) was created in 1998 to spread education on metal roofing to companies, roofing professionals, and homeowners. They highlight the aesthetic, strength, and economic benefits of metal roofing while providing a platform to connect metal roofing professionals and home owners.

National Steel Bridge Alliance
The National Steel Bridge Alliance is a not-for-profit organization that aims to promote the use of steel as the main product in bridge building. They represent bridge fabricators and steel mills in the effort to voice the benefits of steel in both bridge design and construction.

Steel Framing Alliance
The Steel Framing Alliance (SFA) is a group of various professionals from various building trades that encourage the use of cold formed steel in building framing. they educate builders on the benefits in design and durability that they offer while also working to advance steel framing technologies. They serve as the defending voice behind the use of steel framing.

Metal Construction Association
The Metal Construction (MCA), established in 1983, is an organization made up of the suppliers and manufactures of metal products whose goal is to promote the use of metal in building around the world. They use marketing, education, and action on public politics to move towards the growth of the industry. By educating designers, installers, owners, and educators, they create an awareness of the benefits of the broad applications of metal.

Metal Building Manufacturers Association
The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA), founded in 1956, is coalition of manufacturing members that work to research, advance business codes and standards, and educate the construction community.They aim to better costs, strength, and function in metal building to promote the long term growth of the industry.

Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance
The Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance (SSSBA) is made up of various bridge and soil structure industry leaders. This group's goal is to educate bridge owners and designers on the use of short span bridges to aid in design and construction.

Cool Metal Roofing Coalition
The Cool Metal Roofing Coalition (CMRC), established in 2002, is a coalition of over 10 industry trade association members that help the public understand the environmental and energy saving benefits of Cool Metal Roofing. They achieve this goal by educating architects, specifiers, codes & standards officials, and building owners on the various benefits of different cool metal roofing practices and products.