Living Steel is pleased to announce four new members of its programme. They include:

• Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation
• The European Convention for Constructional Steelwork (ECCS)
• The International Zinc Association (IZA)
• The Steel Construction Institute (SCI)

Living Steel Programme Director, Scott Chubbs, has expressed his appreciation for the willingness of both corporations and leading industry bodies to support and endorse the Living Steel programme.

"We are extremely excited by the progress Living Steel has made in such a short period of time", said Mr Chubbs.

"The amount of positive feedback we have received from across all areas of the industry demonstrates a keen willingness of people to make a difference."

"We are passionate in our attempts to advance the development of more sustainable housing encourage all companies, both large and small, to participate in this programme", added Mr Chubbs.

Living Steel is a five-year worldwide programme to stimulate innovation in the design and construction of housing and is managed by the International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) on behalf of the programme members.

Current members of Living Steel include Arcelor, Baosteel, BlueScope Steel, CELSA Group, Corus, Erdemir, IMIDRO, Mittal Steel, Posco, Ruukki, and Tata Steel, The European Convention for Constructional Steelwork, The Steel Construction Institute, and The International Zinc Association.

Editor's Notes

Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation is one of the world's leading steel producers and joins 10 other international steel producers who are already benefiting from their participation in Living Steel. www.baosteel.com

The European Convention for Constructional Steelwork (ECCS) is the federation of the National Associations of Steelwork industries and covers a worldwide network of Industrial Companies, Universities and Research Institutes.
http://www.steelconstruct.com/

The International Zinc Association (IZA) is based in Brussels and represents and supports zinc producers and users around the world. The synergy of steel and zinc within Living Steel will strengthen the development of durable and sustainable steel housing solutions. http://www.iza.com/

The Steel Construction Institute (SCI) is the world's largest independent technical institute supporting the use of steel in construction. Based in the United Kingdom, SCI is at the forefront in the development of new steel-based housing systems.
http://www.steel-sci.org/

To find out more about the Living Steel programme and the benefits of participation visit http://www.livingsteel.org or contact Scott Chubbs, Programme Director, Living Steel, at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .