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American Institute for Steel Construction, Inc.
AISC, headquartered in Chicago, is a not-for-profit technical institute 
and trade association established in 1921 to serve the structural steel design community and construction industry in the United States. AISC’s mission is to make structural steel the material of choice by being the leader in structural-steel-related technical and market-building activities, including: specification and code development, research, education, technical assistance, quality certification, standardization, and market development. AISC has a long tradition of service to the steel construction industry providing timely and reliable information.
Asociación para la Promoción Técnica del Acero (APTA)
APTA, Association for Technical Promotion of Steel, is a non-profit making organization in charge of steel promotion in construction in Spain.
APTA was born from four foundational groups in June 2004:Arcelor Group, Celsa Group (Spanish Company of Lamination), ASCEM (Spanish Union of Steel Fabricators) and UAHE (Spanish Union of Steel Distributors).
The main feature of APTA is its independent condition, meaning APTA belongs to an international network of IPOs (Independent Promotion Organisation). Its main purpose is to contribute to the use of steel, spreading its advantages in the sector of construction as well as producing professionalism in steel.
The mission of APTA is technical promotion and defense of steel as a material of choice.
APTA is dedicated to the enhancement of steel solutions in the Spanish construction market as well as transmiting the advantages of steel.
ASCEM - Asociación para la Construcción de Estructuras Metálicas
ASCEM -Asociación para la Construcción de Estructuras Metálicas, is the Spanish Association of Constructional Steelwork. ASCEM is an independent, non-profit organisation promoting and developing the use of steel construction in Spain. Our members are steelwork fabricators, steel producers and auxiliary companies in the steel chain. Our objective is to work on the trading area, provide technical support and resources to our members whilst encouraging the increase of the market share of steel construction in industrial, commercial and residential buildings.
Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC ICCA)
CBCA (Centro Brasileiro da Construção em Aço)
The main purpose of the Centro Brasileiro da Construção em Aço (CBCA) is promoting and improving steel construction in the domestic market, by means of:
- Organizing a dynamic center of services, with an exclusively technical focus, aiming at providing support to the collectivity, and within a predictable future, that is self-sustainable; and
- Increasing the diffusion of technical and managerial competences for steel construction, as well as the cooperation with works from the existing entities.
Thus, CBCA has as one of its main purposes the support of steel as a material against other competing materials, as well as the provision of the necessary means to turn steel into the innovative, cost-saving, aesthetical material of choice for tomorrow's architecture.
CMM
CTICM
CTICM is a French technical and industrial organisation whose aim is to promote technical progress, to participate in improving productivity and to guarantee quality in the steel construction industry.
CTICM operates within a European network including: universities, R & D centres, steel organisations, in Europe and all over the world.
CTICM multi-disciplinary staff of over 30 skilled engineers and architects are experts in their specific fields, including design, technical assistance, specification and code development, research and quality certification.
CTICM has a long experience of more than 45 years of service to the steel construction industry, providing reliable information and conceptual solutions.
ECCS (European Convention for Constructional Steel)
The European Convention for Constructional Steelwork is the federation of the National Associations of Steelwork industries and covers a worldwide network of Industrial Companies, Universities and Research Institutes.
European Coil Coating Association (ECCA)
The European Coil Coating Association (ECCA), non-profit organisation, was 
founded in 1967, with its headquarters in Brussels, and since then has gained considerable experience in all aspects of the coil coating Industry
ECCA is an association of corporate companies and encompasses a membership of around 170 companies (70% European companies) active in the metal surface treatment industry. ECCA promotes the positive contributions of coil coated metal by:
- Highlighting the benefits of coil and/or sheet coated metal with particular emphasis on environmental, cost and quality benefits - Increasing the awareness of coil and/or sheet-coated metal through professional marketing and by organising educational training programmes for non-users - Stimulating product, process, application and market development - Setting quality performance standards and developing new test methods Representing the industry in its contacts with Public Officials and Public Authorities - Liaising with other Trade Associations and Professional bodies - Creating an industry network and forum for the development and exchange of ideas
Finnish Constructional Steelwork Association (FCSA)
Fondazione Promozione Acciaio
HERA
HERA was established in 1979 as a non-profit research organisation dedicated to the needs of the metals-based industries in New Zealand.
HERA exists as a resource support centre to member companies to develop their technical competence and so improve industry capability and competitiveness. Improving technical competence includes improving staff skills of all kinds, improving technical standards of work and better use and adaptation of technology.
HERA's area of activity is best described as metals engineering and the business of adding value to raw metal material. As history of the 25 years of HERA was presented to members at the 2nd Metals Industry Conference in Christchurch in 2004.
IZA (International Zinc Assocoiation)
The International Zinc Association (IZA) is a non-profit organization, based in Brussels, Belgium, which represents the world zinc industry. IZA provides a forum for the zinc industry to grow and protect the world markets for zinc through collaborative efforts in Technology & Market Development, Environment and Sustainable Development, Health and Communications. Since 2004, the zinc activities of the International Lead Zinc Research Organization (ILZRO), based in Research Triangle Park in North Carolina, USA have been integrated into IZA. As of 2007 the activities of regional zinc associations in Asia/Pacific, Europe, Latin America, North America and South Africa will be formally part of the IZA.
Founded by the zinc industry in 1990, IZA plans, co-ordinates and conducts activities that will build a sustainable future for zinc and for the zinc industry.
ILAFA
The Latin American Iron and Steel Institute –ILAFA- is a civil non-profit association, founded in 1959, in Santiago de Chile, after a group of Latin American steel entrepreneurs gathered driven by the strong desire to achieve the regional integration of the sector.
Its objectives regarding promotion of steel use are: a) succeeding in making steel an efficient alternative for each application, sustained by a strong technical support; b) developing and promoting the innovations in steel uses; c) collaborating in the activities of companies, institutes, and chambers in the promotion of steel uses in Latin America; d) coordinating them in synergy in order to attain a better positioning of steel in its applications. ILAFA maintains a dedicated site for the Latin American Network of Steel Construction: www.construccionenacero.com/
Insdag (Institute for Steel Development & Growth)
The Indian Ministry of Steel along with the major steel producers of the nation have promoted and established the Institute for Steel Development and Growth (INSDAG) at Kolkata. INSDAG strives to expand the use of steel in the residential, commercial, infrastructure, industrial and rural segments of the construction industry.
However, shortly it will also cover automotive, power, rail and road transportation and irrigation segments. In doing so, INSDAG organises a series of seminars and workshops which act as a platform for all connected to the steel value chain - architects, consultants, structural engineers, steel producers, contractors, fabricators, hardware suppliers, government agencies, specifiers etc. These seminars and workshops are not only the forum for addressing the best practices in steel usage but also focus on identifying the constraints in the usage of steel and removing the impediments.
Korea Iron & Steel Association (KOSA)
Korean Society of Steel Construction
The Korean Society of Steel Construction (KSSC) was founded in 1989 to promote the use of structural steel and to improve technologies related to steel construction. Since then, KSSC has contributed to technological research, standardizations, publications, international cooperation and information exchange by utilizing the expertise of its member companies and scholarly members, in order to enhance the use of structural steel and to solve problems common in the steel industries with diverse backgrounds, within the field of production, design, fabrication, and construction of steel structures.
To cope with domestic and international social demands and to fulfill its responsibilities, KSSC is a public corporation with Professor Hyo-Nam Cho of Hanyang University as its president. The society currently has 2,850 members.
Russian Steel Organisation
SCI - The Steel Construction Institute
The Steel Construction Institute (SCI) is an independent, member-based organisation. It is probably the world's largest research and technical organization supporting the use of steel in construction.
The objective of The Steel Construction Institute is to develop and promote the effective use of steel in construction.
Our multi-disciplinary staff of over 40 skilled engineers, architects and IT professionals are experts in their specific fields. They work on both onshore and offshore projects, funded by industry, members, UK national and local government and the EC Commission. The SCI's research and development activities reflect the changing needs of its members, the market place and government directives.
South African Steel Institute
Founded in 1956 when South Africa was still a Union, the Institute was known as The Structural Steel Publicity and Advancement Association Limited. Initially the staff consisted of a single engineer offering his services on a part-time basis with a membership of 18 members.
In 1961 the Institute changed its name to the South African Institute of Steel Construction and more recently to the Southern African Institute of Steel Construction. Today the Institute boasts with a membership of nearly 600 members.
With a history spanning over 50 years, SAISC has been a key player in the field of education and training, advancing the level of expertise to new heights. However the emphasis has always been on promoting the use of steel in construction.
Singapore Structural Steel Society
The Singapore Structural Steel Society was formed with the objectives of constituting an association of engineers, architects, industrialists and others concerned with, and interested in, the analysis, design, construction, research and other aspects of structural steels. The Society provides a forum for its members as well as organises seminars, invited lectures, short courses, and publications etc. The Society aims to develop a resource of the best and latest information on the science, engineering and technology of structural steel, and strives to promote the proper use of structural steel under appropriate circumstances, for the benefit of the community and the region.
Since the inception, there has been an upsurge of interest in Singapore towards the consideration of structural steel as an alternative material of construction. The Society has been very active in bringing together all those involved in research, teaching, design, fabrication, manufacture and construction of steel structures in the region. This is made possible through the organisation of seminars, evening talks and publication of quarterly newsletters and annual journals. The Society has also co-sponsored a number of international and regional conferences and has arranged workshops and short courses on various aspects of steel structures. The Structural Steel Fabricators Accreditation Scheme developed by the Society with the full support of the Building and Construction Authority of Singapore was launched in November 2002, with the aim of improving quality, safety standards and raising the professionalism of the industry.
Staalinfocentrum-Centre Information Acier
The object of Staalinfocentrum-Centre Information Acier is to promote the qualitative use of steel construction in Belgium and in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg. The Centre is supported by more than 600 members, who mainly come from the iron industry, building firms, and research and architecture departments. It also includes the primary schools of architecture and engineering, as well as a large number of students.
The Centre yearly organizes national events on the theme of Construction with Steel, Contests for professionals and for students, courses and trainings, study days and project visits. It also offers a free helpdesk service via the website. It ensures the transfer of knowledge, as well as its diffusion in the media. It publishes the magazine of architecture and engineering staal_acier as well as technical works.
The Centre is the founding member of the new European network for promotion of steel: Ipo Steel Network (ISN).
Stahl-Informations-Zentrum
The Stahl-Informations-Zentrum is an organisation of steel producing and manufacturing companies in Germany. It provides market-orientated and company-neutral information on the use and processing of the material steel.
The S-I-Z offers the following services for manufacturing and steel construction: Technical information and advice, Documentations on various building solutions in steel, Participation in Fairs and Exhibitions, “International Congress on Architecture” (biannual), Seminars on steel in cladding and roofing, Training Courses on lightweight steel-framed construction, Steel Innovations Award, “Living Steel” supporting member and Media relations.
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