by Lori Jo Vest | Nov 26, 2013 | General News
Guangzhou, 21 November 2013 – The World Steel Association (worldsteel) today co-hosted with the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Automotive Industry Committee (CCPIT-Auto) a major one day...
by Lori Jo Vest | Jul 12, 2013 | General News
BRUSSELS, 12 July 2013 – A new study commissioned by the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) says that with increasing efficiencies of powertrains and fuels that contribute to lower emissions during the driving phase of the car, the use of tailpipe CO2e emissions...
by Lori Jo Vest | Jun 26, 2013 | General News
Did you know that your car came from outer space? Of course, it’s not an alien vessel, but it is made mostly of steel, which in turn is made mostly from iron, and iron – as Stars to Cars explains – is a very special element. Earth’s abundance of iron is,...
by Lori Jo Vest | Jun 19, 2013 | General News
INDUSTRY TODAY, JUNE 2013 – Pound for Pound – The boundless heavyweight fight continues between steel and aluminum for supreme lightweight bragging rights for automotive body structures. After decades of aluminum claiming that it is No. 1, recent studies...
by Lori Jo Vest | May 22, 2013 | General News
BRUSSELS, 22 May 2013 – As negotiations on the EU review of the CO2 emissions from cars Regulation kick off today, the steel industry calls upon the Council to uphold Parliament’s amendment acknowledging the importance of a Life Cycle Assessment in emissions...