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The Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI) Association or HBIA is a not-for-profit corporation whose purpose is:
- To promote HBI as the preferred source of merchant steelmaking metallics.
- To inform ship owner/operators and charterers and terminal operators of the handling, shipping, and storage benefits of HBI.
- To assist iron and steel producers in the effective use of HBI.
HBIA has four types of members:
- Producers – Companies with the ability to produce HBI, have begun construction of an HBI plant, or assume the operations of an HBI producer.
- Associates – Companies engaged on a continuing basis as either an HBI plant builder or a supplier of technology, goods, or services to the HBI Industry.
- Traders – Companies engaged on a continuing basis in selling or brokering HBI.
- Special – Individuals who have had outstanding careers or are currently involved in the HBI Industry or a related academic field.
Each HBIA member company is encouraged to participate in the three standing committees: Promotion, Technical, and Transportation. These committees determine the public relations, educational, research and development, and lobbying programs of the Association.
As an HBIA member, companies have:
- Access to and network with the major producers, suppliers, and traders of HBI and other steelmaking metallics.
- Representation at major worldwide conferences, trade shows, and meetings.
- Source of news, information, and statistics about HBI and the global steel industry.
- Voice in international forums that set guidelines for handling, shipping, and storage of merchant steelmaking metallics.
- Entry into Members Only area of HBIA Web site (www.hbia.org).
- Roster of member companies and contact information.
HBIA is an Affiliated Member of the South East Asia Iron and Steel Institute (SEAISI) and has working relationships with the Arab Iron and Steel Union (AISU), International Pig Iron Association (IPIA), and the Sponge Iron Manufacturers Association (SIMA).
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