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In
1990, members representing producers, processors, marketers,
customers, and suppliers founded the Australasian (iron & steel) Slag Association
Inc.
Modeled
on its sister organisation, the National Slag Association in the USA,
the ASA's charter is to
provide technical information, and support the increased use of iron and steel slag’s,
as a material of choice in the construction and other potential end use industries.
In choosing a name for the Association, the term Australasian was
used to recognise the Association’s reach and acknowledge the members
scattered across the region, including New Zealand, Singapore, and
Malaysia.
An International Deputy Chairperson represents members outside
Australia at board level. Currently our New Zealand producer member
SteelServ (NZ) holds this
position.
A list of our Association
members
provides an indication of the comprehensive scope and level of representation our Association provides on matters regarding slag.
Membership Survey results for 2007
The ASA has finally compiled the results of the membership survey.
For the calendar period 2007:
- Approximately 3.4 Mt (million
tonnes) of iron and steel slag products were produced within
Australasia (Australia and New Zealand)
- From the Iron and Steel Slag
produced, some 2.76 Mt or 80 percent has been effectively utilised
[sold or reused for some beneficial use]. On per capita basis, this
equates to 125 kg per person recycled or reused
- 25 percent or 0.679 Mt was used
in cementitious applications - "high value add" [HVA] Note: approx
0.25 Mt of GBFS was imported.
- 60 percent of 1.63 Mt was used in
non-cementitious or road construction applications - Medium Value
Add [MVA]
- 15 percent or 0.42 Mt was in
general civil or fill applications - Low Value Add [LVA]
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