SMA Board Elects SDI CEO Millett as Chairman

Steel Dynamics Inc. President and CEO Mark Millett has been elected to serve as board chairman of the Steel Manufacturers Association for the lobbying group’s 2021-22 term.

“The SMA is uniquely positioned to represent electric arc furnace steel producers, who over the last 30 years have emerged as the dominant force in North American steelmaking with the lowest CO₂ emissions in the world,” Millett said in a statement.

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