General Information

The Australian Stainless Steel Development Association (ASSDA) is a non-profit industry group that aims to increase the consumption of stainless steel in Australia. ASSDA’s activities support the stainless steel industry through education and training, problem solving, networking, lobbying, promotion and accreditation. A fresh focus starting in 2010 will include an import displacement program.

Members

ASSDA has more than 250 member organisations, including overseas mills, stockists and distributors, fabricators, engineering consultants, end users and service providers.

ASSDA’s Major Sponsors are Sandvik Australia, Fagersta Steels, Austral Wright Metals, Atlas Specialty Metals, Outokumpu and the Nickel Institute.

Other valuable information

ASSDA runs a technical inquiry hotline. Visit http://www.assda.asn.au/ for more information.

Stainless steel fabricators have the opportunity to become ASSDA Accredited, which gives asset owners and specifiers greater certainty that applications using stainless steel will be performed by technically competent industry specialists.

ASSDA publishes Australian Stainless Online at www.assda.asn.au/blog (the magazine was formerly printed under the banner Australian Stainless).