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INTERNATIONAL TITANIUM ASSOCIATION

MISSION & PHILOSOPHY International Titanium Association was established in 1984 with the mission of connecting the public interested in using titanium with specialists from across the globe who may offer sales and technical assistance. We accomplish this by: • Hosting the Titanium Resource Center; • Educating through hands on workshops & online seminars; • Producing the TITANIUM Conference series in the US and in Europe; • Providing assistance in the form of accurate and timely information to potential designers, fabricators and end users of titanium, involved in generating, producing or disseminating information about titanium; • Sponsoring the Titanium Online Library dedicated to preserving past conference proceedings from the World Titanium and annual TITANIUM Conferences; • Administering 16 working committees all with a focus on marketing and technical objectives. By joining the International Titanium Association, you will be making connections with industry representatives and receiving up to date, essential information necessary to conduct business in the global titanium industry.

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ITA MEMBERSHIP

AUSTRALIA BELGIUM BRAZIL CANADA

Current Membership consists of over 240 organizations comprised of more than 1,500 individual members from 23 countries worldwide.

CHINA FRANCE GERMANY ITALY

ITA Members Produce, Consume, Fabricate and Distribute Titanium Metal. Other membership categories include Raw Material Suppliers, Academia, and Vendors who provide products & services to the titanium industry.

JAPAN LUXEMBOURG NETHERLANDS ROMANIA RUSSIA

International Titanium Association is your primary connection into the global titanium industry.

SLOVENIA SOUTH AFRICA SWEDEN SWITZERLAND TAIWAN THAILAND UKRAINE UNITED KINGDOM UNITED STATES

ACTIVE & ENGAGED ITA relies on its strong committee activities, bringing added value to Membership. As an ITA Member you are invited to participate in these working groups: Executive

Women in Titanium (WiT)

Awards

Membership

Trade Show

Grants

Safety

Nominating

TITANIUM EUROPE Conference Planning

TITANIUM USA Conference Planning

REACH Consortium

Education

Application Sub Groups Aerospace

Consumer

Industrial

Medical

The committees serve as the functioning arms of the Association. They provide a forum in which industry marketing and technical specialists may discuss and address issues faced by the industry in the promotion and use of titanium.

REASONS TO JOIN • Opportunity to serve on ITA Committees. • Substantial concessions for exhibition and registration at TITANIUM Conferences. • Listing in the Titanium Resource Center • Inclusion in the quarterly Titanium Today magazine. • Referrals from sales & technical inquiries. • Access to annual statistical review, executive summaries, TITANIUM conference presentations, and historical World Conference proceedings. • Introductions and unlimited networking for your business development.

AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS COMMITTEE Current Projects Include: • Executive Summaries from Aero related titanium symposiums. • Editorial for the Titanium Today Aerospace edition. • Recommendations for Aero related trade shows where ITA exhibits.

Current Industry Representation include: • TIMET, Titanium Metals Corporation • ATI • ALCOA Titanium & Engineered Products • VSMPO - AVISMA

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS COMMITTEE Objectives: • To provide the organizational structure for open discussion of marketing and technically related concerns and needs as it applies to the general marketing of titanium to a market segment. • To protect existing applications from misperceptions and incorrect information regarding the performance or lack of performance of titanium. • To determine industry and Association requirements to successfully develop a new market or application for titanium. Current Industry Representation include: • VSMPO-AVISMA

• T.I. (Titanium Industries)

• ALCOA Titanium & Engineered Products

• TIMET, Titanium Metals Corporation

• TICO Titanium Incorporated

• Titanium Processing Center

• Titanium Engineers, Inc.

• Uniti Titanium

• Titanium Fabrication Corp.

• Tricor Metals

MEDICAL APPLICATIONS COMMITTEE Current Projects Include: • Editorial content for Titanium Today magazine medical edition. • Nominate candidates for the Titanium Applications Development award. • Evaluation of how ITA can support the use of titanium in medical applications.

Current Industry Representation include: • ALCOA Titanium & Engineered Products • ACNIS International • Dynamet Incorporated • Fort Wayne Metals • T.I. (Titanium Industries)

CONSUMER APPLICATIONS COMMITTEE Objectives: • To provide a forum for the discussion of new issues faced by the titanium industry which may impact the development of titanium. • To provide a method to address the concerns of the potential user of titanium and ensure an industry interest in their application regardless to the size of the application, material used or market segment. Current Industry Representation include: • ADMA Products, Inc. • Grandis Titanium • Horie Corporation • Renton Coil Spring Company

STATISTICAL REVIEW The Statistical Review is a compilation of titanium statistics, organized by the ITA from government and trade association data. The publication includes a full range of industry statistics including Canada, China, European Union, Japan, Russia, Taiwan, and USA.

by Rick Schulte

TITANIUM TODAY Quarterly Magazine: • Editions include Medical, Industrial, Aerospace and Consumer. • 15,000 subscribers, printed and online editions available. • Editorial includes technical and market oriented topics. • Advertising offered exclusively to ITA Members. • Buyer’s Guide Listing included in every issue.

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TECHNICAL & SALES ASSISTANCE ITA disseminates hundreds of technical questions to our membership annually. Inquires are received through the ITA website, at trade shows where ITA exhibits, and from the general public interested in using titanium metal. Inquires include material selection, grade specifications, and other specific questions such as how to weld titanium, fabrication, etc. ITA refers the inquiries to our Membership who may offer sales or technical assistance.

TRADE SHOW COMMITTEE ITA exhibits at a variety of trade shows throughout the year, disseminating information about the properties and applications of titanium metal and alloys and introducing booth visitors to our Member organizations. Current Industry Representation include: • Vulcanium Metals International, LLC • Lawrence Holdings, Inc. • T.I. (Titanium Industries)

GRANT COMMITTEE The Grant Committee evaluates applications for the Titanium Applications Development award annually. A prize of $20,000 is presented to the winner at the annual TITANIUM USA conference. Any individual, group, or organization who have shown significant achievement toward improving and expanding the use of titanium is invited to apply for the award. The Grant Committee works jointly with Scholarship America to provide Academic Scholarships on behalf of the ITA. Up to 4 individual scholarships are awarded each Fall supporting STEM majors.

Current Industry Representation include: • T.I. (Titanium Industries) • TSI Titanium • United Alloys & Metals, Inc./Cronimet

EDUCATION COMMITTEE The Education Committee is comprised of a variety of ITA Member organizations, all which have an interest in furthering education initiatives on behalf of the titanium industry. Current Projects Include: • Expanding workshop series.

Current Industry Representation include:

• Hosting Poster Sessions for Research & Development in Titanium and the Best Master Dissertation Programs at the annual TITANIUM conferences.

• ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH

• Support CSIRO’s Titanium Challenge contest.

• CSIRO, Titanium Technologies

• AMETEK Reading Alloys • Dynamet Technology Incorporated • University of Northern Iowa

• Maintain existing literature, published by the ITA, to ensure the content remains up to date for the industry & prospective users of titanium metal. • Administer the E-Book library on the ITA Website which includes digital editions of the past World Titanium Conference proceedings along with other published donations.

SAFETY COMMITTEE Mission: To disseminate the location of existing published resources for a spectrum of safety related subjects on behalf of titanium suppliers, users and first responders. Objective: To promote awareness of human health & safety practices within the titanium industry based on existing published resources.

The current scope of the Safety Committee include: • Disseminate existing published resources to suppliers and users of titanium products through Titanium Today magazine, committee meetings, ITA website and TITANIUM Conferences. • Provide referral list of safety related services & products through the Titanium Resource Center. • Develop on-line awareness programs from existing published resources. • Encourage safety committee members to participate in other organization standards and compliance groups. • Host regular meetings where the industry may have a forum to discuss occurrences and to discuss how to prevent such incidents from happening in the future. All ITA Members are invited and encouraged to participate in Safety Committee activities.

TITANIUM CONFERENCE SERIES The TITANIUM conference series offers insights into the current state of the industry as well as efficient, high-value networking opportunities not available anywhere else for titanium producers, OEMs, distributors, fabricators and vendors offering services to the titanium industry. Exhibition space, sponsorship opportunities and speaking engagements are all available to the ITA Membership.

WOMEN IN TITANIUM Mission: The mission of the WiT committee is two-fold: To develop a networking group of collegial women presently in the titanium industry; and to promote, attract, and encourage high school and college women to enter the titanium industry. Objective: To contribute to the growth of the overall titanium industry by providing mentoring, collegial and networking opportunities for women within the titanium industry and to take part in programs which advance gender equality in STEM fields for high school and college women.

The current scope of the WiT Committee includes: • Professional Development: Including but not limited to planned meetings offering lectures and industry related tours. • Education: Offering exclusive WiT sponsored workshops encouraging discussion relating to applied titanium metallurgy. Academic scholarships or mentoring opportunities will be offered to strengthen efforts on gender and diversity-related issues in the fields of STEM. • Mentorship: Organized networking events will be held in Europe, Asia & USA. • Leadership: WiT will join programs such as the National Girls Collaborative Project providing girl-serving STEM programs. • WiT will strive to create a partnership with other like-minded organizations.

INTRODUCING THE NEW

All ITA Members receive a listing in the Titanium Resource Center. This searchable database is available to the public to locate titanium metal producers, distributors, fabricators, raw material suppliers and more, all by product & service from across the globe.

JOIN US

ITA offers a wide spectrum of membership categories to provide all producers, users, consumers and vendors who are involved with the titanium industry with the opportunity to join and take advantage of membership benefits. As our gift to you, all new Members of the ITA receive a beautifully inscribed titanium plaque showing your membership with the International Titanium Association is in good standing. Additional plaques may be ordered to display in your regional offices or as part of your exhibit display at trade shows.

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