Northern Iron Corp. appointed Alberto Hassan as the chairperson of the Board of Directors.
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Hassan has 45 years of experience in the steel and automotive industry. He was instrumental in the development of the Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI) industry in Venezuela, as well as the FINMET® Process Technology. He served as the president & CEO of Orinoco Iron, responsible for the largest HBI complex in the world, and has held various other positions. In 1998, Hassan founded the HBI Association, the international trade association for HBI and served as the Chairman of the Association until its merger with International Pig Iron Association to form the International Iron Metallics Association (IIMA), where he is currently serving as a special advisor on direct reduction.
