The World Steel Association has announced the shortlist for the 13th Steelie Awards, which recognises member companies for their contribution to the steel industry over a one-year period in a series of categories impacting the industry. The winners will be revealed on 17 October. The Steelies are awarded in six categories1. Excellence in low-carbon steel productionAnsteel Group - Low CO2 emission blast furnace charge solution based on low basicity high silicon pellets and its applicationAnsteel Group - The R&D of digitisation and networking energy management system at the Bayuquan siteArcelorMittal - CO2 reduction by means of coke oven gas co-injection in blast furnaceJSW Steel - Project SEED (Sustainable Energy Environment and Decarbonisation)Tenaris - Smart furnace for scrap use optimisation based on mathematical models and data scienceTernium - Carbon capture and utilization in Ternium Mexico2. Innovation of the yearBig River Steel - Development of single phase nano-precipitation strengthened batch-annealed SP590 sheet steel with outstanding formability: a low-cost, greener DP590 alternativeHYUNDAI Steel - Development of materials for electric vehicle reducerHYUNDAI Steel - Development of 1.5 GPa hot stamping steel in conjunction with high toughness performanceJFE Steel - Novel arc welding process for heavy-thickness steel plates with ultra-narrow groove weld jointsPOSCO - STS high-speed extended width AC electrolytic pickling technology3. Excellence in sustainabilityBangladesh Steel Re-Rolling Mills - An innovative project for utilising 100% induction furnace slag to replace unsustainable fired clay bricks and stone chips in BangladeshGerdau - BIOCOKEJFE Steel - Refractories for hot metal transport vessels contributing to a sustainable societyJSW Steel - Development of construction sand from waste steel slagPOSCO - Recycling shell waste for sustainable steelmaking4. Excellence in Life Cycle AssessmentArcelorMittal - Carbon footprint of cold stamping and hot stamping componentsHBIS Group - Using LCA to promote the carbon emission reduction in the whole value chain of hydrogen-based DRI projectsJSW Steel - Developing and implementing an Environment Product Declaration programme and promoting it in market communicationsNippon Steel - EPD development for steel productsTata Steel – PACI, a tool to support innovation and customer engagement through life cycle thinking in the steel value chainTata Steel - Using LCA to identify environmental hotspots to drive decarbonisation5. Excellence in education and trainingEmirates Steel Arkan - Career Aspirations ProgrammeHBIS Group - High Skilled Talents Training CentreJSW Steel - TalenTechTata Steel - Capability Building for Agile Transformation UDAANTernium - Competences Certification Programme for Risky Tasks CCRT6. Excellence in communications programmesGerdau - How the century-old Gerdau transformed its image and became the steel company with the highest global engagementHYUNDAI Steel - Children’s Vocational Experience CenterJSW Steel- ‘Always Around’ campaignPOSCO - Programme designed to bring the steel industry closer to the social media-savvy MZ generationTata Steel - Communication on diversity and inclusionTenaris - New way of working and new officesTernium - Ternium Safety DayThe selection process for the shortlist varies between awards. In most cases the submissions are requested via the appropriate worldsteel committee. Entries are then judged by selected expert panels.
The World Steel Association has announced the shortlist for the 13th Steelie Awards, which recognises member companies for their contribution to the steel industry over a one-year period in a series of categories impacting the industry. The winners will be revealed on 17 October. The Steelies are awarded in six categories1. Excellence in low-carbon steel productionAnsteel Group - Low CO2 emission blast furnace charge solution based on low basicity high silicon pellets and its applicationAnsteel Group - The R&D of digitisation and networking energy management system at the Bayuquan siteArcelorMittal - CO2 reduction by means of coke oven gas co-injection in blast furnaceJSW Steel - Project SEED (Sustainable Energy Environment and Decarbonisation)Tenaris - Smart furnace for scrap use optimisation based on mathematical models and data scienceTernium - Carbon capture and utilization in Ternium Mexico2. Innovation of the yearBig River Steel - Development of single phase nano-precipitation strengthened batch-annealed SP590 sheet steel with outstanding formability: a low-cost, greener DP590 alternativeHYUNDAI Steel - Development of materials for electric vehicle reducerHYUNDAI Steel - Development of 1.5 GPa hot stamping steel in conjunction with high toughness performanceJFE Steel - Novel arc welding process for heavy-thickness steel plates with ultra-narrow groove weld jointsPOSCO - STS high-speed extended width AC electrolytic pickling technology3. Excellence in sustainabilityBangladesh Steel Re-Rolling Mills - An innovative project for utilising 100% induction furnace slag to replace unsustainable fired clay bricks and stone chips in BangladeshGerdau - BIOCOKEJFE Steel - Refractories for hot metal transport vessels contributing to a sustainable societyJSW Steel - Development of construction sand from waste steel slagPOSCO - Recycling shell waste for sustainable steelmaking4. Excellence in Life Cycle AssessmentArcelorMittal - Carbon footprint of cold stamping and hot stamping componentsHBIS Group - Using LCA to promote the carbon emission reduction in the whole value chain of hydrogen-based DRI projectsJSW Steel - Developing and implementing an Environment Product Declaration programme and promoting it in market communicationsNippon Steel - EPD development for steel productsTata Steel – PACI, a tool to support innovation and customer engagement through life cycle thinking in the steel value chainTata Steel - Using LCA to identify environmental hotspots to drive decarbonisation5. Excellence in education and trainingEmirates Steel Arkan - Career Aspirations ProgrammeHBIS Group - High Skilled Talents Training CentreJSW Steel - TalenTechTata Steel - Capability Building for Agile Transformation UDAANTernium - Competences Certification Programme for Risky Tasks CCRT6. Excellence in communications programmesGerdau - How the century-old Gerdau transformed its image and became the steel company with the highest global engagementHYUNDAI Steel - Children’s Vocational Experience CenterJSW Steel- ‘Always Around’ campaignPOSCO - Programme designed to bring the steel industry closer to the social media-savvy MZ generationTata Steel - Communication on diversity and inclusionTenaris - New way of working and new officesTernium - Ternium Safety DayThe selection process for the shortlist varies between awards. In most cases the submissions are requested via the appropriate worldsteel committee. Entries are then judged by selected expert panels.
