15th Steelie Awards winners announced

The Steelie Awards recognise member companies for their contribution to the steel industry over a one-year period. The 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 independent expert panels.

The winners and judges for each award are listed below.

Excellence in low-carbon steel production:

• China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited - HyCROF commercial demonstration project

Judges:

• Paul Brooks, Independent Consultant, Climate Change/CO₂ Reduction/Energy Efficiency/Environment/Sustainability
• Hemant Mallya, Senior Programme Lead, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)
• Henk Reimink, Independent Senior Consultant, IndEx - Industry Excellence
• Professor Yansong Shen, University of New South Wales
• Rajesh Kumar Singh, Managing Director India & Southeast Asia, Sphera
• Ian Cameron, Principal Metallurgist and Ironmaking Specialist, Feng Lui, Pyrometallurgist and Thermochemist, and Takshi Sachdeva, Process EIT, Hatch

Innovation of the year:

• POSCO - Innovative PosZET® welding technology for eco -friendly / lightweight / cost-effective auto parts

Judges:

• Carl de Maré, Programme Director, Smart Delta Resources and Consultant, Net-zero Steel and Industry
• Henk Reimink, Independent Senior Consultant, IndEx - Industry Excellence
• Eric Vitse, Senior Industry Advisor, Mining and Steel Decarbonisation, Eric Vitse Consulting

Excellence in sustainability:

• Gerdau S.A.- ESG in the supply chain

Judges:

• Luiz Cláudio Allemand, Lawyer, Independent
• Danhuk Gu, Policy Analyst, OECD
• Gordon Peeling , Director, Great Quest Fertilizer Ltd.
• Runa Sarkar, Professor Economics, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
• Jim Woods, Corporate Affairs, O-I Glass

Excellence in Life Cycle Assessment:

• Tata Steel - LCA methodology in multifunctional and circular systems

Judges:

• Ming Xu, Professor, Tsinghua University
• Dr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, Managing Director India & Southeast Asia, Sphera
• Nicole Sullivan, Impact Director, thinkstep-anz

Excellence in education and training:

• POSCO- Quality-Safety-Stability (QSS) training programme

Judges:

• Bruce Duncan, Professor, Education, Independent
• Iny Hwang, Professor, Accounting, Seoul National University
• Hsin Tzu Kuo, Student, Social Innovation & Sustainable Development, Feng Chia University
• Maurits Wesseling, HR Consultant, Independent

Excellence in communications programmes:

• POSCO - Fantasteel

Judges:

• Silvia Antonioli, Founder & Head of Content, Momo Media
• Andrew Baud, Founder & Chief Executive, TALA
• Sally Eggeling, Partner, Studio Lead, FleishmanHillard
• Ian Higginson, Founder, Creative Director, Make Alias
• John Stokes, CEO, CentreBlue

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Notes

The World Steel Association (worldsteel) is one of the largest and most dynamic industry associations in the world, with members in every major steel-producing country. worldsteel represents steel producers, national and regional steel industry associations, and steel research institutes. Members represent around 85% of global steel production.