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:
EMSTEEL – Pioneering low-carbon steel: EMSTEEL’s multi-lever net-zero strategy
Judges:
- Paul Brooks, Bekaert/Consultant
- Ian Cameron, Principal Metallurgist, Ferrous, Hatch
- Feng Liu, Process Pyrometallurgist, Pyrometallurgy, Hatch
- Henk Reimink, Consultant
- Neil Rose, Process Engineering Trainee, Pyrometallurgy, Hatch
- Prof. Yansong Shen, Director, SCoPE Lab for Green Metals, University of New South Wales
- Beth Valiaho, Consultant
- Professor Aidon Yang, University of Oxford
Innovation of the year:
InfraBuild – SENSE 600: Innovative lower-embodied carbon reinforcing steel solution
Judges:
- Franz Androsch, Independent Expert, Vice President R&D (retired), voestalpine AG
- Henk Reimink, Consultant
- Prof. Yansong Shen, Director, SCoPE Lab for Green Metals, University of New South Wales
Excellence in sustainability:
Ternium – Winds of change: Ternium’s first step into renewable energy in Argentina
Judges:
- Luiz Cláudio Allemand, Lawyer, Independent
- -Ing Sabina Grund, Associate Director Sustainable Development, International Zinc Association
- Danhak Gu, Policy Analyst, OECD
- Gordon Peeling, Director, Great Quest
- Professor Runa Sarkar, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
- Jim Woods, Corporate Affairs, O-I Glass
Excellence in Life Cycle Assessment:
HBIS Group Co., Ltd. – “LCA+Life Well-Being Index” Collaborative Evaluation System: Innovating to driving marketing and application of metal decorative products.
Judges:
- Professor Gong Xianzheng, Beijing University of Science and Technology
- Dr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, Senior Director- Consulting India and South East Asia, Sphera
- Nicole Sullivan, Impact Director, thinkstep-anz
Excellence in people:
ArcelorMittal – Integration of army veterans and supporting the families of fallen employees
Judges:
- Professor Iny Hwang, Seoul National University
- Shanna Jacobs, Elia Academy Manager, Elia
- Professor Jingang Nie, Tangshan Vocational and Technical College of Science and Technology
- Klaus Seybold, Senior Lecturer, Studiengänge & Transferzentrum Institut Industrial Management, FH JOANNEUM – University of Applied Sciences
- Maurits Wesseling, Consultant
Excellence in communications programmes:
ArcelorMittal – The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Judges:
- Silvia Antonioli, Founder & Head of Content, Momo Media
- Andrew Baud, Founder & Chief Executive, TALA
- Sally Eggeling, Partner, Studio Lead, Omnicom Production
- Ian Higginson, Founder, Creative Director, MakeAlias
- John Stokes, CEO, CentreBlue
