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
Danhak 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