AMM Steel Hall of Fame Class of 2013 Announced
07/12/2013 - American Metal Market, a premium source of pricing and news for the metals industry, announced the members of the AMM Steel Hall of Fame Class of 2013.
The inductees were the third class to be accepted into the Steel Hall of Fame, which was created to highlight the entrepreneurs, executive leaders, and top influencers in the history of steel. Handpicked by the Hall of Fame committee, this year’s class was recognized on 18 June during the AMM Awards for Steel Excellence Dinner that took place on the second evening of the Steel Success Strategies Conference.
Cecilia Danieli, one of the three inductees, was honored along with the rest of the class during the dinner. Danieli, better known as “Italy’s Lady of Steel” to her contemporaries, is the first woman to hold a place in the Steel Hall of Fame. Danieli was at the reins in the early 1980’s when her family’s company had either engineered or equipped half of the world’s 250 mini-mills.
Also joining the ranks are Tadeusz Sendzimir, a true innovator of his time who introduced the continuous process for galvanizing steel and owns 120 patents related to mining, metallurgy and steelmaking. Since the founding of his company, T. Sendzimir Inc. has overseen the construction of 265 cluster mills, 55 Z-high mills and 16 planetary mills in 43 countries.
Keith Busse, the youngest inductee to the Hall of Fame, is a major player in the flat- rolled mill business whose accomplishments include building Nucor’s Crawfordsville facility and forming SDI which he led to becoming the nation’s 5th largest producer of carbon steel products.
“Each member of the Steel Hall of Fame Class of 2013 have helped frame the course of history with their momentous accomplishments. We are proud to be recognizing these individuals,” said David Brooks, AMM’s publisher.
“Each member of the Steel Hall of Fame Class of 2013 have helped frame the course of history with their momentous accomplishments. We are proud to be recognizing these individuals,” said David Brooks, AMM’s publisher.
