“This year we received a record number of outstanding nominations from across the steel supply chain and from those who supply critical services to the steel industry,” said Bristol Voss, AMM editor-in-chief.  “Nearly 80 nominations were received, our largest number to date.  We believe these finalists represent the highest-achieving companies of the recent past in their respective industry segments.”
 
Winners will be announced 9 June 2015 at the annual Steel Awards Dinner held in New York in conjunction with the Steel Success Strategies XXX Conference presented by AMM and World Steel Dynamics Inc.

The finalists in each category are:
Best Innovation, Product: AK Steel Corp., Gerdau, Greer Steel Co., Poligrat GmbH, Scepter Inc.
 
Best Innovation, Process:  ArcelorMittal Dofasco, TimkenSteel Corp.
 
Best Mergers & Acquisitions: AK Steel Corp., ArcelorMittal, Nucor Corp., Steel Dynamics Inc.
 
Best Operational Improvements: Alabama Steel Terminals LLC, ArcelorMittal Dofasco, Greer Steel Co., Olympic Steel Inc.
 
Technology Provider of the Year: Integrated Mill Systems Inc., Leveltek International Inc., Supply Dynamics LLC
 
Financial Services Company of the Year, Banks: Bank America Merrill Lynch, BMO Harris Bank  N.A., Evercore, PNC Financial Services Group
 
Financial Services Company of the Year, Advisors: Crunch Risk LLC, Global Principal Partners LLC
 
Information Technology Company of the Year: Aptean, CareGo, Crowe Horwath LLP, Gerdau, Michigan Information Systems, OAO Severstal, Schneider Electric Industries SAS
 
Environmental Responsibility/Stewardship: ArcelorMittal Dofasco, David J. Joseph Co., Scrap Metal Services LLC, Sims Metal Management Ltd., SSAB Americas
 
Logistics Provider of the Year: Alabama Steel Terminals LLC, MoveTran LLC, Port Tampa Bay
 
Scrap Company of the Year (small/midsize): Columbus Recycling Corp., United Scrap Metal
 
Scrap Company of the Year (large): Commercial Metals Company, Scrap Metal Services LLC, Sims Metal Management Ltd., Upstate Shredding – Ben Weitsman & Son Inc.
 
Service Center of the Year: Jemison Metals, Klein Steel Service Inc., MidWest Materials Inc., Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.
 
Tube and Pipe Producer of the Year: Atkore International, Borusan Mannesmann Pipe U.S. Inc., OMK Tube, TMK-Ipsco
 
Steel Producer of the Year: ArcelorMittal, Gerdau, Nucor Corp., TimkenSteel Corp.