Tata Named ‘Steelmaker of the Year’ at AISTech
05/12/2010 - Ratan N. Tata, Tata Sons Ltd., Tata Industries, was named “Steelmaker of the Year” at AISTech 2010, managed by the Association for Iron & Steel Technology, for its “entrepreneurial spirit” that lead Tata Steel from India’s first integrated steel plant to a global leader in steel production.
Ratan N. Tata, Tata Sons Ltd., Tata Industries, was named “Steelmaker of the Year” at AISTech 2010—The Iron & Steel Technology Conference and Exposition, managed by the Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST). The award is presented annually by AIST to recognize notable leaders and their contributions to the steel industry.
Tata received the honor on May 4 during the conference’s annual President’s Award Breakfast, in recognition of the “entrepreneurial spirit” that helped Tata Steel go from India’s first integrated steel plant to a global leader in steel production. Through organic growth of various plants, including the modernization of the Jamshedpur Works to achieve 10 million tonnes per annum in 2011, and with the acquisition of Corus in 2007, Tata Steel has become one of the world’s most geographically diversified steel producers, with crude steel production capacity of 30 million tonnes per annum.
Chris McCarthy, Director of Tata Steel International, accepted the award on behalf of Ratan N. Tata, saying, “Mr. Tata is truly honored by this recognition and humbly accepts the AIST Steelmaker of the Year Award for 2010 on behalf of the 80,000 employees of Tata Steel located worldwide on five continents.
“I sincerely thank the leadership of AIST for recognizing Tata Steel with this honor. I also commend AIST for developing a presence in India and other steelmaking regions outside of the U.S. and for creating programs for the global steel industry to fulfill our collective objectives of creating a sustainable future for steel."
Other award winners announced during the President’s Award Breakfast included:
AIST Distinguished Member and Fellow Award, which is presented to an AIST member who has advanced the technical development, production, processing and application of iron and steel and/or related activities of the industry and has performed meritorious service to the association:
- Raymond S. Milman, Senior Staff Engineer, Middough Inc., received this honor for his expert methodology in structural analysis and for sharing this through AIST presentations, committee activities, and published technical papers. His work has resulted in major economic savings and expanded steel industry knowledge relative to mill building design and construction.
AIST William T. Hogan, S.J. Lecture Award, which recognizes an individual of outstanding leadership to the iron and steel industry, with selected lectures covering trade, economics, steel industry operations, developments or forecasts. This award is given in appreciation of the keynote lecture presented during the AISTech President’s Award Breakfast:
- John P. Surma, chairman and Chief Executive Officer, United States Steel Corp., whose keynote presentation topic was “Steel Trends in 2010.”
AIST Tadeusz Sendzimir Memorial Medal, which is presented in recognition of an individual who has advanced steelmaking through the invention, development, or application of new manufacturing processes or equipment:
- Gerald R. Heffernan, chairman of the board, G.R. Heffernan & Associates, received this honor for pioneering the implementation of continuous billet casting in 1954 at Premier Steel in Edmonton, Alta., and thus starting the minimill evolution. He advanced his novel concept by building Lake Ontario Steel in 1964, which attracted the attention of Willy Korf, and then North Star Steel in 1968, Sheerness Steel in 1970, Chaparral Steel in 1972, and Raritan River Steel in 1975. Nucor’s Ken Iverson studied the new process at North Star, “and the rest is minimill history.”
AIST J. Keith Brimacombe Memorial Lecture Award, presented in recognition of outstanding accomplishments in the science and technology of iron and steel manufacturing and awarded to those individuals who exhibit Dr. Brimacombe’s dedication and profound effect on people:
- Chenn Q. Zhou, professor, department head of mechanical engineering, director — CVIS, Purdue University Calumet, whose lecture was titled, “Visualizing the Future in Steel Manufacturing.”
John F. Elliott Lectureship Award, designed to acquaint students and engineers with the opportunities in chemical process metallurgy and materials chemistry. This lecturer is selected in recognition of distinguished contributions in chemical process metallurgy and materials chemistry to the iron and steel industry:
- David G.C. Robertson, professor emeritus of metallurgical engineering, Missouri University of Science & Technology, will present a lecture, during the 2010–2011 school year, titled, “Innovation in Metals Production—Faster, Cheaper, Safer,” to students at selected universities nationwide.
Benjamin F. Fairless Award (AIME), which recognizes distinguished achievement in iron and steel production and ferrous metallurgy:
- Anthony J. DeArdo, professor, University of Pittsburgh, received this award in recognition of 35 years of contributions to the science of steelmaking and the development of new grades. He is recognized globally for his contributions to the understanding of the design properties of microalloyed steels and the mechanisms of strengthening and microstructural evolution.
Hunt-Kelly Outstanding Paper Award (AIME), recognizing the author or authors of the best published paper of the year by a member or nonmember of AIST:
- First Place — Raimundo A.F.O. Fortes, Hiroyuki Matsuura, and Richard J. Fruehan, for their paper, “Decarburization and Slag Formation Model for Electric Arc Furnace.”
- Second Place — Randall P. Stone, Clayton C. Liu, and Peter C. Glaws, for their paper titled, “Experience With an Innovative On-Line Inclusion Determination System for Liquid Steel.”
- Third Place — Mark A. Nicholls, Zafer Koont, Brian D. Nelson, Darren Bray, and Jeffrey Felker, for “Copper Plating Phenomenon During Pickling of Steel.”
AISTech 2010 was one of the largest gatherings of industry personnel in the world this year, with more than 6000 people attending. The four-day conference program encompassed more than 390 technical presentations, and exhibits by 431 domestic and international companies.
AIST is an international technical association of more than 13,800 professional and student members, representing iron and steel producers, their allied suppliers, and related academia. The association is dedicated to advancing the technical development, production, processing, and application of iron and steel.
