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Worldsteel Launches Steelies Awards at worldsteel-44 in Tokyo

The World Steel Association (worldsteel) hosted its first-ever Steel Awards ceremony last week in Tokyo during its
44th annual steel industry conference. Trophies — which are being called Steelies — were awarded in seven categories.
 
Nominations and winners for each of the seven categories include:
 
Steel Industry website of the year — Tata Steel
Final nominations: ArcelorMittal, Essar Steel, POSCO, Tata Steel, and Tenaris
 
worldsteel activity of the year — WorldAutoSteel
Final nominations:
By-Products Report
Launch of the 2010 global steel life cycle inventory
WorldAutoSteel's future steel vehicle lightweight body program
Living Steel's international architecture competition
virtual steelmaking on steeluniversity.org
 
Innovation of the year — Baosteel
Final nominations: Nippon Steel, ThyssenKrupp, Baosteel, and Voestalpine
 
Excellence in sustainability reporting — Posco
Final nominations: Posco, ArcelorMittal, Tenaris, and Rautaruukki
 
Journalist of the Year — Peter Marsh, Financial Times
Final nominations:
Alex MacDonald, Dow Jones,
Roger Manser, SBB
Peter Marsh, Financial Times
Robert Guy Matthews, Wall Street Journal
Philip Price, Metal Bulletin
 
Life cycle analysis leadership — Tata Steel Europe
Final nominations: ArcelorMittal, Baosteel, and Tata Steel Europe
 
Industry communicator of the year — Lakshmi Mittal
Final nominations: Hajime Bada, Ian Christmas, Daniel DiMicco, Lakshmi Mittal, Shan Shanghua, and John Surma
 
Steelies winners were selected through nominations by member companies to the relevant worldsteel committees followed by final selection by expert panels. Journalist of the year and communicator of the year were selected by direct vote.
 
The World Steel Association (worldsteel) is one of the largest and most dynamic industry associations in the world. worldsteel represents approximately 180 steel producers (including 19 of the world's 20 largest steel companies), national and regional steel industry associations, and steel research institutes. worldsteel members produce around 85% of the world's steel.