The Steelie Awards recognise member companies for their contribution to the steel industry over a one-year period.

The Steelies are awarded in six categories:

 Excellence in low-carbon steel production:

• Ansteel Group Corporation Limited – Low CO2 emission blast furnace charge solution based on low basicity high silicon pellets and its application

 Innovation of the year:

• POSCO – STS high-speed extended width AC electrolytic pickling technology

 Excellence in sustainability

• POSCO – Recycling shell waste for sustainable steelmaking

 Excellence in Life Cycle Assessment

• Tata Steel – PACI – a tool to support innovation and customer engagement life cycle thinking in the steel value chain

 Excellence in education and training

• Ternium – Competences Certification Programme for Risky Tasks (CCRT)

 Excellence in communications programmes

• Gerdau S.A. – How the century-old Gerdau transformed its image and became the steel company with the highest global engagement