Tata Steel UK has again been shortlisted in the 'Excellence in Life Cycle Assessment' category of the 15th World Steel Association (worldsteel) awards 2024, having won the award three times in eight years.
Through the work of the UK’s Sustainability Policy & Assessment team, Tata Steel UK has been shortlisted for World Steel Association’s ‘Excellence in Life Cycle Assessment’ Steelie award.
The company's submission focused on the need for harmonised methods based on LCA, which becomes increasingly important as stakeholders’ interests in product environmental reporting intensifies, in particular related to decarbonisation and the circular economy.
The UK team has sought to engage in and lead the debate with influential stakeholders through a number of key industry and academic platforms, helping to set future rules, standards and guidelines for product carbon footprinting and much more.
Stakeholders’ interests in product environmental reporting is intensifying, in particular related to decarbonisation and the circular economy.
Pete Quinn, Director Sustainability & Environment said “The UK team play a leading role on behalf of the Tata Steel Group, and the sector as a whole, in establishing and promoting LCA methods that are robust and fair, and those that incentivise positive environmental outcomes.
The latest shortlisting is another recognition at the global level for a team that has won the Excellence in LCA Steelie three times in the last eight years”.
The Steelies are awarded in six categories:
Excellence in low-carbon steel production:
- ArcelorMittal Steelanol: Converting steel mill gas to ethanol
- China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited HyCROF commercial demonstration project
- CITIC PACIFIC Special Steel group Cp., Ltd Hydrogen-full oxygen-intelligent combustion
- JSW Steel Limited Transition to low-emission steel production through a multi-pronged approach and transparent disclosure
- POSCO Holdings Interim (‘bridge’) technologies – low-emissions feedstock blend and digital twin to support transition to net-zero steelmaking
- Shougang Group Five-effects-in-one comprehensive utilisation system – integrated efficient recycling of ‘combustion-heat-electricity-water-salt’
Innovation of the year:
- JFE Steel Corporation Development of 780MPa high-strength steel with excellent seismic resistance and construction efficiency achieved through an innovative heat treatment process
- POSCO Holdings AlSi-coated 2GPa press hardened steel for automotive application: Innovation against hydrogen embrittlement
- POSCO Holdings Innovative PosZET® Welding Technology for Eco friendly/Lightweight/Cost-effective Auto Parts
- Ternium Nitrogen and residuals control in EAF for automotive and high-end applications
- Ternium Ternium steel solutions for optimised truck trailers used for freight transport
Excellence in sustainability:
- Aceros AZA S.A. AZA Contigo – Base recyclers
- Gerdau S.A. ESG in the supply chain
- HBIS Group Co., Ltd Carbon2Rock -Steel slag in situ fixed flue gas CO2 production negative carbon building materials project
- Nucor Corporation Nucor Brandenburg LEED v4 BD+C Silver Certified
- POSCO Holdings Odour control consulting programme for supply chain partners
- Tenaris Building the first Tenaris wind farm in Argentina
Excellence in Life Cycle Assessment:
- ArcelorMittal ArcelorMittal LCA modelling programme
- China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited An eco-design solution for non-LCA professionals – CFP prediction tool in the steel sector
- Emirates Steel Arkan Real-time carbon insights: Emirates Steel’s LCA platform for carbon-conscious steel manufacturing
- HYUNDAI Steel Company LCA-based cooperation within the supply chain of the Hyundai Motor Group
- JFE Steel Corporation Low embodied-carbon green office building by adoption of green steel products, ‘JGreeXTM’
- JSW Steel Limited Automation of LCI data collection process to reduce the turnaround time of LCA results and EPD declaration for stakeholder disclosures
- Nippon Steel Corporation Application of LCA to corrosion-resistant steel products CORSPACE for steel bridges and port facilities
- Tata Steel LCA methodology in multifunctional and circular systems
Excellence in education and training:
- HBIS Group Co., Ltd Promoting the cultivation of high skilled talents by establishing an enterprise training and education platform
- Indian Iron & Steel Sector Skill Council (IISSSC) Recognition of prior learning (RPL) for contractual workforce
- POSCO Holdings Quality-Safety-Stability (QSS) training programme
- Tata Steel Enhancing and reinforcing the safety risk perception of the workforce in the organisation
- Ternium Ternium Leadership Excellence Academy for Cultural Transformation
Excellence in communications programmes:
- ArcelorMittal Believe in Zero
- HBIS Group Co., Ltd Hydrogen metallurgy project presents a steel green vision to the public
- Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) Steel of India
- JSW Steel Limited 25 years of JSW Steel Vijayanagar
- POSCO Holdings Fantasteel
- Tata Steel SteelCast podcast
- Ternium Steel for the Mobility of the Future
- United States Steel Corporation (USS) U.S. Steel and HGTV 2024 Smart Home Partnership
The selection process for the shortlist varies between awards. In most cases, the submissions are requested via the appropriate worldsteel committee. Entries are then judged by selected independent expert panels.
The World Steel Association (worldsteel) is one of the largest and most dynamic industry associations in the world, with members in every major steel-producing country. worldsteel represents steel producers, national and regional steel industry associations, and steel research institutes. Members represent around 85% of global steel production.
About Tata Steel UK
- The Tata Steel Group has been named one of the most ethical companies in the world, and is among the top producing global steel companies with an annual crude steel capacity of 34 million tonnes.
- Tata Steel in the UK has the ambition to produce net-zero steel by 2045 at the latest, and to have reduced 30% of its CO2 emissions by 2030.
- In October 2024, Tata Steel ceased ironmaking at its Port Talbot site and temporarily paused steelmaking pending the construction of a 3.2Mtpa Electric Arc Furnace, due to be commissioned late in 2027 / early 2028. For that period, the business will import slab and hot rolled coil to support manufacturing and distribution operations at sites across Wales, England and Northern Ireland as well as Norway, Sweden, France, Germany and UAE. It also benefits from a network of sales offices around the world.
- Throughout 2024 Tata Steel UK has been undergoing a restructuring that will reduce the size of its workforce to around 5000 direct employees, supplying high-quality steel products to demanding markets, including construction and infrastructure, automotive, packaging and engineering.
- Tata Steel Group is one of the world's most geographically-diversified steel producers, with operations and a commercial presence across the world.
- The group recorded a consolidated turnover of around US$27.7 billion in the financial year ending March 31, 2024.
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