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World Steel Association elects new officers and welcomes new members

São Paulo, 07 October 2013 – The Board of Directors of the World Steel Association (worldsteel) has elected the following new officers for 2013/2014: Chairman:                    Joon-Yang Chung, Chairman and CEO, POSCO Vice Chairmen:           Alexey Mordashov, CEO, Severstal JSC                                        Wolfgang Eder, Chairman and CEO, voestalpine AG Treasurer:                   Eiji Hayashida, President and CEO, JFE Steel Corporation …

Alacero promotes world-class training in steel processes for young Latin-American engineers

Santiago, Chile, June 13, 2013. steeluniversity.org is a free, award-winning educative on-line web portal, developed by the World Steel Association, the global organization that represents the Steel industry. Alacero –Latin American Steel Association- and one of its members, the seamless pipes producer Tenaris, take part of this initiative and have translated the different training modules into Spanish, making …

World Steel Association praises new ISO standard

Brussels, 21 March 2013 – The World Steel Association (worldsteel) welcomes the publication of an ISO standard that defines a calculation method of carbon dioxide emission intensity from iron and steel production. The standard is based on the CO2 data collection methodology that has been used for the past five years in the steel industry. …

2012 worldsteel Safety and Health Excellence Recognition

New Delhi, 10 October 2012 – worldsteel has recognised four member companies, China Steel Corporation, Gerdau, NatSteel, and Tata Steel Limited for excellence in their safety and health programmes. Xiaogang Zhang, worldsteel’s Chairman for 2011/2012, said: “The goal of an injury-free work environment is the highest priority for our industry and the safety and health …

World Steel Association elects new officers and welcomes new members

New Delhi, 10 October 2012 – The Board of Directors of the World Steel Association (worldsteel) has elected the following new officers for 2012/2013: Chairman: Alexey Mordashov, General Director, Severstal JSC Vice Chairmen: Xiaogang Zhang, President, Anshan Iron & Steel Group Corporation Joon-Yang Chung, Chairman and CEO, POSCO Treasurer: John Surma, Chairman and CEO, United …