Dr Karl-Ulrich Köhler, chairman of worldsteel Education and Training Committee and CEO Tata Steel Europe, announced the winners. Dr Köhler said, “This global competition, simulating the manufacturing of steel, provides a unique opportunity to young professionals from steel companies and universities to test their skills. I am very pleased to meet these brilliant young men and women who will drive the steel industry to become even more competitive’. Joon-Yang Chung, chairman of worldsteel and CEO and chairman, POSCO, presented the trophies and certificates to the champions. Chung said, “It is a matter of great satisfaction that our industry hosts a brilliant pool of talent. The industry requires continuous innovation and creativity and, in exchange, offers a rewarding and challenging career.”
Worldsteel announces 8th steelChallenge champions
The World Steel Association (worldsteel) announced the new World Champions of the eighth steelChallenge. A team from Tata Steel, India, won in the category for young steel industry employees, and a team from Universidad Nacional del Sur in Argentina won in the student category.
The World Championship of the eighth steelChallenge took place in Brussels in February 2014, with the regional champions from the first round competing for the global title. The task was to produce high-strength steel billets at the lowest total cost using secondary steelmaking simulation tools at steeluniversity.org.