The World Steel Association gives annual Steelie Awards recognizing significant contributions to the steel industry in six categories, including excellence in life cycle assessment, excellence in sustainability and innovation of the year, according to the Steelie Award 2025 Shortlist .
ArcelorMittal, whose North American headquarters is based in Schererville, nabbed four nominations. The steelmaker previously ran mills in East Chicago and Burns Harbor before selling them off to Cleveland Cliffs. It was nominated in the excellence in low-carbon steel production category for upgrading wood waste into renewable fuel for a greener steel industry at ArcelorMittal Torero in Belgium. ArcelorMittal was also nominated in the excellence in life cycle assessment for its virtual design platform tha