World Steel Association elects new officers
World Steel Association elects new officers
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The board of directors of the World Steel Association (Worldsteel), Brussels, has elected the following new officers for 2017/2018 at the Worldsteel General Assembly in Brussels. The new officers will serve a one-year term:
- Chairman Kosei Shindo, representative director and president, Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corp.;
- Vice Chairman John Ferriola, chairman, CEO and president, Nucor Corp.;
- Vice Chairman Ohjoon Kwon, CEO, POSCO; and
- Treasurer Sajjan Jindal, chairman and managing director, JSW Steel Ltd.
The board of directors also elected the 2017/18 Executive Committee:
- Wolfgang Eder, Voestalpine AG;
- Ferriola;
- Heinrich Hiesinger, Thyssenkrupp AG;
- Jindal;
- André Johannpeter, Gerdau S.A.;
- Koji Kakigi, JFE Steel Corp.;
- Kwon;
- Ma Guoqiang, China Baowu Steel Group Corp. Ltd.;
- Lakshmi Mittal, ArcelorMittal;
- Alexey Mordashov, Severstal (PAO);
- Thachat Viswanath Narendran, Tata Steel Ltd.;
- Roger Newport, AK Steel Corp.;
- Paolo Rocca, Techint Group;
- Kosei Shindo, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.;
- Yu Yong, HBIS Group Co. Ltd.; and
- Edwin Basson, Worldsteel.
A number of new companies also were welcomed as new members of Worldsteel:
- Regular members (steel companies producing more than 2 million short tons, or 1.8 metric tons, per year):
- China Baowu Steel Group, represented by Ma;
- Essar Steel Algoma, d.b.a Algoma, represented by Kalyan Ghosh;
- Liberty OneSteel (formerly Arrium Ltd.), represented by Sanjeev Gupta; and
- Toscelik Profil Ve Sac Endustrisi A.S., represented by Fuat Tosyali.
- Associate members (steel companies producing less than 2 million short tons per year):
- Abul Khair Steel Group, represented by Imran Momin;
- Bahru Stainless Sdn Bhd, represented by Oswald Wolfe; and
- PT Gunung Raja Paksi, represented by Tony Taniwan.
- Affiliated members (steel-related associations):
- A3M: Alliance de Minérais, Minéraux, et Métaux, represented by Claire de Langeron;
- Material Processing Institute, represented by Chris McDonald; and
- World Refractories Association (WRA), represented by Simona Vackeova.
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Source: Recycling Today
World Steel Association elects new officers
<![CDATA[The board of directors of the World Steel Association (Worldsteel), Brussels, has elected the following new officers for 2017/2018 at the Worldsteel General Assembly in Brussels. The new officers will serve a one-year term: Chairman Kosei Shindo, representative director and president, Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corp.;Vice Chairman John Ferriola, chairman, CEO and president, Nucor Corp.;Vice Chairman Ohjoon Kwon, CEO, POSCO; andTreasurer Sajjan Jindal, chairman and managing director, JSW Steel Ltd.The board of directors also elected the 2017/18 Executive Committee:Wolfgang Eder, Voestalpine AG;Ferriola;Heinrich Hiesinger, Thyssenkrupp AG;Jindal;André Johannpeter, Gerdau S.A.;Koji Kakigi, JFE Steel Corp.;Kwon;Ma Guoqiang, China Baowu Steel Group Corp. Ltd.;Lakshmi Mittal, ArcelorMittal;Alexey Mordashov, Severstal (PAO);Thachat Viswanath Narendran, Tata Steel Ltd.;Roger Newport, AK Steel Corp.;Paolo Rocca, Techint Group;Kosei Shindo, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.;Yu Yong, HBIS Group Co. Ltd.; andEdwin Basson, Worldsteel. A number of new companies also were welcomed as new members of Worldsteel:Regular members (steel companies producing more than 2 million short tons, or 1.8 metric tons, per year):China Baowu Steel Group, represented by Ma;Essar Steel Algoma, d.b.a Algoma, represented by Kalyan Ghosh;Liberty OneSteel (formerly Arrium Ltd.), represented by Sanjeev Gupta; andToscelik Profil Ve Sac Endustrisi A.S., represented by Fuat Tosyali. Associate members (steel companies producing less than 2 million…