steelChallenge-19
The Regional Championship
steelChallenge-19 took place in two rounds. The Regional Championship occured on 26 November 2024 from 12.00 UTC. Participants had 24 hours to record successful runs of the chosen steelmaking simulators.
The 19th edition attracted 2,624 participants, a nearly 60% increase on its previous year, representing more than 120 companies and 150 academic institutions from 34 countries. They used steeluniversity’s steelmaking simulator to produce the best steel at the lowest cost while meeting carbon footprint requirements.
steelChallenge-19 utilised steeluniversity’s electric arc furnace and secondary steelmaking simulators in a combined run. Participants were tasked to produce a grade of steel meeting technical requirements at the lowest cost per tonne with carbon footprint requirements. The simulation used a grade of steel specifically designed for steelChallenge-19.
Schedule
1
Sep 2, 2024
Open
Registration
Registration is performed at steeluniversity.org and grants access to simulations, 3D models, e-learning courses, video tutorials, forum and support desk.
2
Sep 25, 2024
EAF Simulation
Tutorial
1hr Master class deliver for industrial experts. Class is recorded with subtitles in English and Spanish.
3
Oct 16, 2024
Sustainable
Operation of EAF
1hr Master class deliver for industrial experts. Class is recorded with subtitles in English and Spanish.
4
Nov 10, 2024
Trends in EAF
Technologies
1hr Master class deliver for industrial experts. Class is recorded with subtitles in English and Spanish.
5
Nov 26, 2024
Regional
Championship
Participants will have 24 hours to record successful runs of the chosen steelmaking simulators.
6
Apr 8, 2025
World
Championship
There will be 10 qualifiers for the World Championship. The qualifiers include the student and industry winners in each region.
Results Regional Championship
Europe and Africa – Industry
| Position | Person | Affiliation | Country | Price |
| 1 | Carlos Arroyo | Acerinox S.A. | Spain | 442.177 |
| 2 | Ondřej Ambrož | Institute of Scientific Instruments of the Czech Academy of Sciences | Czech Republic | 446.896 |
| 3 | Afonso Vaz de Mello Cardoso | MEGASA | Spain | 452,702 |
| 4 | Jon Retuerto | Sidenor Aceros Especiales | Spain | 456,993 |
| 5 | Paweł Antonik | ArcelorMittal | Poland | 457,901 |
Americas – Industry
| Position | Person | Affiliation | Country | Price |
| 1 | Leandro Rodrigues Ribeiro | ArcelorMittal | Brazil | 430,023 |
| 2 | Pablo Leão | ArcelorMittal | Brazil | 430,740 |
| 3 | Renadir Maciel Junior | ArcelorMittal | Brazil | 430,892 |
| 4 | Yoran Bolsoni | ArcelorMittal | Brazil | 430,962 |
| 5 | Pedro Paulo de Souza Junior | ArcelorMittal | Brazil | 431,019 |
Asia West – Industry
| Position | Person | Affiliation | Country | Price |
| 1 | Amer Abdelkader Mohamed Amer | EMSTEEL | UAE | 430,794 |
| 2 | Ritesh Kumar Singh | Tata Steel Limited | India | 431,419 |
| 3 | Avishek Samal | Tata Steel Limited | India | 431,526 |
| 4 | Arth Kumar | Tata Steel Limited | India | 431,689 |
| 5 | Rashmita Biswal | Tata Steel Limited | India | 431,701 |
Asia North – Industry
| Position | Person | Affiliation | Country | Price |
| 1 | Xiao Wu (潇 吴) | HBIS Group Co., Ltd. | China | 427,712 |
| 2 | Gang Zu (祖刚) | HBIS Group Co., Ltd. | China | 427,761 |
| 3 | Hu Zhiju (胡志菊) | HBIS Group Co., Ltd. | China | 427,904 |
| 4 | Wáng Yáng (王扬) | HBIS Group Co., Ltd. | China | 427,953 |
| 5 | Wáng Yáng (王杨) | HBIS Group Co., Ltd. | China | 427,966 |
Asia East and Oceania – Industry
| Position | Person | Affiliation | Country | Price |
| 1 | Boseong Park (박보성) | POSCO Holdings | South Korea | 429,515 |
| 2 | Younggeun Kim (김영근) | POSCO Holdings | South Korea | 429,565 |
| 3 | Suhyun Park (박수현) | POSCO Holdings | South Korea | 429,712 |
| 4 | Kim Jinho (김진호) | POSCO Holdings | South Korea | 429,786 |
| 5 | Jingi Pyeon (편진기) | POSCO Holdings | South Korea | 429,841 |
Europe and Africa – Students
| Position | Person | Affiliation | Country | Price |
| 1 | Ožbej Modrijan | University of Ljubljana | Slovenia | 449,007 |
| 2 | Lautaro E. Gonzalez Santucho | Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña | Spain | 449,644 |
| 3 | Valentin Nitelet | University of Mons | Belgium | 450,403 |
| 4 | Matija Makarovič | University of Ljubljana | Slovenia | 455,668 |
| 5 | Joseph Manuel Bustillos Peñaloza | Universidad Politécnica de Madrid | Spain | 458,624 |
Americas – Students
| Position | Person | Affiliation | Country | Price |
| 1 | Daniel Aquer | Universidade Federal do Ceará | Brazil | 428,903 |
| 2 | Matheus Segundo Teixeira | Universidade Federal do Ceará | Brazil | 429,060 |
| 3 | João Pedro Gonçalves Santiago Lima | Universidade Federal do Ceará | Brazil | 429,366 |
| 4 | Victor Lima | Universidade Federal do Ceará | Brazil | 429,521 |
| 5 | Eric Kenji | FMU | Brazil | 431,232 |
Asia West – Students
| Position | Person | Affiliation | Country | Price |
| 1 | Vivek Soren | Shavak Nanavati Technical Institute | India | 430,375 |
| 2 | Humaid Alhammadi | Abu Dhabi Vocational Education & Training Institute | UAE | 431,207 |
| 3 | Hardeep Singh | Shavak Nanavati Technical Institute | India | 431,211 |
| 4 | Ashwini Kumar Soy | Shavak Nanavati Technical Institute | India | 431,376 |
| 5 | Narottam Nischalananda Swain | Shavak Nanavati Technical Institute | India | 431,399 |
Asia North – Students
| Position | Person | Affiliation | Country | Price |
| 1 | Lu Hezhong (贺忠 卢) | Tangshan Vocational College of Science and Technology | China | 426,798 |
| 2 | Yún Yáng (云 洋) | Tangshan Vocational College of Science and Technology | China | 426,942 |
| 3 | Wang Yipeng (怡彭 王) | Tangshan Vocational College of Science and Technology | China | 427,092 |
| 4 | Hu Jie (杰 胡) | Tangshan Vocational College of Science and Technology | China | 427,140 |
| 5 | Wang Mengze (梦泽 王) | Tangshan Vocational College of Science and Technology | China | 427,142 |
Asia East and Oceania – Students
| Position | Person | Affiliation | Country | Price |
| 1 | Junho Lee (이준호 ) | Jeonbuk National University | South Korea | 427,650 |
| 2 | Jeong Hoo Choi (최정후) | Jeonbuk National University | South Korea | 427,783 |
| 3 | Sung Jin Kim (김성진) | Jeonbuk National University | South Korea | 427,945 |
| 4 | Seunghyeok Choi (최승혁) | Jeonbuk National University | South Korea | 427,973 |
| 5 | Seung Been Kang (강승빈) | Dong-A University | South Korea | 428,127 |
Regional Championship at a glance
World Championship
The World Championship of the 19th steelChallenge took place on 8 April 2025 in Sydney, Australia. The best players of the Regional Championship from the industry and student categories competed for the global title.
The challenge was to produce high strength carbon steel for galvanized automotive steel sheet, at the lowest cost using steeluniversity’s Electric Arc Furnace and Secondary Steelmaking in a combined simulation. To reflect the steel industry’s commitment to reducing the carbon footprint of its operations, there were carbon footprint requirements for the steel grade.
steelChallenge-19 World Champions
Industry Category
| Person | Affiliation | Country |
| Xiao Wu (潇 吴) | HBIS Group Co., Ltd. | China |
Students Category
| Person | Affiliation | Country |
| Lu Hezhong (贺忠 卢) | Tangshan Vocational College of Science and Technology | China |
Gallery
steelChallenge-19 was generously sponsored by the following companies:
