The nomination period is now open for Swedish Steel Prize 2025, the steel industry’s most prestigious international award, which next year celebrates its 25th anniversary. Last day to apply is December 15, 2024.
Swedish Steel Prize recognizes those who improve their business, industry or society through the creative use of steel. Welcoming entries from across the world, Swedish Steel Prize is meant to inspire engineers, designers and inventors to explore the unlimited potential of steel. The competition promotes the sharing of innovative solutions that lead to a better and more sustainable world.
“Swedish Steel Prize is a celebration of innovation, engineering and knowledge sharing,” says Eva Petursson,
Chair of the Swedish Steel Prize Jury and Head of Research and Innovation at SSAB. “We are looking for applications that push the boundaries of our imagination and show how steel can help solve challenges in our society.”
Swedish Steel Prize is open to companies and institutions and is awarded to the method or product that best displays how the properties of the steel have contributed to a significant innovation. To qualify, the products nominated must be viable from a business perspective and exist at least in the form of a prototype while the methods must be tested and documented for use in production.
All entries are assessed by an independent jury based on their level of innovation/creativity, sustainability, performance, and competitiveness.
The winner is presented at an award ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden, during the Swedish Steel Prize Days taking place May 6–8, 2025. During the three days, industry peers come together to discuss and draw inspiration from new steel technologies and their applications. The prize money of SEK 100,000 is donated by SSAB to a charity.
To apply, please visit www.steelprize.com/apply and submit your application before the deadline of December
15, 2024.
About Swedish Steel Prize
Swedish Steel Prize was founded by Nordic steel company SSAB in 1999 to inspire the innovative use of steel. It attracts nominations from around the world, which are assessed by an independent jury of industry professionals. The last time the prize was awarded in 2023, it went to Green Buffers from Sweden for its sophisticated use of energy-absorbing high-strength steel to make trains safer and more economical.
For further information, please contact: Anna Rutkvist, Project Manager, Swedish Steel Prize, anna.rutkvist@ssab.com
Previous vinners: https://www.steelprize.com/en/previous-winners/