UrBC, Yekaterinburg, October 16, 2015. The company website of Pipe Metallurgical Company/TMK www.tmk-group.com was named Steel Industry Website of the Year.

According to the company press service, the website won in one of Steelie Awards categories; the contest is coordinated by the World Steel Association. The awarding ceremony took place at the Association’s 49th conference in Chicago, U.S.A. The award was received on the company’s behalf by BOD Chair of TMK IPSCO (TMK’s U.S. division) Petr Golitzin.

The World Steel Association is one of the largest and fastest-growing industrial organizations in the world, with its members responsible for 83% of global steel production. The Association comprises 170 steel manufacturers, including nine out of ten biggest steel companies as well as national and local steel production associations and scientific research institutes.

Steelie Awards has been held annually since 2010 to estimate the members’ contribution to the global steel industry’s development. The seven prize categories cover a range of steel production aspects from technologies to the environment to communications to education.

The Website of the Year gets selected on the basis of a candidate site’s design, downloading speed, the quality and quantity of information presented, navigation ease and use of modern technologies. A board of experts decide on the best website, choosing from all the Association members’ sites.