Meet the Member
Cargill
Cargill’s metals business provides value-adding services and solutions along the global ferrous supply chain. Combining over 150 years track record of risk management in global commodities markets with more than 40 years unique insights in the ferrous industry, they provide their customers the support they need to thrive.
CBF Indústria de Gusa
Based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, CBF has over 37 years of experience in the production and marketing of nodular pig iron with the expertise to produce low phosphorous pig iron.
Fortescue
Fortescue is the technology, energy and metals group accelerating the commercial decarbonisation of industry, rapidly, profitably and globally. Driven by our unique values, we’re showing the world that we can achieve Real Zero.
Midrex
Midrex offers leading technology for decarbonizing the iron and steel industry through direct reduced iron (DRI). DRI is the most environmentally friendly method to supply the steel industry with the iron needed for high-quality steel production. As the industry leader, Midrex produces about 80% of the world’s low CO2 DRI and has been operational for over 50 years, with nearly 100 modules across 21 countries.
Modulax
Founded in 2006, Grupo Modulax specializes in the creation of projects for the assembly and implementation of industrial plants intended for the areas of steelworks and mining. It is currently considered a benchmark in its field of activity, with operations in Brazil, Latin America, and Africa. With innovative solutions and modern equipment, they guarantee results that provide lower cost of production and greater profitability to projects.
NEMO Industries
NEMO Industries is building the world’s most efficient plants to re-shore American pig iron production. Their first site will use natural gas-based DRI and electric smelting to process iron ore pellets into granulated pig iron. Their state-of-the-art multi-modal graph transformer architecture enables predictive maintenance, yield loss reduction, and consistent production over nameplate- supporting jobs through enhanced safety and productivity.
Primetals Technologies
Primetals Technologies provides metals producers with cutting-edge, custom-tailored plant equipment and services. Their latest focus areas include new ecological solutions for even greener steel production, the digitalization of all production-related processes, advanced automation as summed up by the term “Industry 4.0”, future-oriented designs for linked casting and rolling, as well as advanced process analysis and optimization
Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs to grow and decarbonise. Its metals and minerals are found everywhere in everyday life: aluminium for cars, copper for renewable energy technologies, iron ore for the steel in our cities, and lithium for electric vehicles. Today, you’ll find their teams in 35 countries seeking opportunities to reduce our carbon footprint, partnering to develop new technologies, and creating new products.
Scandinavian Steel
Based in Stockholm, Sweden, Scandinavian Steel is a leading distributor of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, pig iron and alloys to the steel, foundry and chemical industry on a worldwide basis.
Sojitz
Sojitz Corporation of America (SCA) is part of Tokyo based Sojitz Corporation, an integrated global trading and investment company with $17 billion in revenue. In the Americas, SCA brings over a century of expertise to building innovative, sustainable businesses across industries
TMS International
TMS International is one of the largest global providers of outsourced environmental and industrial services to companies. Since 1926, TMS has set high standards in the area of environmental responsibility through recycling, maintaining energy-efficient operations, processing by-products for beneficial reuse and developing innovative, 24/7 programs designed to reduce greenhouse emissions and help customers reduce their carbon footprint.
How to apply
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What our members say
CBF believes that being an IIMA member is part of helping to be part of advancing the global OBM industry. IIMA offers a group of intelligent, like-minded individuals who work together to keep the industry up-to-date and successful while also allowing for their own professional development.
IIMA provides Cargill with more opportunities to connect all parts of the ferrous supply chain together to shape a responsible and sustainable ferrous supply chain that helps the world thrive.
Overall, IIMA’s importance lies in its role as a unifying force within the global iron metallics sector, advocating the interests of its members, promoting industry standards and best practices, fostering collaboration, and driving innovation and market development – which is important to Primetals Technologies.