Blogs by worldsteel experts and occasionally by guest bloggers. The blogs cover a wide variety of issues affecting the steel industry. We hope you will find this section useful and look forward to your comments.

13 July 2023

Blog: Open Forum 2023

Our 2023 Open Forum will take place on 12-13 September and aims to engage with a wide range of stakeholders in the steelmaking ecosystems. Read more about the focus of this year’s discussions.

31 March 2023

Blog: Megatrends and their impact on the global steel industry

Baris Çiftçi, Director, Industry Analysis, details the findings of worldsteel's Megatrends Evaluation Expert Group.

14 December 2022

Blog: Sustainability reporting - A collective and continuous effort towards a sustainable society

Claudia Korntner, Head of Corporate Responsibility at voestalpine, discusses worldsteel's plan to drive progress through collecting additional Sustainability Indicators.

17 November 2022

Blog: worldsteel’s Open Forum – A climate conversation with the steel industry

Åsa Ekdahl, Head of Environment and Climate Change, shares the highlights from our first Open Forum on climate.

10 October 2022

Blog: What will you do to help break the stigma?

Today is World Mental Health Day. Ian Russon, Director of Health and Safety at Tata Steel discusses the need to talk openly about mental health within organisations.

29 September 2022

Blog: Climate - Inaugural worldsteel Open Forum

The focus of the global climate debate has broadened and moved to sectors of the economy other than energy and transport.

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Blog: A new approach to safety and health in the steel industry

Today worldsteel has launched its new publication: Safety and health culture and leadership fundamentals.

Blog: Tracking remanufacturing activities in the steel industry

worldsteel considers that the increased focus on the circular economy will impact the evolution of future steel use.

Blog: How advanced high-strength steels will enable sustainable future transportation

The Steel E-Motive project demonstrates the suitability of the latest advanced high-strength steel grades for use in fully autonomous electric vehicles. Kate Hickey from WorldAutoSteel explains how.