Continued

22 April 2020

March 2020 steel production

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to worldsteel was 147.1 million tonnes (Mt) in March 2020, a 6.0% decrease compared to March 2019.

steelChallenge-14 World Champions announced

Press releases Learning

22 April 2020

steelChallenge-14 World Champions announced

worldsteel today announced the new World Champions of the 14th steelChallenge. There are two Champions: one in the student category; one in the industry category. Find out who they are.

Life cycle inventory study report: 2019 data release

Life cycle thinking

21 April 2020

Life cycle inventory study report: 2019 data release

Following the latest annual publication of the worldsteel LCI database in December 2019, the accompanying study report is now available, providing more insight into the data collected and the results published.

World’s longest suspension bridge will connect Europe and Asia

Our stories

20 April 2020

World’s longest suspension bridge will connect Europe and Asia

Scheduled to open in 2023, the Canakkale 1915 bridge will be a steel-built infrastructure, spanning the Dardanelles strait that separates the European and Asian continents.

Economics

17 April 2020

Interim steel demand economic statement

worldsteel has today published its interim steel demand economic statement in advance of its full Short Range Outlook (SRO) press release to be issued in June.

April 2020 Short Range Outlook postponed

AlertEconomics

09 April 2020

April 2020 Short Range Outlook postponed

worldsteel postpones the April 2020 Short Range Outlook (SRO) for steel demand to early June.

Steelblog

26 March 2020

Steel Safety Day postponed

worldsteel has rescheduled Steel Safety Day from April to October 2020 to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 at steel-producing sites. Read more on our blog.

Press releases Statistics

23 March 2020

February 2020 crude steel production

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to worldsteel was 143.3 million tonnes (Mt) in February 2020, a 2.8% increase compared to February 2019.

Alert

18 March 2020

COVID-19 guidance

Members in affected regions are working to reduce risk. worldsteel’s safety and health team brings information together here.

Impact of COVID-19 virus on worldsteel activities

Alert

16 March 2020

Impact of COVID-19 virus on worldsteel activities

Director General Edwin Basson outlines the measures worldsteel has taken to comply to the Belgian government's position of "social distancing".

World Cup shipping container stadium aims for post-2022 legacy

Our stories

10 March 2020

World Cup shipping container stadium aims for post-2022 legacy

Modified steel shipping containers are being used to construct the Ras Abu Aboud stadium in Qatar for the 2022 Fifa World Cup.