Tag «Steel»

July 2022 crude steel production

23 August 2022 Brussels, Belgium World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 149.3 million tonnes (Mt) in July 2022, a 6.5% decrease compared to July 2021. Crude steel production by region Africa produced 1.2 Mt in July 2022, down 5.4% on July 2021. Asia and Oceania produced …

Design unveiled for connected steel autonomous vehicle for future sustainable urban mobility

To advance sustainable transportation by factoring whole lifecycle into a vehicle’s development, WorldAutoSteel and Ricardo have designed a fully autonomous Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) steel-enabled vehicle inspired by contemporary urban architecture trends and focused on passenger safety and comfort. Steel E-Motive, an initiative of WorldAutoSteel, the automotive group of the World Steel Association and its engineering partner …

July 2021 crude steel production

24 August 2021 Brussels, Belgium World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 161.7 million tonnes (Mt) in July 2021, a 3.3% increase compared to July 2020. Crude steel production by region Africa produced 1.3 Mt in July 2021, up 36.9% on July 2020. Asia and Oceania produced …

November 2020 crude steel production

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 158.3 million tonnes (Mt) in November 2020, a 6.6% increase compared to November 2019. Due to the ongoing difficulties presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, many of this month’s figures are estimates that may be revised with next month’s production …

Sustainable steel – Indicators 2020 and steel applications

17 November 2020  The World Steel Association (worldsteel) today publishes Sustainable steel – Indicators 2020 and steel applications. The publication features the steel industry’s sustainability performance via its 8 sustainability indicators and focuses on 3 key steel applications from a life cycle perspective: automotive, construction and packaging. A life cycle assessment (LCA) of a product …

July 2020 crude steel production

24 August 2020 Brussels, Belgium World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 152.7 million tonnes (Mt) in July 2020, a 2.5% decrease compared to July 2019. Due to the ongoing difficulties presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, many of this month’s figures are estimates that may be revised …

worldsteel Short Range Outlook June 2020

June 2020 Brussels, Belgium The World Steel Association (worldsteel) today released its Short Range Outlook (SRO) for 2020 and 2021. In 2020 worldsteel forecasts that steel demand will contract by 6.4%, dropping to 1,654 Mt due to the COVID-19 crisis.  In 2021 steel demand is expected to recover to 1,717 Mt, an increase of 3.8 % …

March 2020 crude steel production

22 April 2020 Brussels, Belgium World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 147.1 million tonnes (Mt) in March 2020, a 6.0% decrease compared to March 2019. Due to the ongoing difficulties presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, many of this month’s figures are estimates from national and regional …

GLOBAL STEEL INDUSTRY GROUPS CALL FOR URGENT ACTION ON STEEL EXCESS CAPACITY CRISIS

Washington, DC, October 22 – Nineteen steel industry associations in the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia today called for the governments of steelmaking economies to step up efforts to effectively tackle persistent global excess capacity in the steel sector, including by quickly implementing strong rules and remedies that reduce excess capacity, its impact and its …

February 2019 crude steel production

6 March 2019 Brussels, Belgium World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 137.3 million tonnes (Mt) in February 2019, a 4.1% increase compared to February 2018. China’s* crude steel production for February 2019 was 71.0 Mt, an increase of 9.2% compared to February 2018. India produced 8.7 …