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Nov, 2022
September 2022 Crude Steel Production
World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 151.7 million tonnes (Mt) in September 2022, a 3.7% increase compared to September 2021. ...
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07
Nov, 2022
Worldsteel Short Range Outlook October 2022
The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has today released an update of its Short Range Outlook (SRO) for 2022 and 2023. worldsteel forecasts that steel demand will contract by 2.3% in 2022 to rea...
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03
Nov, 2022
Worldsteel Safety And Health Excellence Recognition 2022
As part of its commitment to the highest safety and health standards, the World Steel Association (worldsteel) recognises excellence in seven of its member companies for delivering demonstrable imp...
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31
Oct, 2022
13th Steelie Awards Winners Announced
The Steelie Awards recognise member companies for their contribution to the steel industry over a one-year period. The Steelies are awarded in six categories: Excellence in low-carbon steel product...
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27
Oct, 2022
About Steel - Who Invented Steel And Why Does Steel Rust?
Who invented steel? A British inventor, Henry Bessemer, is generally credited with the invention of the first technique to mass produce steel in the mid 1850s. Steel is still produced using technol...
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24
Oct, 2022
About Steel - Which Country Makes The Most Steel?
Which country makes the most steel? worldsteel updates the list of steel-producing countries in the annual worldsteel updates the list of steel-producing countries in the annual World Steel in Figu...
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Oct, 2022
About Steel - What Is Smart Manufacturing?
What is smart manufacturing? Smart manufacturing does not just mean having a smart factory. It is a significant transformation in the way we source raw materials, manufacture, and market our produc...
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Oct, 2022
About Steel - How much steel is produced in a year
Steel is the world’s most important engineering and construction material. It is used in every aspect of our lives; in cars and construction products, refrigerators and washing machines, cargo ship...
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14
Oct, 2022
13th Steelie Awards Shortlist Announced
The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has announced the shortlist for the 13th Steelie Awards. The Steelie Awards recognise member companies for their contribution to the steel industry over a o...
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11
Oct, 2022
About Steel - How Many Types Of Steel Are There?
Steel is not a single product. There are more than 3,500 different grades of steel with many different physical, chemical, and environmental properties. Approximately 75% of modern steels have been...
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08
Oct, 2022
About Steel - How Is Steel Made?
Steel is produced via two main routes: the blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) route and electric arc furnace (EAF) route. Variations and combinations of production routes also exist. The k...
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05
Oct, 2022
The Steel Remanufacturing Tracker
With increased attention on the environmental agenda, worldsteel is looking at how remanufacturing activities impact the steel industry. While remanufacturing will lead to some savings of steel use...