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22 May 2013 Brussels, 22 May 2013 – As negotiations on the EU review of the CO2 emissions from cars Regulation begin today, the steel industry calls upon the Council to uphold Parliament’s amendment acknowledging the importance of a Life Cycle Assessment in emissions legislation after 2020.
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21 May 2013 Brussels, 21 May 2013 - World crude steel production for the 63 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 132 million tonnes (Mt) in April 2013, an increase of 1.2% compared to April 2012.
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17 April 2013 Launched in 2007, worldsteel’s CO2 data collection aims to provide steel producers with a reliable benchmark for their CO2 emissions.
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16 April 2013 Brussels, 16 April 2013 – The latest in a continuing series of research studies strongly suggest that steel auto body structures in the near future can be as lightweight as today’s aluminium bodies, while meeting all crash performance standards and at comparable cost of current steel structures.
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11 April 2013 London, 11 April 2013 – The World Steel Association (worldsteel) today released its Short Range Outlook (SRO) for 2013 and 2014. worldsteel forecasts that global apparent steel use will increase by 2.9% to 1,454 Mt in 2013, following growth of 1.2% in 2012. In 2014, it is forecast that world steel demand will grow further by 3.2% and will reach 1,500 Mt.
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21 March 2013 Brussels, 21 March 2013 – The World Steel Association (worldsteel) welcomes the publication of an ISO standard that defines a calculation method of carbon dioxide emission intensity from iron and steel production. The standard is based on the CO2 data collection methodology that has been used for the past five years in the steel industry.
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20 March 2013 Brussels, 20 March 2013 - World crude steel production for the 63 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 123 million tonnes (Mt) in February 2013, an increase of 1.2% compared to February 2012.
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07 March 2013 We are delighted to announce the winners of the first worldsteel photography competition, 'Steel in your Life', which ran from 30 January to 28 February.
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21 February 2013 Brussels, 21 February 2013 – The World Steel Association (worldsteel) today announces the new World Champions of the 7th steeluniversity Challenge. A team from Tata Steel in India won in the category for young steel industry employees, and a team from University of Ljubljana in Slovenia won in the student category.
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20 February 2013 Brussels, 20 February 2013 - World crude steel production for the 62 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 125 million tonnes (Mt) in January 2013, a slight increase of 0.8% compared to January 2012.
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22 January 2013 World crude steel production reached 1,548 megatonnes (Mt) for the year 2012, up by 1.2% compared to 2011. This is a record for global crude steel production.
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18 January 2013 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has published The white book of steel, which is now available on worldsteel.org from our Online Bookshop and as an e-Book.
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20 December 2012 Brussels, 20 December 2012 - World crude steel production for the 62 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 122 million tonnes (Mt) in November 2012, an increase of 5.1% compared to November 2011.
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30 November 2012 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has announced the regional champions of the 7th steeluniversity Challenge. The regional championship took place on 13 and 21 November 2012 over two 24 hour periods. This year’s competition attracted more than 42,600 attempts from 1,148 teams representing 37 different countries, an increase of 76% compared to last year. 896 teams successfully completed the task. The lowest cost achieved at the regional championship was $259.86/tonne.
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20 November 2012 Brussels, 20 November 2012 - World crude steel production for the 62 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 126 million tonnes (Mt) in October 2012, an increase of 1.3% compared to October 2011.
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30 October 2012 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has published the 2012 Steel Statistical Yearbook, now available on the website. worldsteel’s Steel Statistical Yearbook presents a cross-section of steel industry statistics. It contains comprehensive statistics from 2002 to 2011 on crude steel production by process, steel production by product, steel trade by product, apparent steel use, and production of pig iron and directly reduced iron. It also includes data on production and trade of iron ore, and trade of scrap from 2002 to 2011.
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25 October 2012 More than 90 representatives from across Latin America came together to look at how Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) could be rolled out through the steel industry in the region. LCA provides a method of assessing the environmental impacts of a product or material across the whole supply chain, from raw material extraction to end of life recycling or disposal.
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22 October 2012 World crude steel production for the 62 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 124 million tonnes (Mt) in September 2012, recording no change compared to September 2011.
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19 October 2012 The 7th steeluniversity.org Challenge will begin with the Round 1 Regional Championship in November 2012 and will finish with the Round 2 World Championship in February 2013. There are two categories: ‘Student’ and ‘Industry’. Entrants in both categories will compete online from their own countries in the first round and the winners of the first round will come together in Belgium for the Grand Final.
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12 October 2012 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) hosted its third Steel Awards ceremony at the farewell dinner to close the 46th annual steel industry conference. The trophies, known as Steelies, were awarded in seven categories.
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11 October 2012 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) today released its October 2012 Short Range Outlook (SRO) for 2012 and 2013, the half year revision from its April 2012 statement. worldsteel forecasts that global apparent steel use will increase by 2.1% in 2012, which is considerably lower than the 6.2% growth achieved in 2011. In 2013 world steel demand will grow by 3.2% and reach a record high of 1,455 Mt.
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10 October 2012 worldsteel has recognised four member companies, China Steel Corporation (CSC), Gerdau, NatSteel, and Tata Steel Limited for excellence in their safety and health programmes.
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10 October 2012 worldsteel has published its 2012 Sustainability Indicators, presenting the industry’s progress on its sustainability programmes and reaffirming its commitment toward sustainable development.
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10 October 2012 The Board of Directors of the World Steel Association has elected Severstal JSC General Director Alexey Mordashov as worldsteel Chairman for 2012/2013, along with welcoming new officers and new members.
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27 September 2012 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has published the 2012 edition of its mainland China map of steel plants. The large format wall poster is now available for purchase.
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20 September 2012 World crude steel production for the 62 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 124 million tonnes (Mt) in August 2012, a decrease of -1.0% compared to August 2011.
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07 September 2012 Advanced steel grades help Volkswagen’s best-selling vehicle lose weight with improved safety and performance.
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21 August 2012 World crude steel production for the 62 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 130 million tonnes (Mt) in July 2012, an increase of 2.0% compared to July 2011.
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20 July 2012 World crude steel production for the 62 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 128 million tonnes (Mt) in June 2012, a decrease of -0.1% compared to June 2011.
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19 July 2012 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) in partnership with the China Iron and Steel Association today held the 1st Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for Steel Seminar in Beijing, China. This is part of worldsteel’s focus to ensure the sustainability of steel in the economy and to advocate the vital role of life cycle thinking as a precursor to a successful sustainable economy.
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19 July 2012 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) in partnership with the China Iron and Steel Association today held the 1st Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for Steel Seminar in Beijing, China. This is part of worldsteel’s focus to ensure the sustainability of steel in the economy and to advocate the vital role of life cycle thinking as a precursor to a successful sustainable economy.
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20 June 2012 World crude steel production for the 62 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 131 million tonnes (Mt) in May 2012, an increase of 0.7% compared to May 2011.
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01 June 2012 worldsteel has published the 2012 edition of World Steel in Figures. The booklet contains comprehensive information on crude steel production, apparent steel use, pig iron production, steel trade, iron ore production and trade, and scrap trade.
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21 May 2012 World crude steel production for the 62 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 128 million tonnes (Mt) in April 2012, an increase of 1.2% compared to April 2011.
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27 April 2012 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) today released its April 2012 Short Range Outlook (SRO) for 2012 and 2013. worldsteel forecasts that global apparent steel use will increase by 3.6% to 1,422 Mt in 2012, following growth of 5.6% in 2011. In 2013, it is forecast that world steel demand will grow further by 4.5% to around 1,486 Mt.
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20 April 2012 World crude steel production for the 62 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 132 million tonnes (Mt) in March 2012, an increase of 1.8% compared to March 2011. Production for the first quarter of 2012 was 377 Mt, 1.1% higher than the first quarter of 2011.
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20 March 2012 World crude steel production for the 59 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 119 million tonnes (Mt) in February 2012. This is 1.9% higher than February 2011.
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13 February 2012 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) today announced the sixth steeluniversity Challenge’s new world champions. A team from Shougang Qiangang in China won in the category for young steel industry employees. A team from Universidade Federal do Ceara in Brazil won in the student category.
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23 January 2012 World crude steel production reached 1,527 megatonnes (Mt) for the year of 2011. This is an increase of 6.8% compared to 2010 and is a record for global crude steel production.
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09 January 2012 A new website, '100 Years of Stainless Steel' celebrates a century of innovation.
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20 December 2011 World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 116 million metric tons (mmt) in November 2011. This is 1.1% higher than November 2010.
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14 December 2011 With sadness we report that Tae-Joon Park, founder of POSCO, has passed away. He was 84.
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30 November 2011 Recent US rulemaking on more stringent vehicle fuel and emissions requirements seeks input concerning the use of life cycle assessment (LCA).
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28 November 2011 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) announced today the regional champions of the sixth steeluniversity Challenge.
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21 November 2011 World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 124 million metric tons (mmt) in October 2011. This is 6.2% higher than October 2010.
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15 November 2011 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has published the 2011 edition of its mainland China map of steel plants. The large format wall poster is now available for purchase.
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25 October 2011 Ian Christmas, former Director General of worldsteel, was awarded the Bessemer Gold Medal by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining in London.
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24 October 2011 The sixth steeluniversity Challenge will begin at 12:00 GMT on Tuesday, 15 November 2011.
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21 October 2011 World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 124 million metric tons (mmt) in September 2011. This is 9.7% higher than September 2010.
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14 October 2011 At the farewell dinner to close the 45th annual steel industry conference, the World Steel Association (worldsteel) hosted its second Steel Awards ceremony. The trophies, known as Steelies, were awarded in seven categories.
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13 October 2011 WorldAutoSteel, the automotive group of the World Steel Association, pressed today the need to shift the basis of vehicle emissions regulations from tailpipe emissions to a total life cycle assessment (LCA). LCA considers emissions from all aspects of a vehicle’s life, from material production to end-of-life-recycling, and should play an important role in current regulations in discussion around the world.
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13 October 2011 worldsteel has recognised four member companies, Tata Steel Europe, Gerdau, Metinvest Holding, and NatSteel, for excellence in their safety and health programmes.
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12 October 2011 The Board of Directors of the World Steel Association (worldsteel) has elected new officers for 2011/2012 and welcomed new members.
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12 October 2011 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) today released its October 2011 Short Range Outlook (SRO) for 2011 and 2012. worldsteel forecasts that apparent steel use will increase by 6.5% to 1,398 mmt in 2011, following growth of 15.1% in 2010. In 2012, it is forecast that world steel demand will grow further by 5.4%.
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20 September 2011 World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 125 million metric tons (mmt) in August 2011. This is 9.8% higher than August 2010.
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22 August 2011 World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 127 million metric tons (mmt) in July. This is 11.5% higher than July 2010.
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20 July 2011 World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 128 million metric tons (mmt) in June. This is 8% higher than June 2010.
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30 June 2011 worldsteel has published the 2011 edition of World Steel in Figures. The booklet contains comprehensive information on crude steel production, apparent steel use, pig iron production, steel trade, iron ore production and trade, and scrap trade.
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21 June 2011 Ian Christmas, Director General of the World Steel Association, has been given the Willy Korf/Ken Iverson Steel Vision Award.
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20 June 2011 World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 130 million metric tons (mmt) in May 2011. This is 4.2% higher than in May 2010.
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20 May 2011 World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 127 million metric tons (mmt) in April 2011. This is 5.0% higher than in April 2010.
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18 May 2011 WorldAutoSteel announced today the results of a three-year programme to develop fully engineered, steel-intensive designs for electrified vehicles that reduce greenhouse gas emissions over their entire life cycle. The FutureSteelVehicle (FSV) features steel body structure designs that reduce mass by more than 35% over a benchmark vehicle and reduce total life cycle emissions by nearly 70%.
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16 May 2011 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has published a report on water management in the steel industry. The report is the result of a project that surveyed worldsteel member companies.
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12 May 2011 The winner of an international design competition seeking a new, modern look for the Virtual Steelmaking Challenge trophy was announced today.
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20 April 2011 World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 129 million metric tons (mmt) in March 2011 and 372 mmt for the first quarter 2011. This is 7.0% higher than March 2010 and 8.8% higher than the first quarter 2010.
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18 April 2011 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) today released its April 2011 short range outlook (SRO) for 2011 and 2012. worldsteel forecasts that apparent steel use will increase by 5.9% to 1,359 mmt in 2011, following 13.2% growth in 2010. In 2012, it is forecast that world steel demand will grow further by 6.0% to reach a new record of 1,441 mmt.
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18 April 2011 The worldsteel Board of Directors formally approved the appointment of Edwin Basson as Director General of the World Steel Association, effective from August 2011.
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21 March 2011 World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 117 million metric tons (mmt) in February 2011. This is 8.8% higher than February 2010.
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21 February 2011 World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 119 million metric tons (mmt) in January 2011. This is 5.3% higher than January 2010.
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21 January 2011 World crude steel production reached 1,414 million metric tons (mmt) for the year of 2010. This is an increase of 15% compared to 2009 and is a new record for global crude steel production.
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20 January 2011 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) announces the appointment of Edwin Basson. Subject to the formal approval of the Board in April, he will succeed Ian Christmas as Director General on 1 August 2011.
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20 December 2010 World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 114 million metric tons (mmt) in November. This is 5.1% higher than November 2009. World crude steel production for the first 11 months of 2010 was 1,281 mmt, 16.2% higher compared to the same period in 2009.
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19 November 2010 World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 118 million metric tons (mmt) in October. This is 2.4% higher than October 2009.
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21 October 2010 World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 112 million metric tons (mmt) in September. This is 0.9% higher than September 2009.
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19 October 2010 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has welcomed the recent announcement from BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto to abandon their proposed iron ore joint venture in Western Australia.
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06 October 2010 At the farewell dinner to close the 44th annual steel industry conference, the World Steel Association (worldsteel) hosted its first ever Steel Awards ceremony. The trophies, known as Steelies, were awarded in seven categories.
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05 October 2010 At the annual dinner of the 44th World Steel Association (worldsteel) annual conference, worldsteel Chairman Paolo Rocca presented the award to the winners of the steeluniversity Challenge, industry category. Chia Mei Liu, from DragonSteel/China Steel Corporation of Taiwan, China, represented the winning team.
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05 October 2010 Lakshmi Mittal, Chairman and CEO, ArcelorMittal last night received the World Steel Association (worldsteel) Medal at the worldsteel annual dinner in Tokyo. The medal was presented by Paolo Rocca, Chairman worldsteel and Chairman and CEO Techint Group.
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04 October 2010 worldsteel has recognised four member companies, BlueScope Steel, POSCO, Tata Steel and United States Steel, for excellence in their safety and health programmes.
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04 October 2010 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) today released its October 2010 short range outlook (SRO) for 2010 and 2011. worldsteel forecasts that apparent steel use will increase by 13.1% to 1,272 mmt in 2010 after contracting by - 6.6% in 2009. This represents an improvement of 35 mmt over the April SRO for 2010 exceeding the pre-crisis peak of 1,222 mmt in 2007. In 2011, it is forecast that world steel demand will grow by 5.3% to reach a record 1,340 mmt.
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04 October 2010 The Board of Directors of the World Steel Association (worldsteel) elects new officers and welcomes new members
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27 September 2010 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has published the 2010 Steel Statistical Yearbook.
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21 September 2010 World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 113 million metric tons (mmt) in August. This is 4.2% higher than August 2009.
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20 August 2010 World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 115 million metric tons (mmt) in July. This is 9.6% higher than July 2009.
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18 August 2010 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has published the 2010 edition of its mainland China map of steel plants. The large format wall poster is now available for purchase.
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20 July 2010 World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 119 million metric tons (mmt) in June. This is 18% higher than June 2009.
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21 June 2010 World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 124 million metric tons (mmt) in May. This is 29.1% higher than May 2009.
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14 June 2010 World Steel in Figures 2010
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20 May 2010 World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 122 million metric tons (mmt) in April. This is 35.7% higher than April 2009.
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12 May 2010 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) presented the trophy and prize to the winner of the fifth steeluniversity Challenge in the student category in Beijing.
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07 May 2010 At today’s meeting of the intergovernmental OECD Steel Committee held in Paris, Ian Christmas, Director General, of the World Steel Association (worldsteel) reiterated the industry’s alarm at the potential negative impact on steel and its customers from recent developments in the market for iron ore and metallurgical coal.
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23 April 2010 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has published a report on steel industry by-products. The report is the result of a survey of worldsteel member companies. It looks at by-products generation rates, recycling or re-use rates, and management techniques. The book is now available for purchase.
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20 April 2010 World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 120 million metric tons (mmt) in March. This is 30.6% higher than March 2009.
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20 April 2010 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) today released its short range outlook (SRO) for 2010 and 2011. worldsteel forecasts that apparent steel use will increase by 10.7% to 1,241 mmt in 2010 after contracting by -6.7% in 2009. This represents an improved figure over the Autumn 2009 forecast for both 2009 and 2010. With these projections, world steel demand in 2010 will exceed pre-crisis levels of 2007. In 2011, it is forecast that world steel demand will grow by 5.3% to reach a historical high of 1,306 mmt. The resilience of the emerging economies, especially China, has been the critical factor enabling the earlier than expected recovery of world steel demand.
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01 April 2010 The steel industry today expressed renewed concern at the inevitable consequences of imposed pricing settlements and possible abuse of dominant positions by the main iron ore suppliers.
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22 March 2010 World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 108 million metric tons (mmt) in February. This is 24.2% higher than February 2009.
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24 February 2010 The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has announced plans to use worldsteel's Climate Action programme as a criterion for its Green Star certification.
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22 February 2010 World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 109 million metric tons (mmt) in January. This is 25.5% higher than January 2009.
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10 February 2010 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) announced today that it has joined the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) Life Cycle Initiative (LC Ini) as a Gold Sponsor. Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) is used for the systematic evaluation of the environmental impact of a product or material and its carbon footprinting. The key aspect of this tool is a review through all the stages of a product’s life from raw materials and production to use and eventual disposal or recycling.
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04 February 2010 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) announced today the winners of the fifth steeluniversity.org Challenge.
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03 February 2010 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has released its 2010 global steel life cycle inventory (LCI). The datasets provide the most accurate and comprehensive data on the environmental profile of 16 key products, representative of the spectrum of steel production.
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22 January 2010 World crude steel production reached 1,220 million metric tons for the year of 2009. This is a decrease of -8.0% compared to 2008.
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19 January 2010 The fifth steeluniversity Challenge will begin at 12:00 GMT on Wednesday, 27 January 2010 and will run for 24 hours. Aimed at university and college students and new employees in the steel industry supply chain, this online competition will use the steeluniversity.org website’s secondary steelmaking and plate rolling simulations. The task is to make steel plate for a yellow goods (construction and agricultural equipment) application.
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21 December 2009 World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 107.5 million metric tons (mmt) in November 2009. This is 24.2% higher than November 2008. November 2009 is the third month in a row showing a positive year-on-year growth rate since September 2008.
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08 December 2009 Steel industry believes competition must be preserved in the iron ore market.
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01 December 2009 worldsteel has launched a news update service using the Twitter social networking website. All major announcements and press releases will be published on Twitter.
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20 November 2009 World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 112 million metric tons (mmt) in October 2009. This is 13.1% higher than October 2008. Following a revision of the September production figures, this is the second month in a row showing a positive growth rate since September 2008.
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23 October 2009 World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 107 million metric tons (mmt) in September. This is -0.6% lower than September 2008. World total crude steel production month-on-month has continued to show a steady increase since April 2009.
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12 October 2009 Lakshmi Mittal, Chairman and CEO of ArcelorMittal and 2008/2009 Chairman of the World Steel Association, delivered a speech at the opening session of the worldsteel annual conference in Beijing, China.
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12 October 2009 The Board of Directors of the World Steel Association (worldsteel) elects new officers and welcomes new members.
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12 October 2009 worldsteel today recognised three member companies, Gerdau, Tata Steel and Essar Steel, for excellence in their safety and health programmes.
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12 October 2009 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) is forecasting that apparent steel use will contract worldwide by -8.6% to 1,104 mmt in 2009 after declining by -1.4% in 2008. This is an improved figure over the spring forecast issued in April 2009 which predicted a decrease of -14.1%. The improvement is largely due to the exceptionally strong growth in steel demand in China. With signs, from the beginning of the second half of 2009, of a recovery across the world now apparent, global steel demand in 2010 is forecast to grow by 9.2% to 1,206 mmt which is a recovery to the level of 2008.
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21 September 2009 World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 106.5 million metric tons (mmt) in August. This is -5.5% lower than August 2008. World crude steel production has continued to show a steady increase since April 2009.
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20 August 2009 World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 103.9 million metric tons (mmt) in July. Although this is -11.1% lower than July 2008 production, it is the highest monthly production figure this year.
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20 July 2009 World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 99.8 million metric tons (mmt) in June. This is 16% lower than in June 2008.
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30 June 2009 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has published the 2009 edition of World Steel in Figures. It is now available on worldsteel.org.
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23 June 2009 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) announced today the launch of its Climate Action recognition programme. Full details are available on a new dedicated website, the climate change microsite, also launched today on worldsteel.org. These two initiatives are important supporting elements which underscore the steel industry’s commitment and effort to reduce its CO2 emissions.
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19 June 2009 World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 95.6 million metric tons (mmt) in May. This is 21% lower than in May 2008.
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05 June 2009 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has repeated its concerns issued in February 2008 following today’s announcement of a possible Rio Tinto/BHP Billiton joint venture (JV) of their Western Australia iron ore interests. This is matched with a formal request that all relevant competition authorities should very carefully review this proposed alliance.
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20 May 2009 World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 89 million metric tons (mmt) in April. This is 23.6% lower than in April 2008.
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07 May 2009 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has published the 2008 Steel Statistical Yearbook. It is now available on the website.
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27 April 2009 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) forecasts that worldwide apparent steel use is expected to decline by -14.9% to 1,018.6 million metric tons (mmt) in 2009 after declining by -1.4% (1,197 mmt) in 2008. However, steel demand is expected to stabilise in the latter part of 2009 leading to a mild recovery in 2010.
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21 April 2009 World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 92 million metric tons (mmt) in March. This is 23.5% lower than March 2008.
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24 March 2009 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has published its second report on yield improvement in the steel industry. It is now available for purchase on the website.
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20 March 2009 World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 84 million metric tons (mmt) in February 2009. This is -22% lower than February 2008.
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20 March 2009 The winners of the World Steel Association fourth steeluniversity.org Challenge were presented with the trophy and cash prizes in Shanghai last night.
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18 March 2009 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) announced today that 7.2 million metric tons (mmt) of steel cans were recycled across the 37 countries reporting in 2007. This avoided approximately 13 mmt of CO2 emissions.
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12 March 2009 WorldAutoSteel, the automotive sector programme of the World Steel Association (worldsteel) announced that the use of new grades of Advanced High-Strength Steel (AHSS) in vehicles saves energy and reduces CO2 emissions significantly.
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20 February 2009 World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 86 million metric tons (mmt) in January. This is 24% lower than the same month last year.
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22 January 2009 World crude steel production reached 1,329.7 million metric tons for the year of 2008. This is a decrease of -1.2% compared to 2007. 2008 is the second consecutive year that world steel production has been over 1,300 mmt.
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18 December 2008 World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 89 million metric tons (mmt) in November. This is 19% lower than the same month last year.
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20 November 2008 World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 100.5 million metric tons (mmt) in October. This is 12.4% lower than the same month last year and 6.9% below September 2008.
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22 October 2008 World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 108.4 million metric tons (mmt) in September. This is 3.2% lower than the same month last year.
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07 October 2008 A new report released today by the World Steel Association (worldsteel) outlines the challenges faced by the industry, reaffirms its commitment to sustainable development and presents the industry’s progress.
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07 October 2008 The World Steel Association is reporting success to-date on phase 1 of its CO2 emissions data collection programme and has set a stretch target to the end of the year. The data collection programme is the cornerstone of the global steel sector approach to CO2 reduction as proposed by the World Steel Association.
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06 October 2008 The Board of Directors of the World Steel Association (worldsteel) elects new officers and welcomes new members.
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06 October 2008 The World Steel Association Executive Committee reviewed its original Short Range Forecast issued in April 2008. The Executive recognised that the market is demonstrating rapidly changing circumstances but noted that 2008 will be another year of growth for the steel industry.
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06 October 2008 The International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) announced today that it has changed its name to World Steel Association (worldsteel). The name change is effective immediately.
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29 September 2008 Speaking in Shanghai at the Third Baosteel Biennial Academic Conference, Clare Broadbent, Manager Life Cycle Assessment of the International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) issued an appeal that governments need to work together with the steel industry to utilise life cycle thinking as the most effective holistic approach that considers potential impacts on the environment from all stages of manufacture, product use and end-of-life.
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19 September 2008 World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) was 112.2 million metric tons (mmt) in August. This is 2.9% higher than the same month last year.
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20 August 2008 World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) was 117.2 million metric tons (mmt) in July. This is 6.2% higher than the same month last year.
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11 August 2008
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18 July 2008 World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) was 118.8 million metric tons (mmt) in June. This is 5.9% higher than the same month last year.
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20 June 2008 World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) was 119.5 million metric tons (mmt) in May. This is 5.8% higher than the same month last year.
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20 May 2008 World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) was 116.4 million metric tons (mmt) in April. This is 5.6% higher than the same month last year.
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15 May 2008 Members of the steeluniversity team have won the 2008 Benjamin F. Fairless Award for "their dedication to the creation of steeluniversity.org, an innovative and universal steel education website which has become a valuable resource for the promotion of steel and steel education by introducing students of all ages to the many diverse attributes of steel".
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21 April 2008 World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) was 107 million metric tons (mmt) in February. This is a 5.3% increase on February 2007. However, the moving annual total (MAT) growth rate in February 2008 slowed from a peak in March 2007 of 10.8%, to 6.2%. World MAT growth rate excluding China slowed from a peak of 6.1% in April 2007 to 2.9% in February 2008, down from 3.0% last month.
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18 April 2008 The Executive Committee and Board of the International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) reaffirmed the industry’s commitment to safety and health at a Board meeting in St Petersburg.
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15 April 2008 The International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) has today implemented Phase 2 of its global sectoral approach to climate change for the steel industry. A specially commissioned secure website is now available to collect emissions data from all steel plants worldwide.
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14 April 2008 The International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) forecasts 2008 will still be another strong year for the steel industry with apparent steel use rising from 1,202 million metric tons (mmt) in 2007 to 1,282 mmt in 2008, an increase of 6.7%. New projections for 2009 suggest a global growth rate of 6.3%.
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20 March 2008 World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) was 107 million metric tons (mmt) in February. This is a 5.3% increase on February 2007. However, the moving annual total (MAT) growth rate in February 2008 slowed from a peak in March 2007 of 10.8%, to 6.2%. World MAT growth rate excluding China slowed from a peak of 6.1% in April 2007 to 2.9% in February 2008, down from 3.0% last month.
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21 February 2008 World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) was 113 million metric tons (mmt) in January. This is a 4.9% increase on January 2007. However, the Moving Annual Total (MAT) growth rate slowed from a peak in March 2007 of 10.8% to 6.6% in January 2008.
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12 February 2008 The International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) has today renewed its formal request that all relevant competition authorities review the proposed alliance between BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto.
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05 February 2008 Mr Ku-Taek Lee, Chairman and CEO of POSCO and this year’s IISI Chairman visited the IISI headquarters in Brussels this week. He attended a number of meetings on climate change, sustainability and raw materials. Mr Lee also received briefings from the Secretary General Ian Christmas and other senior IISI staff.
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30 January 2008 The steel can remains the world’s most recycled packaging material, according to data gathered by the International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI). In 2006, 6.6 million tonnes of steel cans were recycled, across the 35 countries represented in the data collection. This prevented approximately 11.9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide from being released into the environment.
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29 January 2008 Living Steel has launched its third international architecture competition. Architects are invited to submit proposals for constructing sustainable steel housing in Cherepovets, Russia, an area known for its extreme climate.
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23 January 2008 The International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) has announced that world crude steel output reached 1,343.5 million metric tons (mmt) for the year 2007. This is an increase of 7.5% on 2006. The total represents the highest level of crude steel output in history and it is the fifth consecutive year that world crude steel production grew by more than 7%.
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