Blog: Measuring steel’s footprint – new LCI data is here

20 May 2026

How new worldsteel LCI data is improving measurement of steel’s environmental footprint — insights from our Head of Sustainability. Read more

Blog: worldsteel Day for Safety and Health – Advancing through data transparency and learning

28 April 2026

The steel industry reflects on progress and reinforces its commitment to safety and health using proactive approaches. Read more. Read more

Blog: The 11% question: women, talent, and sustainable steel

9 March 2026

International Women's Day - Women represent approximately 11% of the global steel workforce, according to worldsteel’s recent industry-wide data collection in 2025. Can the steel industry afford to leave half of the global talent pool largely untapped? Read more

Blog: Hearing loss at work – The invisible injury we still accept

3 March 2026

Hearing loss is one of the most common — and least visible — occupational injuries in heavy industry. On World Hearing Day 2026, we need to confront why it still happens and why prevention matters. Read more

Next-generation safety and health management approaches for the modern steel industry

28 April 2025

Blog: Scrap and the steel industry

18 November 2024

Steel scrap is a vital part of the whole steel industry and its importance in reducing CO2 emissions, conserving resources. Read more

Blog: Reflections on worldsteel Day for Safety and Health

26 April 2024

Blog: worldsteel at COP28

20 December 2023

It is vital that worldsteel is present at COP, to represent the global voice of the steel industry. This blog summarises our activities at COP28. Read more

Blog: Open Forum 2023

13 July 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. Read more

Blog: Megatrends and their impact on the global steel industry

31 March 2023

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

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

14 December 2022

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

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

17 November 2022

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

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

10 October 2022

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. Read more

Blog: Climate – Inaugural worldsteel Open Forum

29 September 2022

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

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

26 July 2022

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

Blog: Tracking remanufacturing activities in the steel industry

19 July 2022

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

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

11 May 2022

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. Read more

Blog: Steel Safety Day 2022 – Working at heights

28 April 2022

Today is Steel Safety Day, an opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to safety and health. In this blog, worldsteel Head of Safety and Health Carlos Martinez discusses why we should prioritise working at heights safely. Read more

Blog: worldsteel’s new Sustainability Charter – moving the industry forward

3 March 2022

In this blog, Clare Broadbent, worldsteel’s Head of Sustainability, discusses how the steel industry can contribute to building a more sustainable world, and talks about the launch of our new Sustainability Charter. Read more

Blog: China’s drive towards a low-carbon future and challenges ahead

28 January 2022

worldsteel Deputy Director General Frank Zhong outlines the measures and initiatives put in place in China to lower carbon emissions and what could slow the pace of decarbonisation. Read more

Blog: New year message from the Director General – 2022

7 January 2022

worldsteel Director General Edwin Basson outlines our three top priorities for 2022. Read more

Blog: The need for an evolution in safety and health

2 December 2021

worldsteel and our members are actively working to enhance and evolve current culture and leadership practices in our industry. Find out more in our blog post on the subject. Read more

Blog: COP26 – Steel in the Glasgow Breakthroughs Programme

8 November 2021

Andrew Purvis, Director, Safety, Environment and Technology at worldsteel, discusses what is probably the most important new high-level initiative presented at COP26, ‘The Breakthrough Agenda’, launched by the UK Presidency. Read more

Blog: COP 26 – the last best chance?

4 November 2021

Andrew Purvis, Director, Safety, Environment and Technology at worldsteel is in Glasgow at COP26 and will keep us up to date with discussions or decisions being made affecting the steel industry. This is one of a series. Read more

Blog: What makes 3rd generation AHSS grades so unique?

8 September 2021

How have advanced high-strength steels (AHSS) evolved? What is their added value? What role will they play in autonomous electric vehicle design? Read more

Blog: Low-carbon development at HBIS

18 June 2021

Like other steel producers around the world, HBIS recognises that the steel industry’s contributions to climate change are under scrutiny. worldsteel and HBIS Chairman YU Yong outlines HBIS' plans for low-carbon development. Read more

Blog: Preventing serious incidents resulting from moving machinery

28 April 2021

Today is Steel Safety Day. Steel Safety Day was set up to reinforce awareness of the five most common causes of safety incidents. This year we are focusing on preventing incidents resulting from moving machinery. Read more

Blog: What we mean when we talk about low-carbon steel

12 April 2021

Where are the lines drawn between the expressions net-zero steel, zero-carbon steel, green steel and low-carbon steel? Here we clarify what we mean when using these terms. Read more

Blog: New year message from the Director General – 2021

13 January 2021

worldsteel Director General Edwin Basson reflects on 2020 and discusses the priorities for 2021 and the years to come. Read more

Blog: Accelerating decarbonisation

22 December 2020

worldsteel advocates the need for a three-track parallel approach to accelerate decarbonisation. In his blog, Andrew Purvis, worldsteel Director, Safety, Technology and Environment, discusses what this involves. Read more

Blog: Potential impact of COVID-19 on steel industry trends

1 December 2020

worldsteel Head of Strategic Initiatives and Raw Materials discusses four potential consequences of the accelerated focus on climate and technology for the steel industry. Read more

Blog: Steel Safety Day and the COVID-19 pandemic

11 October 2020

Rightly managing COVID-19 has been getting a lot of attention in all our mills, but we need to remind ourselves constantly that all the 'conventional' safety and health risks are still there. Read more

Blog: Climate – How the steel industry is coping with water scarcity

23 September 2020

Water is vital to make steel. worldsteel Head of Environment and Climate Change, Åsa Ekdhal, discusses how the steel industry is managing water use. Read more

Blog: How hydrogen is gaining momentum in the Chinese steel industry

16 September 2020

Beijing Office Chief Representative Frank Zhong looks at the R&D projects Chinese steel companies have initiated around the use of hydrogen as a replacement for coal, and the challenges ahead. Read more

Blog: Why encourage the use of steel industry co-products?

2 July 2020

worldsteel’s Head of Environment and Climate Change Åsa Ekdahl explains why we should encourage the use of steel industry co-products and the role of policymakers and steelmakers. Read more

Blog: Our journey toward championing sustainability together

8 June 2020

Why is it crucial to raise the bar as high as possible when it comes to sustainability. How does our Steel Industry Champions programme help achieve improvement. Check out our blog to know more. Read more

Blog: COVID-19 and steelmaking raw materials

30 April 2020

Baris Çiftçi, Head, Strategic Initiatives at worldsteel looks at the impact of COVID-19 on the steel industry’s upstream sectors. Read more

Blog: Economic impact of COVID-19 outbreak in China

28 April 2020

worldsteel Beijing Office Chief Representative Frank Zhong provides insight into the impact of COVID-19 on the Chinese steel industry and steel-using sectors. Read more

Blog: Steel Safety Day 2020 postponed

26 March 2020

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. Read more

Blog: Making steel in the 2020s

15 January 2020

worldsteel Director General Edwin Basson outlines what he sees as the two key challenges for the steel industry in the new decade. Read more