Blogs by worldsteel experts and occasionally by guest bloggers. The blogs cover a wide variety of issues affecting the steel industry. We hope you will find this section useful and look forward to your comments.

3 March 2026

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

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.

20 December 2023

Blog: worldsteel at COP28

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.

Blog: Open Forum 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.

31 March 2023

Blog: Megatrends and their impact on the global steel industry

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

14 December 2022

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

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

17 November 2022

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

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