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.

worldsteel Short Range Outlook June 2020

worldsteel today released its Short Range Outlook (SRO) for 2020 and 2021. In 2020 worldsteel forecasts that steel demand will contract by 6.4% due to the COVID-19 crisis.

28 April 2020

Economic impact of COVID-19 outbreak in China

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

17 April 2020

Interim steel demand economic statement

worldsteel has today published its interim steel demand economic statement in advance of its full Short Range Outlook (SRO) press release to be issued in June.

9 April 2020

April 2020 SRO postponement and other updates

In light of the unprecedented disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, worldsteel has taken the decision not to publish its April Short Range Outlook (SRO) for steel demand this month.

29 May 2019

Economic and social impact of the steel industry

A report produced by Oxford Economics for worldsteel provides a comprehensive and detailed overview of the economic impact of the steel industry at a global level.

29 May 2019

Blog – Economic impact of the global steel industry

Eldar Askerov, our Head of Strategic Studies discusses the findings of a report carried out by Oxford Economics for worldsteel on the economic impact of the steel industry at a global level.

17 April 2019

Blog – SRO: Why our forecasts were right

Dr Nae Hee Han, Director, Economic Studies and Statistics, gives us insight into the worldsteel Short Range Outlook (SRO) released yesterday. Read more in her blog.

15 January 2019

Blog: India to significantly boost demand for steel

worldsteel's Head of Data Management Adam Szewczyk explores the factors driving steel demand in India, a country now ranked the second largest steel producer in the world.

17 December 2018

Blog: The circularity of steel

worldsteel's Head of Strategic Studies, Eldar Askerov, provides us with the highlights from worldsteel's first circular economy conference held in Brussels earlier this year. View the video recordings here too.