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.

21 May 2021

April 2021 crude steel production

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to worldsteel was 169.5 million tonnes (Mt) in April 2021, a 23.3% increase compared to April 2020.

22 April 2021

March 2021 crude steel production

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 169.2 million tonnes (Mt) in March 2021, a 15.2% increase compared to March 2020.

23 March 2021

February 2021 crude steel production

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to worldsteel was 150.2 million tonnes (Mt) in February 2021, a 4.1% increase compared to February 2020.

25 February 2021

January 2021 crude steel production

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 162.9 million tonnes (Mt) in January 2021.

Beijing, China – September 30, 2019: Beijing Daxing New International Airport Terminal (PKX) in China.
23 February 2021

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26 January 2021

Global crude steel output decreases by 0.9% in 2020

Global crude steel production reached 1,864.0 million tonnes (Mt) for the year 2020, down by 0.9% compared to 2019.

23 December 2020

November 2020 crude steel production

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 158.3 million tonnes (Mt) in November 2020.

4 December 2020

2020 Steel Statistical Yearbook published

The World Steel Association (worldsteel)’s Steel Statistical Yearbook presents a cross-section of steel industry statistics. It contains comprehensive statistics from 2010 to 2019 on crude steel production by country and process.

24 November 2020

October 2020 crude steel production

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 161.9 million tonnes (Mt) in October 2020.