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.

steel production
22 February 2022

January 2022 crude steel production

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 155.0 million tonnes (Mt) in January 2022, a 6.1% decrease compared to January 2021.

Steel coils stacked
25 January 2022

December 2021 crude steel production and 2021 global crude steel production totals

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 158.7 million tonnes (Mt) in December 2021, a 3.0% decrease compared to December 2020.

22 December 2021

November 2021 crude steel production

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 143.3 million tonnes (Mt) in November 2021, a 9.9% decrease compared to November 2020.

14 December 2021

2021 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 2011 to 2020 on crude steel production by country and process, and more.

23 November 2021

October 2021 crude steel production

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 145.7 million tonnes (Mt) in October 2021, a 10.6% decrease compared to October 2020.

26 October 2021

September 2021 crude steel production

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 144.4 million tonnes (Mt) in September 2021, an 8.9% decrease compared to September 2020.

23 September 2021

August 2021 crude steel production

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 156.8 million tonnes (Mt) in August 2021.

8 September 2021

Indirect trade in steel report available

Our Indirect trade in steel report is now available for purchase. This comprehensive document provides essential statistics about the global trade in steel containing goods and indirect trade of steel.

2 September 2021

Map of China steel mills 2021 now available

The map shows the geographical and economic landscape of China's steel industry at a glance. This poster in PDF format is available for sale from our bookshop.