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.

19 February 2019

Blog – Top 10 digital trends for the steel industry – part two

worldsteel Communications Officer Alistair Wragg explores another 5 digital trends to monitor in 2019. This is a follow up to part one released last week.

14 February 2019

Blog – Top 10 digital trends: What’s around the corner – part one

This blog looks at 10 digital trends we should keep an eye on in 2019 whilst sharing a few examples of steel companies already leading the way.

29 January 2019

Blog: Message from the Director General

worldsteel Director General Edwin Basson reflects on the two main challenges the steel industry will need to address in 2019.

Blog: Life cycle data – key to the circular economy

worldsteel LCI Manager Iain Millar gives insight into the methodology we use to reduce the overall environmental impact of steel products.

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.

10 January 2019

Blog: How China is improving its air quality

Air quality control is a major priority for the steel industry. worldsteel's Head of Environment Åsa Ekdhal discusses the measures taken in China to cut emissions.

Blog: The future of global scrap availability

worldsteel’s Head of Raw Materials Markets, Baris Çiftçi, discusses global ferrous scrap availability projections and what this means.

17 April 2018

April 2018 SRO ? Manifestation of new megatrends?

worldsteel Director Dr Nae Hee Han discusses the anomalies in the April 2018 Short Range Outlook (SRO) when viewed against the strength of the global economy.

17 April 2018

Blog: steelChallenge delivers talent

In his blog, steeluniversity Director Scott Chubbs does a recap of steelChallenge-12 and invites us to test our own steelmaking skills online on the steeluniversity website.