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.

RISOTTO Studio designed Bisley furniture
5 November 2025

Bisley gets printing on steel down to a fine art

British furniture manufacturer Bisley has pioneered a printing technique that makes printing on steel easier and much more durable.

26 May 2025

Modular steel construction cuts congestion and pollution

Modular steel construction could transform the construction industry and go some way to helping the sector cut its carbon footprint.

5 May 2025

How steel hovers maglev trains above the right track

Steel is helping maglev trains takeoff and with the latest innovations they could soon go mainstream across the world.

Stainless steel memory card
21 April 2025

The world’s first stainless steel memory cards are virtually indestructible

Flash memory solution provider Lexar launched the world’s first stainless steel SD memory card in March 2025

20 March 2025

Future Designs retrofits steel lighting cases to extend the life of commercial lighting systems

Thousands of steel lighting cases across the UK are being retrofitted with the latest LED lighting technology, with Future Designs’ carbon careful™ initiative.

28 January 2025

With timeless aesthetics – a stainless steel kitchen

When you hear the phrase “stainless steel kitchen”, most people would first think of a professional kitchen. Stainless steel, is corrosion resistant, durable, resistant to mould and odours, hygienic, and easy to clean.

Blast furnaces slag aggregates
11 October 2024

How steel slag helps the concrete and cement industry cut carbon emissions

Steel slag is helping the concrete and cement industry reduce its carbon emissions, but as the steel industry also works to reduce its carbon footprint there may be less steel slag available in the future.

Test print illustrating the potential of 3D steel printing
11 September 2024

3D steel printing takes off on the International Space Station

Steel entered the space age on 30 May 2024 when a 3D steel printer printed its first steel component on the International Space Station.

An artist's impression of the Garuda Palace, Nusantara
4 September 2024

Steel plays a capital role in Indonesia’s new city, Nusantara

Indonesia is moving its capital city to a different part of the country and steel is playing a key role in building it.