worldsteel plans to publish its world crude steel production data for August 2026 on 24 September.
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The highlight of this issue is that CISA released an overview of its draft 15th Five-Year Plan for the Chinese steel industry at its general meeting of members in August. This is a member-only report.
steeluniversity, the education and training programme of worldsteel, has opened registrations for the 21st edition of steelChallenge. The Regional Championship will take place on 17 November.
The world stainless association has released figures for the first half year of 2026, showing the total stainless steel melt shop production was 33.0 million tonnes, an increase of 5% compared to the same period in 2025.
World crude steel production for the 70 countries reporting to worldsteel was 149.2 million tonnes (Mt) in July 2026, a 0.3% decrease compared to July 2025.
Are all cookware materials equally safe? In this steelTalk, Tim Collins explores new worldstainless research and explains why stainless steel stands out for food safety, durability, and sustainability.
Serbia has started construction on its new National Football Stadium, which is billed to be the world's first 'garden football stadium.'
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