Artist's rendition of the Canakkale 1915 Bridge
20 April 2020

World’s longest suspension bridge will connect Europe and Asia

Scheduled to open in 2023, the Canakkale 1915 bridge will be a steel-built infrastructure, spanning the Dardanelles strait that separates the European and Asian continents.

17 April 2020

Interim steel demand economic statement

worldsteel has today published its interim steel demand economic statement in advance of its full Short Range Outlook (SRO) press release to be issued in June.

17 April 2020

steelChallenge-14 World Championship online

Five steel industry employees and five students will compete in the steelChallenge-14 finals. Register free of charge to watch the competition live at 10.00 UTC on 21 April.

9 April 2020

April 2020 Short Range Outlook postponed

worldsteel postpones the April 2020 Short Range Outlook (SRO) for steel demand to early June.

26 March 2020

#steelTalks 11: Process Safety Management

Our next steeluniversity lecture will cover process safety with bowtie: An overview of the bowtie method and the barrier management approach. The lecture will be held online on 15 April at 12.30 UTC.

26 March 2020

Steel Safety Day postponed

worldsteel has rescheduled Steel Safety Day from April to October 2020 to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 at steel-producing sites. Read more on our blog.

23 March 2020

February 2020 crude steel production

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to worldsteel was 143.3 million tonnes (Mt) in February 2020, a 2.8% increase compared to February 2019.

18 March 2020

COVID-19 guidance

Members in affected regions are working to reduce risk. worldsteel’s safety and health team brings information together here.

16 March 2020

Impact of COVID-19 virus on worldsteel activities

Director General Edwin Basson outlines the measures worldsteel has taken to comply to the Belgian government's position of "social distancing".