World Steel Association

The World Steel Association (worldsteel) represents approximately 170 steel producers (including 17 of the world's 20 largest steel companies), national and regional steel industry associations, and steel research institutes. worldsteel members represent around 85% of world steel production.

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World Steel Association Provides Update on Global Steel Production in First Half of the Year

22 July 2013 - World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 132 million metric tons in June 2013, an increase of 1.9% compared to June 2012.

World Crude Steel Production Up 2.6% Year-on-Year in May

24 June 2013 - World crude steel production for the 63 countries reporting to the World Steel Association was 136 million tonnes in May 2013, an increase of 2.6% compared to May 2012.

World Steel Association Publishes World Steel in Figures 2013

31 May 2013 - The World Steel Association has published the 2013 edition of World Steel in Figures, listing major steel-producing countries, top steel-producing companies and top steel-consuming countries.

World Crude Steel Production Up 1.2% in April

22 May 2013 - World crude steel production for the 63 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 132 million tonnes in April 2013, an increase of 1.2% compared to April 2012.

Steel Industry Calls on EU for Life Cycle Approach to Vehicle Emissions

22 May 2013 - As negotiations on the EU review of the CO2 emissions from cars regulations begin today, the steel industry is calling upon the Council to uphold Parliament’s amendment acknowledging the importance of a life cycle assessment in emissions legislation after 2020.

March World Crude Steel Production Down 1% Y-o-Y

22 April 2013 - World crude steel production for the 63 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 135 million tonnes in March 2013, an increase of 1.0% compared to March 2012.

Ternium Awarded Climate Action Member Certificate for Fifth Consecutive Year

18 April 2013 - On 9 April 2013, Ternium received the Climate Action award for the fifth consecutive year, an award given by the World Steel Association based on the data provided by member countries on their CO2 emissions.

WorldAutoSteel: Steel Eliminates Weight Gap with Aluminum for Car Bodies

16 April 2013 - The latest in a continuing series of research studies strongly suggest that steel auto body structures in the near future can be as lightweight as today’s aluminum bodies, while meeting all crash performance standards and at comparable cost of current steel structures, WorldAutoSteel reports

worldsteel: Global Apparent Steel Use to Increase 2.9% in 2013

11 April 2013 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) released its Short Range Outlook (SRO) for 2013 and 2014, forecasting that global apparent steel use will increase by 2.9% to 1,454 million tonnes in 2013, following growth of 1.2% in 2012.

World Steel Association Praises New ISO Standard

22 March 2013 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) welcomes the publication of an ISO standard that defines a calculation method of carbon dioxide emission intensity from iron and steel production.

World Crude Steel Production Rose 1.2% Year-on-Year in February

20 March 2013 - World crude steel production for the 63 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 123 million tonnes in February 2013, an increase of 1.2% compared to February 2012.

Gerdau Employees Are Industry Champions of North America at Global Steel Competition

28 February 2013 - Richard Zhang and Kyle Cormier, employees at the Gerdau steel mill in Whitby, Canada, were industry champions of North America and won second place in the World Steel Association’s 7th annual Steel University Challenge, which took place on 19 February in Brussels, Belgium.