25 February 2020

January 2020 crude steel production

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to worldsteel was 154.4 million tonnes (Mt) in January 2020, a 2.1% increase compared to January 2019.

Sarens 'Big Carl' crane
24 February 2020

World’s biggest crane ‘Big Carl’ is steel-built behemoth

The largest crane in the world, the SGC-250, uses the power of high-strength steel to deliver unprecedented lifting capacity.

Climeworks carbon collector unit
6 February 2020

Steel-built carbon capture machines are removing CO2 from the air

The Climeworks project has set up a carbon capture and storage facility at a remote site in Iceland.

3 February 2020

Invitation to register to steelTalks #10 - 18 March @ 12.30 UTC

Boris P. Dyakonov from Tochka Bank for Entrepreneurs/Ural Federal University will deliver an online lecture about the Impact of innovation on modern business models. Everyone is welcome to join.

27 January 2020

Global crude steel output increases by 3.4% in 2019

Global crude steel production reached 1,869.9 million tonnes (Mt) for the year 2019, up by 3.4% compared to 2018.

Yara Birkeland autonomous ship
20 January 2020

Artificial intelligence, steel and the future of shipping

Shipping is set to change as new technologies go mainstream, but steel will remain indispensable.

15 January 2020

Making steel in the 2020s

worldsteel Director General Edwin Basson outlines what he sees as the two key challenges for the steel industry in the new decade.

Row of BelAz 75710 dump trucks
13 January 2020

World’s biggest dump truck runs on steel

Able to carry loads of 450 tonnes, the BelAZ 75710 is the biggest dump truck on the planet and is built on advanced high-strength steel (AHSS).

17 December 2019

COP25 - cop out?

Back from Madrid, worldsteel Director Andrew Purvis reflects on the outcome of COP25 and the remaining sticking points.