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The Green Steel Challenge proudly presents its Season 3 opening podcast: Worldsteel’s Edwin Basson and Åsa Ekdahl

October 15, 2025

Almost two years after its launch, The Green Steel Challenge introduces the third season of podcasts by returning to its very first Season 1 guests, Edwin Basson, Director General, and Åsa Ekdahl, Head of Environment & Climate Change at Worldsteel. You’ll hear Edwin and Åsa talk about the what progress has been made to decarbonize […]

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China crude steel production -0.7% on August 2024, net exports +0.3%

September 25, 2025

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 77.4 million metric tonnes in August, 0.7% lower than in August, 2024. Chinese production in the first eight months of 2025 was 3.2% lower than in the same period last year. Data from China’s General Administration of Customs show net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in […]

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World crude steel production +0.3% on August 2024, -1.2% on first eight months of 2024

September 24, 2025

Worldsteel published August world crude steel production today. World crude steel output was 145.3 million metric tonnes, 0.3% higher than in August, 2024. China produced 77.4 million tonnes in August, accounting for 53% of world output and declining 0.7% compared to August, 2024. World crude steel production outside of China rose 1.5% on last August, […]

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US long products imports decline 4% on August 2024, -3% on first eight months of 2024

September 19, 2025

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports fell 4% from 257,000 short tons in August 2024 to 247,000 tons in August 2025. The decline was mainly due to lower Structural Angles & Channels imports from Mexico and Canada, as well as lower All Other Structural Shapes imports from Turkey and Luxembourg. The decline […]

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US flat products imports down 43% on August, 2024, -28% on first eight months of 2024

September 8, 2025

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports fell 43% from 691,000 short tons in August, 2024 to 394,000 tons in August, 2025. The decline was mainly due to lower hot dip galvanized imports from Vietnam, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Turkey, as well as lower hot rolled imports from Canada and Japan. US flat […]

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China crude steel production -4.0% on July, 2024, net exports +28.1%

August 25, 2025

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 79.7 million metric tonnes in July, 4.0% lower than in July, 2024. Chinese production in the first seven months of 2025 was 3.5% lower than in the same period last year. Data from China’s General Administration of Customs show net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in […]

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