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Following the podcast episode with the Global Steel Climate Council’s Adina Renee Adler, the Green Steel Challenge‘s newest episode presents an important conversation with Annie Heaton, CEO of Responsible Steel. She explains how the 13 ResponsibleSteel principles of sustainability cover not only carbon emissions, but also other critical environmental and social impacts of steelmaking.
The Green Steel Challenge podcasts are produced by the Korf Foundation and Kallanish Commodities and the discussion is all about how exactly we can deliver Green Steel. The next podcast will be Highlights & Reflections on Season 2, available on June 17th, featuring Astrid Korf, Mike Walsh and James Moss.
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Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 86.0 million metric tonnes in April with no change compared to April, 2024. Chinese production in the first four months of 2025 was 1.0% 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 April, 2025 at 9.9 million tonnes, 16.0% higher than in April 2024. Net finished steel exports in the first four months of 2025 were 9.8% higher than in the first four months of 2024.
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Worldsteel published April world crude steel production today. World crude steel output was 155.7 million metric tonnes, 0.3% lower than in April, 2024.
China produced 86.0 million tonnes in April, accounting for 55% of world output with no change compared to April, 2024. World crude steel production outside of China rose 0.7% on last April, with increases in India (+5.6%) and Turkey (+7.0%) offset by declines in Japan (-6.4%), Germany (-10.1%), Russia (-5.1%) and South Korea (-2.5%).
Crude steel production in the first four months of 2025 was 0.6% lower than in the same period last year.
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The Green Steel Challenge presents its first podcast about steelmaking decarbonization with a Middle Eastern steelmaker: Emirates Steel. Emirates’ Chief Commercial Officer Michael Rion explains how they were the first steelmaker in the world to adopt carbon capture and how they are investing heavily to scale up hydrogen production following the government’s push to make Abu Dhabi a green hydrogen hub.
The Green Steel Challenge podcasts are produced by the Korf Foundation and Kallanish Commodities and the discussion is all about how exactly we can deliver Green Steel. The next podcast guest will be Annie Heaton, CEO of Responsible Steel, available on June 3rd.
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Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports fell 45% from 830,000 short tons in April, 2024 to 457,000 tons in April, 2025. The decline was mainly due to lower hot rolled imports from Canada and South Korea, as well as lower hot dip galvanized imports from a number of countries including Vietnam, Mexico, Canada and Brazil.
US flat products imports in the first four months of 2025 were 22% lower than in the same period last year. Imports of all flat product categories declined year-on-year with hot dip galvanized -27%, hot rolled -21%, cut plate -42%, and cold rolled -6%.
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