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Safety in the steel industry is everyone’s job

March 6, 2017

In other news… Safety in the steel industry is the #1 concern of all employees. It gets thoughtful and sensitive treatment in a current Italian theater production “Acciaio Liquido” (liquid steel) viewed by Nerdsofsteel. The show highlights the causes and responsibilities surrounding the ThyssenKrupp Turin fire that killed seven employees in December 2007. It helps […]

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November world crude steel production 132.4M tonnes

December 20, 2016

Worldsteel published November’s world crude steel production today. World crude steel output was 132.4 million metric tonnes, 5.0% higher than in November 2015. World crude steel production in the first 11 months of 2016 was 0.5% higher than in the same period last year. China accounted for 50% of world output in November with production […]

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October world crude steel production 136.5M tonnes

November 22, 2016

Worldsteel published October’s world crude steel production on November 21st. World crude steel output was 136.5 million metric tonnes, 3.3% higher than in October 2015. World crude steel production in the first ten months of 2016 was the same as in the first ten months of 2015. China accounted for 50% of world output in […]

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September world crude steel production 132.9M tonnes

October 24, 2016

Worldsteel published September’s world crude steel production on October 20th. World crude steel output was 132.9 million metric tonnes, 2.0% higher than in September 2015. World crude steel production in the first nine months of 2016 was 0.4% lower than in the same period last year. China accounted for 51% of world output in September […]

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US long products imports fall 11% in August

September 20, 2016

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports dropped 11% from 529,000 short tons in July to 470,000 tons in August. Long products imports in August 2015 were 458,000 tons and in August 2014 they were 378,000 tons. Longs imports for the first eight months of 2016 were 3% higher than in the same […]

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2015 world crude steel production 1.62Bn tonnes

January 26, 2016

Worldsteel published December and full-year 2015 global crude steel production on January 25th. World crude steel production was 126.7 million metric tonnes in December, 5.7% lower than in December 2014. Full-year 2015 production was 1,623 million tonnes, 2.8% lower than in 2014. Chinese crude production accounted for 50% of full-year 2015 world output and showed […]

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