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World Steel Association

An overview of World Steel Association

The World Steel Association (worldsteel) is one of the largest and most dynamic industry associations in the world. Members work in every major steel-producing country. Worldsteel represents steel producers, national and regional steel industry associations, and steel research institutes. Members represent around 85% of global steel production. Founded as the International Iron and Steel Institute in 1967, it changed its name to the World Steel Association in 2008.

Key Facts 

  • Geographical coverage
    Global
  • History
    From 2005
  • Data format
    CSV
    Delimited
    GZIP
    JSON
    Python
    User Interface
    XML
    Zip Archive
  • Delivery mechanism
    API
    Desktop
    Excel
    FTP
    SFTP
  • Data frequency
    Monthly

Features & Benefits

What you get with World Steel Association

  • World Steel Association, often abbreviated as worldsteel, is the international trade body for the iron and steel industry.
  • The association is one of the largest and most dynamic industry associations in the world, with members in every major steel-producing country.
  • Worldsteel publications provide a comprehensive overview of steel industry activities. Content includes crude steel production to apparent steel use, from indications of global steel trade flows to iron ore production and trade.
  • Crude steel production by region and the production of the top ten steel-producing countries are available on a monthly frequency in Workspace in <0#WSA-STEEL> and sub chain <0#WSA-STLPRD>.
  • You can find this information online at https://www.worldsteel.org/media-centre/press-releases/2021/February-2021-crude-steel-production.html.

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