Steel

The metals recycling industry has launched its second sector-specific apprenticeship, the level 5 Metal Recycling Technical Manager (MRTM).

Reaching climate neutrality by 2050 will require drastic changes throughout all value chains, in particular for energy-intensive industries such as metal production.

Global crude steel production reached 1,864.0 million tonnes (Mt) for the year 2020, down by 0.9% compared to 2019.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology and Cronimet Ferroleg have developed a laser-based sorting process for metal scrap. A new sensor makes the recycling more efficient than previously possible.

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 158.3 million tonnes (Mt) in November 2020, a 6.6% increase compared to November 2019.

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 161.9 million tonnes (Mt) in October 2020, a 7.0% increase compared to October 2019.

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 156.4 million tonnes (Mt) in September 2020, a 2.9% increase compared to September 2019.

In the year 2000, China was consuming around 100 million tonnes of steel per year but this figure has since soared to between 800 and 900 million tonnes.

Rolf Willeke, Statistics Advisor of the BIR Ferrous Division, summarizes below the main findings contained within his January-June 2020 update presentation to the divisional webinar taking place on October 14 2020.

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 156.2 million tonnes (Mt) in August 2020, a 0.6% increase compared to August 2019.

From electric vehicles to solar panels, energy storage products are Europe’s way out of fossil fuels.