World steel organization
World Steel Association (worldsteel)
Founded
1967-05-21 New York NY USA
History
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Aims
Act as the focal point for the steel industry and as such provides global leadership on all major strategic issues affecting the industry, particularly focusing on economic, environmental and social sustainability; promote steel and steel industry to customers, the industry, media and the general public; assist members to develop the market for steel, with major projects in the construction and automotive sectors; promote market competition that is free of government interventions preventing fair trade.
Events
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Activities
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Structure
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Staff
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Finance
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Relations with Inter-Governmental Organizations
Advisory role with: C-XC3023 - OECD Steel Committee. Accredited observer of: T-XT9210 - Uni
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Safety and health
The steel industry is committed to the goal of achieving an injury-free and healthy workplace for all employees and contractors.
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Climate action
Our industry fully supports the aims of the Paris Agreement. We are committed to a low-carbon future.
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Wider sustainability
The steel industry is committed to transparent data disclosure and continual improvement in environmental performance issues, including water use, air quality, and maximising resource use.
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Our people
The success of the steel industry is intrinsically linked to its diverse people. Education and training for a net-zero future is a priority.
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Steel is everywhere
Steel is the most commonly used metal in the world. It is everywhere in our lives.
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Publications
World Steel in Figures 2025
A comprehensive overview of the global steel industry in figures.
Safety and health in the steel industry: Data report 2025
A holistic approach towards safety and health is required to move performance to the next level.
Sustainability Indicators Report 2024
Eight sustainability indicators for the steel in
Climate Policy Engagement Analysis
Climate Policy Engagement Overview:
The World Steel Association (worldsteel) demonstrates active policy engagement that is partially aligned with policy pathways aiming to deliver the temperature goals of the Paris Agreement. The association supported ambitious action to respond to climate change in its top-line messaging and is supportive of the decarbonization of the steel industry, with some exceptions. InfluenceMap did not detect engagement on specific climate regulations in 2023-25.
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy:
worldsteel is supportive of ambitious climate action in its top-line messaging on climate policy. The association recognized the necessity of responding to climate change with global solutions on its website, accessed in May 2024. It also supported urgent action to decarbonize the steel sector to achieve net zero emissions in a September 2023 presentation. worldsteel supported the goals of the Paris Agreement in an April 2024 publication. InfluenceMap did not detect positions on the need for climate change regulation in 2023-2025.
Engagement with Climate-Related Policies:
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We collect and publish data on steel market trends, develop standards and benchmarks for the steel industry to ensure best practices and represent the steel industry in dialogues with governments, international organisations and other stakeholders. We aim to promote the steel industry as widely as possible, provide a forum for our members, and advocate for sustainable steel production and usage, emphasizing environmental responsibility and innovation.
Traditional Iron and steelmaking technology is very mature, with rudimentary blast furnaces being first developed thousands of years ago. For hundreds of years this technology has dominated iron and steel production, gradually becoming more efficient and better understood. However, the use of this legacy technology generates larges amount of greenhouse gas emissions, which are now understood to be harmful. Therefore, the development of new breakthrough technologies in iron and steel making are now essential to significantly reduce carbon emissions and combat climate change.
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