1、2023World Steel in FiguresThe long-term sustainability of the steel industry has always been a priority for the World Steel Association and our members.Back in 1972 we published our first environmental policy and standards statement and since then we have been continuously updating our commitments t

2、o incorporate the stringent requirements coming from our customers and wider society.We use an increasingly broad definition of sustainability,focusing not just on care of the environment,but also including safety and health,education and training,ethical and transparent governance,and other element

3、s of sustainability.Today,delivering the significant emissions reductions that the framework of the Paris Agreement requires at a time when production of steel is increasing across the world will require all of us in the industry to create and deploy radically different steelmaking technologies with

4、 great speed,and to develop markets in which our low-carbon steel products are commercially viable.As part of our sustainability journey this year we will be hosting two events for the steel value chain,our second Open Forum and our inaugural Breakthrough Technology Conference.By engaging the wider

5、steel community we hope to accelerate the decarbonisation of our own industry and strengthen steels position as the material of choice enabling other sectors to meet their own decarbonisation targets.World Steel in Figures provides a snapshot of the dynamics of the global steel industry in 2022,whic

6、h I hope you will find interesting.Please dont hesitate to contact us via worldsteel.org with any questions or comments.Best wishes,ForewordDr Edwin Basson Director General For terminology definitions,please refer to our glossary at worldsteel.org/about-steel/glossary.For details on the notation use