2. Steel production
Global crude steel production reached 1.665 billion tonnes in 2014, after crossing the billion-tonne threshold in 2004. Production in 2015 contracted very slightly by 2.8% due to China's economic landing, but also to the global economic slump.
After a period of virtual stagnation in the 1980s and 1990s, global production picked up again in the mid-1990s, growing exponentially as a result of the economic take-off of the emerging BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa). However, it is China that has almost single-handedly driven this development, and its production in 2014 reached 822.7 Mt, i.e. 51.2% of world production (803.8 Mt in 2015). The 2008 crisis led to an 8.8% drop in production in 2009 compared to the 2007 peak, but global production growth resumed the following year. Nonetheless, growth has slowed from 6.2% a year between 2000...
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Bibliography
- (1) - Normes européennes des aciers. - EN10027-1 et 2.
- (2) - cf. la démarche SOVAMAT, SOcial VAlue of MATerials. - http://www.sovamat.eu .
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Standards and norms
- Normes européennes des aciers. - EN10027-1 et 2 -
Regulations and guidelines
Communication from the commission to the European parliament, the council, the European economic and social committee and the committee of the regions, For a European Industrial Renaissance, COM (2014) 14/2.
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, Closing the loop – A European...
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ArcelorMittal,
http://corporate.arcelormittal.com/
Tata Steel,
Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe,
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