Ngokwezibalo zeWorld Steel ngo-2022 ezisandula ukukhutshwa yiWorld Steel Association, imveliso yentsimbi ekrwada kwihlabathi liphela ngo-2021 yayiyi-1.951 yeebhiliyoni zeetoni, ukunyuka konyaka nonyaka kwe-3.8%. Ngo-2021, imveliso yentsimbi ekrwada yaseTshayina ifikelele kwi-1.033 yeebhiliyoni zeetoni, ukwehla konyaka nonyaka kwe-3.0%, ukwehla kokuqala konyaka nonyaka ukusukela ngo-2016, kwaye inani lemveliso ehlabathini lehle ukusuka kwi-56.7% ngo-2020 ukuya kwi-52.9%.

Ngokwembono yendlela yokuvelisa, ngo-2021, imveliso yehlabathi yentsimbi eguqulayo i-converter i-70.8% kwaye eyentsimbi yesithando sombane i-28.9%, ukwehla kwe-2.4% kunye nokunyuka kwe-2.6% ngokulandelelanayo xa kuthelekiswa no-2020. Umlinganiselo we-avareji yehlabathi yokuphosa ngokuqhubekayo ngo-2021 yayiyi-96.9%, efanayo naleyo yango-2020.

Ngowama-2021, umthamo wokuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe kweemveliso zentsimbi zehlabathi (iimveliso ezigqityiweyo + iimveliso ezigqityiweyo) wawuziitoni ezingama-459 ezigidi, kunye nokunyuka kwe-13.1% unyaka nonyaka. Umthamo wokuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe wabalelwa kwi-25.2% yemveliso, ubuyela kwinqanaba ngo-2019.

Ngokubhekiselele ekusetyenzisweni okubonakalayo, ukusetyenziswa okubonakalayo kweemveliso zentsimbi ezigqityiweyo kwihlabathi liphela ngo-2021 bekuyi-1.834 yeebhiliyoni zeetoni, ukonyuka konyaka nge-2.7%. Ukusetyenziswa okubonakalayo kweemveliso zentsimbi ezigqityiweyo phantse kuwo onke amazwe aqukwe kwizibalo kunyuke ukuya kumanqanaba ahlukeneyo, ngelixa ukusetyenziswa okubonakalayo kweemveliso zentsimbi ezigqityiweyo eTshayina kwehle ukusuka kwi-1.006 yeebhiliyoni zeetoni ngo-2020 ukuya kwi-952 yezigidi zeetoni, ukwehla kwe-5.4%. Ngo-2021, ukusetyenziswa kwentsimbi ecacileyo eTshayina kube yi-51.9% yehlabathi, ukwehla kweepesenti ezi-4.5 ngaphezulu ko-2020. Umlinganiselo wamazwe kunye nemimandla ekusetyenzisweni kwehlabathi kweemveliso zentsimbi eziphambili ezigqityiweyo.

Ngowama-2021, ukusetyenziswa kwentsimbi egqityiweyo kwihlabathi liphela bekuyi-232.8kg, ukunyuka konyaka kwe-3.8kg, okungaphezulu kancinci kune-230.4kg ngo-2019 ngaphambi kobhubhane, apho ukusetyenziswa kwentsimbi egqityiweyo ngomntu ngamnye eBelgium, eCzech Republic, eMzantsi Korea, e-Austria nase-Itali kunyuke ngaphezulu kwe-100kg. Ukusetyenziswa kwentsimbi egqityiweyo ngomntu ngamnye eMzantsi Korea kunyuke ngaphezulu kwe-100kg.