World crude steel
production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association
(worldsteel) was 137.3 million tonnes (Mt) in February 2019, a 4.1%
increase compared to February 2018.
China’s* crude steel production for February 2019 was 71.0 Mt, an
increase of 9.2% compared to February 2018. India produced 8.7 Mt of
crude steel in February 2019, up 2.3% on February 2018. Japan produced
7.7 Mt of crude steel in February 2019, down 6.6% on February 2018.
South Korea’s crude steel production stood at 5.5 Mt, up 1.1% on
February 2018.
In the EU, Italy’s crude steel
production for February 2019 was 2.0 Mt, down by 2.7% on February 2018.
France produced 1.2 Mt of crude steel in February 2019, a decrease of
0.3% compared to February 2018. Spain produced 1.1 Mt of crude steel in
February 2019, an increase of 2.5% on February 2018.
The US produced 6.9 Mt of crude steel in February 2019, a 4.6%
increase on February 2018.
Crude steel production in Ukraine was 1.7 Mt in February 2019, up
5.0% on February 2018.
Brazil’s crude steel production for February 2019 was 2.7 Mt,
down by 1.7% on February 2018.
Turkey’s crude steel production for February 2019 was 2.6 Mt,
down by 12.5% on February 2018.
# Ends #
Notes to Editors:
-
The World Steel Association (worldsteel) is one of the largest and
most dynamic industry associations in the world, with members in
every major steel-producing country. worldsteel represents steel
producers (including 9 of the world’s 10 largest steel companies),
national and regional steel industry associations, and steel
research institutes. Members represent around 85% of global steel
production.
-
For antitrust reasons worldsteel no longer produces a monthly global
capacity utilisation ratio. Information on capacity can be found on
the OECD
website.
-
*China’s February production figure is a China Iron and Steel
Association (CISA) estimate.
Source from WSA |
|