World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World
Steel Association (worldsteel) was 147.8 million tonnes (Mt) in November
2019, a 1.0% decrease compared to November 2018.
China’s crude steel production for November 2019 was 80.3 Mt, an
increase of 4.0% compared to November 2018. India produced 8.9 Mt of
crude steel in November 2019, down 2.8% on November 2018. Japan produced
7.7 Mt of crude steel in November 2019, down 10.6% on November 2018.
South Korea’s crude steel production was 5.9 Mt in November 2019, a
decrease of 0.5% on November 2018.
In the EU, Italy produced 2.0 Mt of crude steel in November 2019, down
by 9.8% on November 2018. France produced 1.1 Mt of crude steel in
November 2019, an 18.2% decrease compared to November 2018. Spain
produced 1.1 Mt of crude steel in November 2019, down by 10.9% on
November 2018.
The US produced 7.2 Mt of crude steel in November 2019, a decrease of
2.2% compared to November 2018.
Brazil’s crude steel production for November 2019 was 2.6 Mt, down by
10.5% on November 2018.
Turkey’s crude steel production for November 2019 was 2.9 Mt, down by
8.1% on November 2018.
Crude steel production in Ukraine was 1.3 Mt this month, down 20.1% on
November 2018.
# Ends #
Notes to Editors:
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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, national and regional steel industry associations, and
steel research institutes. Members represent around 85% of global
steel production.
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For antitrust reasons worldsteel no longer produces a monthly global
capacity utilisation ratio. Information on capacity can be found on
the OECD
website.
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