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Global crude steel production reached 1,864.0 million tonnes (Mt) for
the year 2020, down by 0.9% compared to 2019.
Asia produced 1,374.9 Mt of of crude
steel in 2020, an increase of 1.5% compared to 2019. China’s crude steel
production in 2020 reached 1,053.0 Mt, up by 5.2% on 2019. China’s share
of global crude steel production increased from 53.3% in 2019 to 56.5%
in 2020. India’s crude steel production for 2020 was 99.6 Mt, down by
10.6% on 2019. Japan produced 83.2 Mt in 2020, down 16.2% on 2019. South
Korea produced 67.1 Mt, down 6.0% on 2019.
The EU produced 138.8 Mt of crude steel in 2020, a decrease of
11.8% compared to 2019. Germany produced 35.7 Mt of crude steel in 2020,
down 10.0% on 2019.
In the CIS, production was 102.0 Mt in 2020, up by 1.5% on 2019.
Russia is estimated to have produced 73.4 Mt in 2020, up 2.6% on 2019.
Ukraine produced 20.6 Mt in 2020, down 1.1% on 2019.
Crude steel production in North America was 101.1 Mt in 2020,
down 15.5% on 2019. The United States produced 72.7 Mt in 2020, down
17.2% on 2019.
The Middle East produced 45.4 Mt of crude steel in 2020, an
increase of 2.5% on 2019. Iran is estimated to have produced 29.0 Mt in
2020, up 13.4% on 2019.
Annual crude steel production for South America was 38.2 Mt in
2020, a decrease of 8.4% on 2019. Brazil produced 31.0 Mt in 2020, down
by 4.9% compared to 2019.
Turkey’s crude steel production for 2020 was 35.8 Mt, up by 6.0%
on 2019.
Africa produced 17.2 Mt of crude steel in 2020, the same as the
2019 production figure.
Oceania produced 6.1 Mt of crude steel in 2020, down 1.4% on
2019.
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Top 10 steel-producing countries |
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Rank |
Country |
2020 (Mt) |
2019 (Mt) |
%2020/2019 |
|
1 |
China |
1053 |
1001.3 |
5.2 |
|
2 |
India |
99.6 |
111.4 |
-10.6 |
|
3 |
Japan |
83.2 |
99.3 |
-16.2 |
|
4 |
Russia (e) |
73.4 |
71.6 |
2.6 |
|
5 |
United States |
72.7 |
87.8 |
-17.2 |
|
6 |
South Korea |
67.1 |
71.4 |
-6 |
|
7 |
Turkey |
35.8 |
33.7 |
6 |
|
8 |
Germany |
35.7 |
39.6 |
-10 |
|
9 |
Brazil |
31 |
32.6 |
-4.9 |
|
10 |
Iran (e) |
29 |
25.6 |
13.4 |
(e) = estimate
#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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The 2020 figures in this press release are preliminary and are
subject to change.
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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.
Source: World Steel
Association |
