World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 146.7 million tonnes (Mt) in January 2019, a 1.0% increase compared to January 2018. China’s* crude steel production for January 2019 was 75.0 Mt, an increase of 4.3% compared to January 2018. India produced 9.2 Mt of crude steel […]
Global crude steel production reached 1,808.6 million tonnes (Mt) for the year 2018, up by 4.6% compared to 2017, global industry body worldsteel said in its latest output report. Crude steel production increased in all regions in 2018 except in the EU, which saw a 0.3% contraction. Asia produced 1,271.1 Mt of crude steel in […]
India produced 106.5 million tonnes of steel in 2018, beating Japan to become the world’s second-biggest producer, global industry body worldsteel said while releasing the latest annual output data. China led the way, producing 928.3 million tonnes, up 6.6 percent from 2017. Rank Country 2018 (Mt) 2017 (Mt) %2018/2017 1 China 928.3 870.9 6.6 2 […]
World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 156.6 million tonnes (Mt) in October 2018, a 5.8% increase compared to October 2017. China’s crude steel production for October 2018 was 82.6 Mt, an increase of 9.1% compared to October 2017, worldsteel said in a statement, adding that […]
World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 151.7 million tonnes (Mt) in September 2018, a 4.4% increase compared to September 2017. World crude steel production was 1,347.0 Mt in the first nine months of 2018, up by 4.7% compared to the same period in 2017. Asia […]
Steel demand in developed economies is expected to increase by 1.0% in 2018 and 1.2% in 2019, worldsteel said in its latest short range outlook. US steel demand grew strongly in 2017, benefiting from strong consumer spending and business investment supported by tax and regulatory changes and fiscal stimulus, although growth in the construction sector […]
Global steel demand will reach 1,657.9 Mt in 2018, an increase of 3.9 percent over last year, and further rise by 1.4 percent to 1,68 Mt in 2019, worldsteel forecast in its latest short range outlook. “In 2018, global steel demand continued to show resilience supported by the recovery in investment activities in developed economies […]
Global crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 151.7 million tonnes (Mt) in August 2018, a 2.6% increase compared to August 2017. China’s crude steel production for August 2018 was 80.3 Mt, an increase of 2.7% compared to August 2017, worldsteel said in a statement. It was […]
World crude steel production was 881.5 Mt in the first six months of 2018, up by 4.6% compared to the same period in 2017, worldsteel said in a statement, adding that Asia produced 613.9 Mt of crude steel, an increase of 5.2% over the first half of 2017. The output in June was up 5.8 […]
World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 148.3 million tonnes (Mt) in April 2018, a 4.1% increase compared to April 2017. China’s crude steel production for April 2018 was 76.7 Mt, an increase of 4.8% compared to April 2017, worldsteel said in a statement. Japan produced […]