China Continues to Drive Crude Steel Production in September 2020

Date: 2020-11-03

China Continues to Drive Crude Steel Production in September 2020 World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association was 156.4 million tonnes in September 2020, a 2.9% increase compared to September 2019. China produced 92.6 million tonnes of crude steel in September 2020, an increase of 10.9% compared to September 2019. India produced 8.5 million tonnes of crude steel in September 2020, down 2.9% on September 2019. Japan produced 6.5 million tonnes of crude steel in September 2020, down 19.3% on September 2019. South Korea’s crude steel production for September 2020 was 5.8 million tonnes, up by 2.1% on September 2019. The United States produced 5.7 million tonnes of crude steel in September 2020, a decrease of 18.5% compared to September 2019. World crude steel production was 1,347.4 million tonnes in the first nine months of 2020, down by 3.2% compared to the same period in 2019. Asia produced 1,001.7 million tonnes of crude steel in the first nine months of 2020, an increase of 0.2% over the same period of 2019. The EU produced 99.4 million tonnes of crude steel in the first nine months of 2020, down by 17.9% compared to the same period in 2019. Crude steel production in the CIS was 74.3 million tonnes in the first nine months of 2020, down 2.5% compared to the same period in 2019. North America’s crude steel production in the first nine months of 2020 was 74.0 million tonnes, a decrease of 18.2% compared to the same period in 2019. Post time: Nov-03-2020

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