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