World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association was 156.0 million tonnes (Mt) in August 2019, a 3.4 percent increase compared to August 2018.
China’s crude steel production for August 2019 was 87.3 Mt, an increase of 9.3 percent compared to August 2018. Japan produced 8.1 Mt of crude steel in August 2019, down 7.8 percent from August 2018. South Korea’s crude steel production was 5.9 Mt in August 2019, a decrease of 2.6 percent from August 2018.
In the EU, Germany produced 3.3 Mt of crude steel in August 2019, up by 0.8 percent from August 2018. Italy produced 0.9 Mt of crude steel in August 2019, down by 26.7 percent from August 2018. France produced 1.1 Mt of crude steel in August 2019, an increase of 11.2 percent compared to August 2018. Spain produced 1.1 Mt of crude steel in August 2019, down by 4.6 percent on August 2018.
The U.S. produced 7.5 Mt of crude steel in August 2019, an increase of 0.3 percent compared to August 2018.
Brazil’s crude steel production for August 2019 was 2.5 Mt, down by 13.4 percent from August 2018.
Turkey’s crude steel production for August 2019 was 2.6 Mt, down by 12.4 percent from August 2018.
Crude steel production in Ukraine was 1.9 Mt this month, up 8.5 percent from August 2018.
Published in the November 2019 Edition
