WorldSteel: Global crude steel output down by 5.8% YOY in Mar
2022-04-25 17:56:38 [Print]
Global crude steel production from the 64 countries reporting to World Steel Association reached 161 million tonnes (Mt) in March 2022, a decrease of 5.8% from March 2021, according to the preliminary data released by WorldSteel on April 22.
The top ten producing countries of crude steel in March were China, India, Japan, U.S., Russia, South Korea, Germany, Turkey, Brazil and Iran.
Statistics showed that China produced 88.3Mt of crude steel in March, down by 6.4% YOY; production from India, Japan, and U.S. recorded 10.9Mt, 8Mt and 7Mt respectively, representing a year-on-year decrease of 4.4%, 4.3% and 1.7%.
In March, Russia reported an estimated crude steel output of 6.6Mt, down by 1.8% YOY; South Korea's crude steel output of 5.7Mt declined by 6.1% YOY; Germany's crude steel production fell by 11.8% from a year ago to 3.3Mt.
Turkey produced 3.3Mt, down by 2.9% YOY. The estimated crude steel production in Brazil was 3 million tons, up by 5.4% YOY, while that in Iran posted 2.3 million tons, down by 6.1% YOY.
From January to March, the output in China, Japan, U.S. and Russia totaled 243Mt, 23Mt, 20.3Mt and 18.7Mt respectively, down by 10.5%, 2.9%, 0.4% and 1.2% year on year. India's crude steel production in the first three months was up by 5.9% YOY to 31.90Mt.
The production for the first three months in South Korea, Germany, Turkey, Brazil and Iran recorded 16.9Mt, 9.8Mt, 9.4Mt, 8.5Mt and 6.9Mt respectively, down by 3.8%, 3.7%, 4.7%, 2.2% and 4.4% from the comparable period of last year.
The top ten producing countries of crude steel in March were China, India, Japan, U.S., Russia, South Korea, Germany, Turkey, Brazil and Iran.
Statistics showed that China produced 88.3Mt of crude steel in March, down by 6.4% YOY; production from India, Japan, and U.S. recorded 10.9Mt, 8Mt and 7Mt respectively, representing a year-on-year decrease of 4.4%, 4.3% and 1.7%.
In March, Russia reported an estimated crude steel output of 6.6Mt, down by 1.8% YOY; South Korea's crude steel output of 5.7Mt declined by 6.1% YOY; Germany's crude steel production fell by 11.8% from a year ago to 3.3Mt.
Turkey produced 3.3Mt, down by 2.9% YOY. The estimated crude steel production in Brazil was 3 million tons, up by 5.4% YOY, while that in Iran posted 2.3 million tons, down by 6.1% YOY.
From January to March, the output in China, Japan, U.S. and Russia totaled 243Mt, 23Mt, 20.3Mt and 18.7Mt respectively, down by 10.5%, 2.9%, 0.4% and 1.2% year on year. India's crude steel production in the first three months was up by 5.9% YOY to 31.90Mt.
The production for the first three months in South Korea, Germany, Turkey, Brazil and Iran recorded 16.9Mt, 9.8Mt, 9.4Mt, 8.5Mt and 6.9Mt respectively, down by 3.8%, 3.7%, 4.7%, 2.2% and 4.4% from the comparable period of last year.
