From STEEL GRIPS online
worldsteel:
September 2009 crude steel production
Oct 23, 2009
World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 107 million metric tons (mmt) in September. This is -0.6% lower than September 2008. World total crude steel production month-on-month has continued to show a steady increase since April 2009.
China´s crude steel production for September 2009 was 50.7 mmt, 28.7% higher than September 2008.
Elsewhere in
Asia, Japan produced 8.3 mmt of crude steel in September 2009,
down by -18% compared to the same month last year. South Korea showed a decline of -2.4% from September 2008, producing 4.4 mmt of crude steel in September 2009.
In the
EU, Germany´s crude steel production was 3.2 mmt in September 2009, a decrease of -21.7% from September 2008. France produced 1.3 mmt in September 2009, down by -15.3% from September 2008.
Turkey produced 2.1 mmt of crude steel in September 2009, -1.8% down from
September 2008.
The
US produced 5.4 mmt of crude steel in September 2009, a decrease of -31.4% compared to the same month last year.
Iran produced 0.9 mmt of crude steel in August 2009, 4% more than in September 2008.
Total crude steel production in the 66 reporting countries for the first nine months of 2009 was 866 mmt, a -16.4% decrease over the same period of 2008.
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