Worldsteel published March’s global crude steel production on April 22nd. World crude steel production was 141 million metric tonnes, 12% higher than in February and 5% higher than in March 2013.
China continues to account for 50% of total world production. Its output increased 13% in March compared to February and 6% between March 2013 and March 2014. Again compared to February, the European Union countries increased production by 11%, Russia by 12%, the United States by 9%, Japan by 15%, and South Korea by 16%. Germany as Europe’s largest producer showed a 13% rise compared to February and a 6% rise over March 2013.
All the data for March 2014 and for a number of prior years can be viewed in the Nerds spreadsheet below.