May world crude steel production 141M tonnes

by Jessica Wagner on July 3, 2014

in Data

Worldsteel published May’s global crude steel production on June 20th. World crude steel production was 141 million metric tonnes, 2% higher than in May 2013. Year-to-May production in 2014 was 3% higher than in the same period last year.

China continues to account for 50% of world production. China’s output in May was 70 million tonnes, an increase of 3% compared to May 2013. Also in Asia, South Korean production increased 11% between May 2013 and May 2014. In addition, European Union production increased by 3% year-on-year, with Germany accounting for the majority of the climb. And in the NAFTA region, Canadian production was up 14% compared to May last year, Mexican production up by 6% and US production up by 1%.

All the data for May 2014 and for a number of prior years can be viewed in the Nerds spreadsheet below.