Worldsteel published September’s world crude steel production on October 20th. World crude steel production was 130.9 million metric tonnes, 3.7% lower than in September 2014. World output for the first nine months of 2015 was 2.4% lower than in the same period last year.
China accounted for 50% of world production in September with output of 66.1 million tonnes, down 3.0% compared to September 2014. Crude production in Asia outside of China fell 4.4% year-on-year, with output in Japan falling 7.3%, South Korea falling 2.7%, Taiwan down 6.0%, and India down 1.4%. European Union production was 4.6% lower than in September 2014, including a 43.3% drop in the UK as well as lower output in Germany, France, and Italy. Outside of the EU, Turkish output fell 14.1% compared to September last year and Russian production declined 3.2%. In the Americas, Brazil’s output fell 13.0% and US output was down 8.5%.
All the data for September 2015 and for a number of prior years can be found in the Nerds spreadsheet below.