Worldsteel published August’s world crude steel production on September 21st. World crude steel output was 143.6 million metric tonnes, 6.3% higher than in August 2016. World production for the first eight months of 2017 was 4.9% higher than in the same period last year.
China accounted for 52% of world output in August with production of 74.6 million tonnes, 8.7% higher than in August 2016. Also in Asia, Indian output was up 4.1%, South Korean output rose 4.9%, and Vietnamese production increased 57.8%. European Union production rose 3.6% while Turkish output rose 13.3%. In the CIS, Russian crude production fell 5.0% and Ukrainian output declined 5.5%. And in the Americas, US production rose 6.3% compared to last August and Canadian output increased 11.3%.
All the data for August 2017 and for a number of prior years can be found in the Nerds spreadsheet below.