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World Crude Steel Production 126.1 million tonnes in October

November 25, 2012

Worldsteel published October’s global crude steel production on November 20th. World crude steel production was 126.1 million metric tonnes, 2.0% higher than in October 2011 for the 62 countries reporting. Average daily production declined by 1.5% compared to September but due to the longer October month, total production rose from 123.9 to 126.1 million tonnes […]

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China crude steel production 57.95 million tonnes in September

October 29, 2012

China crude steel production was 57.95 million tonnes in September, 2.2% higher than in the same month last year. Year-to-date Chinese crude production was 534.57 million tonnes, 1.3% higher than year-to-September 2011 output. Comparing consecutive months, September production was 0.75 million tonnes lower than August, but due to the short September month, the average daily […]

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World crude steel production 123.6 million tonnes in September

October 29, 2012

Worldsteel published September’s global crude steel production on October 22nd. World crude steel production was 123.6 million tonnes, 0.7% higher than in September 2011 for the 62 countries reporting. Average daily production increased by 3.3% compared to August 2012 but only due to the shorter September month as total production did not change. China’s production increased […]

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World apparent steel use revised downward again in October 2012 Short Range Outlook

October 16, 2012

After a downward revision in April this year, worldsteel made a further revision downward for world apparent steel use in 2012. The revision this time was from 3.6% in April 2012’s Short Range Outlook to 2.1% in the latest October 2012 version published last week. In addition, the forecast for growth in world apparent steel […]

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China crude steel production 58.7 million tonnes in August

September 27, 2012

China crude steel production was 58.7 million tonnes in August, 0.08% lower than in the same month last year and the lowest production level since February 2012. Year-to-date Chinese crude production was 476.6 million tonnes, 1.2% higher than year-to-August 2011 output. Comparing consecutive months, August’s production was 3.0 million tonnes lower than July’s. In addition, […]

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World crude steel production 123.7 million tonnes in August

September 25, 2012

Worldsteel published August’s global crude steel production on September 20th. World crude steel production was 123.7 million tonnes, -0.3% lower than in August 2011 for the 62 countries reporting. Average daily production declined by 3.9% from July. China’s production remained basically flat at 58.70 million tonnes this year compared to 58.75 million tonnes in August […]

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