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World crude steel production rises 23% on April 2020 to 169.5Mt

May 25, 2021

Worldsteel published April 2021 world crude steel production last Friday. World steel output was 169.5 million metric tonnes, 23% higher than in April, 2020. China produced 97.9 million tonnes in April, accounting for 58% of world output and rising 13% on April 2020. In other parts of Asia, Indian output rose 152%, Japanese production increased […]

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World crude steel production rises 15% on March 2020

April 23, 2021

Worldsteel published March 2021 crude steel production yesterday. World steel output was 169.2 million metric tonnes, 15% higher than in March 2020. China produced 94 million tonnes in March, accounting for 56% of world output and rising 19% on March 2020. In other parts of Asia, Indian output rose 24%, while Japanese and South Korean […]

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Worldsteel steel demand forecast +5.8% in 2021, up 1.7% on October 2020 prediction

April 16, 2021

In its latest Short Range Outlook (SRO), published yesterday, Worldsteel expects steel demand in 2021 to reach 1,874 million metric tonnes. The new forecast increases estimated demand growth between 2020 and 2021 from +4.1% in its October 2020 SRO to +5.8% in the newly released figures. China accounted for 56% of world steel demand in […]

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World crude steel production up 4.1% on February 2020 to 150.2Mt

March 24, 2021

Worldsteel published February 2021 world crude steel production yesterday. World steel output was 150.2 million metric tonnes, 4.1% higher than in February 2021. China produced 83 million tonnes in February, accounting for 55% of world output and rising 10.9% on February 2020. In other parts of Asia, Indian production fell 3.1%, Japanese production dropped 5.6%, […]

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World crude steel production up 4.8% on January 2020 to 162.9Mt

February 26, 2021

Worldsteel published January 2021 world crude steel production yesterday. World steel output was 162.9 million metric tonnes, 4.8% higher than in January 2020. China produced 90.2 million tonnes in January, accounting for 55% of world output and rising 6.8% on January 2020. In other parts of Asia, Indian output rose 7.6% on last January and […]

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World crude steel production up 5.8% on December 2019, down 0.9% on full-year 2019

January 26, 2021

Worldsteel published December 2020 and full-year 2020 world crude steel production today. World steel output was 160.9 million metric tonnes in December, 5.8% higher than in December 2019. Full-year 2020 steel production was 1,829.1 million tonnes, 0.9% lower than in full-year 2019. China produced 1,053.0 million tonnes of crude steel in 2020, accounting for 58% […]

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