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2016 world crude steel production 1.63Bn tonnes

January 26, 2017

Worldsteel published December and full-year 2016 global crude steel production on January 25th. World crude steel production was 134.1 million metric tonnes in December, 5.5% higher than in December 2015. Full-year 2016 production was 1,629 million tonnes, 0.8% higher than in 2015. Chinese crude production accounted for 50% of full-year 2016 world output and showed […]

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August world crude steel production 134.1M tonnes

September 22, 2016

Worldsteel published August’s world crude steel production on September 21st. World crude steel output was 134.1 million metric tonnes, 1.9% higher than in August 2015. World crude steel production in the first eight months of 2016 was 0.7% lower than in the same period last year. China accounted for 51% of world output in August […]

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July world crude steel production 133.7M tonnes

August 30, 2016

Worldsteel published July’s world crude steel production on August 22nd. World crude steel output was 133.7 million metric tonnes, 1.4% higher than in July 2015. World crude steel production in the first seven months of 2016 was 1.1% lower than in the same period last year. China accounted for 50% of world output in July […]

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May world crude steel production 139.2M tonnes

June 22, 2016

Worldsteel published May’s world crude steel production on June 21st. World crude steel output was 139.2 million metric tonnes, 0.1% lower than in May 2015. World crude production for the first five months of 2016 was 2.1% lower than in the same period last year. China accounted for 51% of world production in May with […]

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US long products imports up 24% in May

June 20, 2016

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 24% from 368,000 short tons in April to 457,000 tons in May. Long products imports in May 2015 were 362,000 tons and in May 2014 they were 422,000 tons. Longs imports for the first five months of 2016 were 6% lower than in the same […]

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January 2016 world crude steel production 127.7M tonnes

February 24, 2016

Worldsteel published January’s world crude steel production on February 23rd. World crude steel production was 127.7 million metric tonnes, 7.1% lower than in January 2015. China accounted for 49% of world production in January with an output of 63.2M tonnes, down 7.8% compared to January 2015. Significant production declines compared to January 2015 in the […]

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