World crude steel production reached 1.527 billion tonnes for the year of 2011. This is an increase of 6.8% YoY as compared to 2010 and is a record for global crude steel production.

All the major steel producing countries apart from Japan and Spain showed growth in 2011. Growth was particularly robust in Turkey, South Korea and Italy.

Annual production for Asia was 988.2 million tonnes of crude steel in 2011, an increase of 7.9% YoY compared to 2010. The region's share of world steel production increased slightly from 64.0% in 2010 to 64.7% in 2011. China's crude steel production in 2011 reached 695.5 million tonnes, an increase of 8.9% YoY on 2010. China's share of world crude steel production increased from 44.7% in 2010 to 45.5% in 2011. Japan produced 107.6 million tonnes in 2011, a 1.8% YoY decrease from 2010. In 2011, South Korea's crude steel production was 68.5 million tonnes, a 16.2% YoY increase compared to 2010.

The EU recorded an increase of 2.8% compared to 2010, producing 177.4 million tonnes of crude steel in 2011. Spain produced 15.6 million tonnes of crude steel in 2011, a 4.6% YoY decrease on 2010 while Italy produced 28.7 million tonnes in 2011, an 11.3% YoY increase over 2010.

In 2011, crude steel production in North America was 118.9 million tonnes, an increase of 6.8% YoY on 2010. The US produced 86.2 million tonnes of crude steel, 7.1% YoY higher than 2010.

The CIS showed an increase of 4.0% in 2011, producing 112.6 million tonnes of crude steel. Russia produced 68.7 million tonnes of crude steel, a 2.7% YoY increase on 2010 and Ukraine recorded an increase of 5.7% with a year end figure of 35.3 million tonnes.

Annual crude steel production for South America was 48.4 million tonnes in 2011, an increase of 10.2% YoY on 2010. Brazil produced 35.2 million tonnes in 2011, 6.8% YoY higher than 2010.