<p>World Steel Association announced that global crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to worldsteel was 155.0 million tonnes in January 2022, a 6.1% decrease compared to January 2021, mainly due to 11% YoY shrinkage in Chinese crude steel production to about 82 million tonnes</p><p>------------------------------------------</p><p>Crude Steel Production by Region</p><p>------------------------------------------</p><p>Africa -1.2 million tonne, up 3.3% YoY</p><p>Asia & Oceania - 111.7 million tonne, down 8.2% YoY</p><p>CIS - 9 million tonne, up 2.1% YoY</p><p>EU (27) - 11.5 million tonne, down 6.8% YoY</p><p>Europe, Others - 4.1 million tonne, down 4.7% YoY</p><p>Middle East - 3.9 million tonne, up 16.1% YoY</p><p>North America – 10 million tonne, up 2.5% YoY</p><p>South America - 3.7 million tonne, down 3.3% YoY</p><p>------------------------------------------</p><p>Top 10 Steel-Producing Countries</p><p>------------------------------------------</p><p>China - 81.7 million tonne, down 11.2% YoY</p><p>India - 10.8 million tonne, up 4.7% YoY</p><p>Japan - 7.8 million tonne, down 2.1% YoY</p><p>United States - 7.3 million tonne, up 4.2% YoY</p><p>Russia - 6.6 million tonne, up 3.3% YoY</p><p>South Korea -6 million tonne, down 1% YoY</p><p>Germany -3.3 million tonne, down 1.4% YoY</p><p>Turkey - 3.2 million tonne, down 7.8% YoY</p><p>Brazil - 2.9 million tonne, down 4.8% YoY</p><p>Iran - 2.8 million tonne, up 20.3% YoY</p>
<p>World Steel Association announced that global crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to worldsteel was 155.0 million tonnes in January 2022, a 6.1% decrease compared to January 2021, mainly due to 11% YoY shrinkage in Chinese crude steel production to about 82 million tonnes</p><p>------------------------------------------</p><p>Crude Steel Production by Region</p><p>------------------------------------------</p><p>Africa -1.2 million tonne, up 3.3% YoY</p><p>Asia & Oceania - 111.7 million tonne, down 8.2% YoY</p><p>CIS - 9 million tonne, up 2.1% YoY</p><p>EU (27) - 11.5 million tonne, down 6.8% YoY</p><p>Europe, Others - 4.1 million tonne, down 4.7% YoY</p><p>Middle East - 3.9 million tonne, up 16.1% YoY</p><p>North America – 10 million tonne, up 2.5% YoY</p><p>South America - 3.7 million tonne, down 3.3% YoY</p><p>------------------------------------------</p><p>Top 10 Steel-Producing Countries</p><p>------------------------------------------</p><p>China - 81.7 million tonne, down 11.2% YoY</p><p>India - 10.8 million tonne, up 4.7% YoY</p><p>Japan - 7.8 million tonne, down 2.1% YoY</p><p>United States - 7.3 million tonne, up 4.2% YoY</p><p>Russia - 6.6 million tonne, up 3.3% YoY</p><p>South Korea -6 million tonne, down 1% YoY</p><p>Germany -3.3 million tonne, down 1.4% YoY</p><p>Turkey - 3.2 million tonne, down 7.8% YoY</p><p>Brazil - 2.9 million tonne, down 4.8% YoY</p><p>Iran - 2.8 million tonne, up 20.3% YoY</p>
