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------------------------------------------Crude Steel Production by Region------------------------------------------Africa -1.2 million tonne, up 3.3% YoYAsia & Oceania - 111.7 million tonne, down 8.2% YoYCIS - 9 million tonne, up 2.1% YoYEU (27) - 11.5 million tonne, down 6.8% YoYEurope, Others - 4.1 million tonne, down 4.7% YoYMiddle East - 3.9 million tonne, up 16.1% YoYNorth America – 10 million tonne, up 2.5% YoYSouth America - 3.7 million tonne, down 3.3% YoY------------------------------------------Top 10 Steel-Producing Countries------------------------------------------China - 81.7 million tonne, down 11.2% YoYIndia - 10.8 million tonne, up 4.7% YoYJapan - 7.8 million tonne, down 2.1% YoYUnited States - 7.3 million tonne, up 4.2% YoYRussia - 6.6 million tonne, up 3.3% YoYSouth Korea -6 million tonne, down 1% YoYGermany -3.3 million tonne, down 1.4% YoYTurkey - 3.2 million tonne, down 7.8% YoYBrazil - 2.9 million tonne, down 4.8% YoYIran - 2.8 million tonne, up 20.3% YoY
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------------------------------------------Crude Steel Production by Region------------------------------------------Africa -1.2 million tonne, up 3.3% YoYAsia & Oceania - 111.7 million tonne, down 8.2% YoYCIS - 9 million tonne, up 2.1% YoYEU (27) - 11.5 million tonne, down 6.8% YoYEurope, Others - 4.1 million tonne, down 4.7% YoYMiddle East - 3.9 million tonne, up 16.1% YoYNorth America – 10 million tonne, up 2.5% YoYSouth America - 3.7 million tonne, down 3.3% YoY------------------------------------------Top 10 Steel-Producing Countries------------------------------------------China - 81.7 million tonne, down 11.2% YoYIndia - 10.8 million tonne, up 4.7% YoYJapan - 7.8 million tonne, down 2.1% YoYUnited States - 7.3 million tonne, up 4.2% YoYRussia - 6.6 million tonne, up 3.3% YoYSouth Korea -6 million tonne, down 1% YoYGermany -3.3 million tonne, down 1.4% YoYTurkey - 3.2 million tonne, down 7.8% YoYBrazil - 2.9 million tonne, down 4.8% YoYIran - 2.8 million tonne, up 20.3% YoY
