World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association was 156.7 million tonnes (Mt) in April 2019, a 6.4% increase compared to April 2018.
Key figures
- China’s crude steel production for April 2019 was 85.0 Mt, an increase of 12.7% compared to April 2018.
- India produced 8.8 Mt of crude steel in April 2019, up 1.5% on April 2018.
- Japan produced 8.6 Mt of crude steel in April 2019, down 0.8% on April 2018.
- South Korea’s crude steel production stood at 6.0 Mt, up 1.4% on April 2018.
- In the EU, Italy’s crude steel production for April 2019 was 2.0 Mt, down by 5.7% on April 2018.
- France produced 1.3 Mt of crude steel in April 2019, a decrease of 8.1% compared to April 2018.
- Spain produced 1.3 Mt of crude steel in April 2019, down by 4.4% on April 2018.
- The US produced 7.4 Mt of crude steel in April 2019, a 7.3% increase on April 2018.
- Crude steel production in Ukraine was 1.9 Mt in April 2019, up 12.6% on April 2018.
- Brazil’s crude steel production for April 2019 was 2.9 Mt, down by 1.9% on April 2018.
- Turkey’s crude steel production for April 2019 was 3.0 Mt, up 2.6% on April 2018.
