April 2019 crude steel production
by Hans Diederichs
World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 156.7 million tonnes (Mt) in April 2019, a 6.4% increase compared to April 2018.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.
Source and graphic: Worldsteel