World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 127 million t in November 2015, a -4.1% decrease compared to November 2014.
China’s crude steel production for November 2015 was 63.3 million t, down by -1.6% compared to November 2014. Japan produced 8.7 million t of crude steel in November 2015, a decrease of -4.7% compared to the same month in 2014.
In the EU, Germany produced 3.5 million t of crude steel in November 2015, a decrease of -3.1% compared to November 2014. Italy’s crude steel production was 1.9 million t, up by 0.4% on November 2014. Spain produced 1.2 million t of crude steel in November 2015, down by -2.9% compared to November 2014.
France’s production for November 2015 was 1.2 million t, a decrease of -14.7% compared to the same month in 2014.
Turkey’s crude steel production for November 2015 was 2.6 million t, down by -7.2% on November 2014.
In November 2015, Russia produced 5.7 million t of crude steel, down by -3.1% over November 2014. Ukraine produced 1.9 million t of crude steel, up by 3.1% compared to the same month in 2014.
The US produced 6.1 million t of crude steel in November 2015, down by -15.6% compared to November 2014.
Brazil’s crude steel production for November 2015 was 2.5 million t, a decrease of -4.4% on November 2014.
The crude steel capacity utilisation ratio for the 66 countries in November 2015 was 66.9%. This is -4.0 percentage points lower than November 2014. Compared to October 2015, it is -1.4 percentage point lower.
Edited from source by Elizabeth Corner