November 2015 crude steel figures
Published by Elizabeth Corner,
Senior Editor
World Pipelines,
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
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