July 2016 crude steel production
Published by Angharad Lock,
Digital Assistant Editor
World Pipelines,
World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 133.7 million t in July 2016.
China’s crude steel production for July 2016 was 66.8 million t, an increase of 2.6% compared to July 2015. Elsewhere in Asia, Japan produced 8.9 million t of crude steel in July 2016, an increase of 0.5% compared to July 2015. India produced 8.1 million t of crude steel in July 2016, up 8.1% compared to the same month last year. South Korea’s crude steel production was 6.0 million t in July 2016.
Source: worldsteel
In the EU, Germany produced 3.4 million t of crude steel in July 2016, a y/y decrease of -6.1%. The UK produced 0.7 million t of crude steel.
Source: worldsteel
Turkey’s crude steel production for July 2016 was 2.7 million t, up by 6.5% on July 2015.
In July 2016, Russia produced 6.1 Mt of crude steel, up by 0.9% over July 2015. Ukraine produced 2.1 million t of crude steel, up by 10.5% compared to the same month in 2015.
The United States produced 6.9 million t of crude steel in July 2016, a decrease of -2.2% compared to July 2015.
Brazil’s crude steel production for July 2016 was 2.7 million t, down by -6.0% on July 2015.
The crude steel capacity utilisation ratio of the 66 countries in July 2016 was 68.3%.
Edited from press release by Angharad Lock
Read the article online at: https://www.worldpipelines.com/equipment-and-safety/23082016/july-2016-crude-steel-production-2297/
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