worldsteel: February 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 120 million t in February 2016. This is a -3.3% decrease compared to February 2015.
China’s crude steel production for February 2016 was 58.5 Mt, a decrease of -4.0% compared to February 2015. Elsewhere in Asia, Japan produced 8.4 million t of crude steel in February 2016, a decrease of -1.0% compared to February 2015.
In the EU, Germany produced 3.4 million t of crude steel in February 2016, a decrease of -4.3% compared to February 2015. Italy produced 1.9 million t of crude steel, down by –2.1% on February 2015. France’s crude steel production for February 2016 was 1.3 million t, up by 2.6% compared to the same month in 2015. Spain produced 1.1 million t of crude steel, down by -8.9% compared to February 2015.
Turkey’s crude steel production for February 2016 was 2.4 million t, up by 4.0% on February 2015.
In February 2016, Russia produced 5.7 million t of crude steel, down by -2.7% over February 2015. Ukraine produced 2.0 million t of crude steel, up by 24.1% compared to the same month in 2015.
The US produced 6.4 million t of crude steel in February 2016, an increase of 2.9% compared to February 2015.
Brazil’s crude steel production for February 2016 was 2.4 million t, down by -8.7% on February 2015.
The crude steel capacity utilisation ratio of the 66 countries in February 2016 was 66.2%. This is -5.7 percentage points lower than February 2015. Compared to January 2016, it is 0.9 percentage points higher.
Edited from press release by Angharad Lock
Read the article online at: https://www.worldpipelines.com/project-news/21032016/worldsteel-february-2016-crude-steel-production-350/
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