Brussels – World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 107.5 million metric tons (mmt) in November 2009. This is 24.2 percent higher than November 2008. November 2009 is the third month in a row showing a positive year-on-year growth rate since September 2008.

Most major steel-producing countries showed an increase in crude steel production in November 2009 compared to the same month last year.

China’s crude steel production for November 2009 was 47.3 mmt, 37.4 percent higher than November 2008.

Elsewhere in Asia, Japan produced 8.9 mmt of crude steel in November 2009, up by 0.5 percent compared to the same month last year. South Korea showed an increase of 7.5 percent from November 2008, producing 4.3 mmt of crude steel in November 2009.

In the EU, Germany’s crude steel production was 3.5 mmt in November 2009, an increase of 8.0 percent from November 2008. Italy produced 1.9 mmt in November 2009, down by -17.2 percent from November 2008.

Russia’s crude steel production for November 2009 was 5.3 mmt, an increase of 42.6 percent compared to November 2008. Ukraine produced 2.7 mmt in November 2009, 67.1 percent higher than the same month last year.

Turkey produced 2.1 mmt of crude steel in November 2009, an 18.3 percent increase from November 2008.

The US produced 6.0 mmt of crude steel in November 2009, an increase of 26.9 percent compared to the same month last year. Brazil’s crude steel production in November 2009 was 2.7 mmt, 15.1 percent higher than November 2008.

Total crude steel production in the 66 reporting countries for the first 11 months of 2009 was 1,090 mmt, a -10.8 percent decrease over the same period of 2008.

The world crude steel capacity utilisation ratio in November 2009 was 75.0 percent, a slight decline from 76.9 percent in October 2009. Compared to November 2008, the utilisation ratio in November 2009 increased by 10.4 percentage points.

Quelle: World Steel Association (worldsteel)

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