Brussels - World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 109 million metric tons (mmt) in January. This is 25.5 percent higher than January 2009. In the EU, Germany’s crude steel production for January 2010 was 3.4 mmt, an increase of 27.7 percent compared to January 2009. Spain produced 1.4 mmt of crude steel in January 2010, an increase of 51.1 percent on January 2009. France’s crude steel production was 1.1 mmt, up 32.3 percent compared to the same month last year.

China’s crude steel production for January 2010 was 48.7 mmt, an increase of 18.2 percent on January 2009. Japan produced 8.7 mmt of crude steel in January 2010, up 36.8 percent compared to the same month last year. South Korea showed an increase of 32.4 percent from January 2009, producing 4.5 mmt of crude steel in January 2010. In the absence of official data from the Chinese government this month’s China data comes from the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA).

Turkey produced 2.1 mmt of crude steel in January 2010, a 2 percent increase over the same month in 2009.

The US produced 6.1 mmt of crude steel in January 2010, an increase of 48.8 percent compared to January 2009.

Brazilian crude steel production was 2.7 mmt, 66.6 percent higher than January 2009.

Russia produced 5.2 mmt of crude steel in January 2010, an increase of 33 percent on January 2009. Ukraine’s crude steel production for January 2010 was 2.7 mmt, 28.4 percent higher than the same month last year.

Australia produced 0.6 mmt of crude steel in January 2010, recording a 38.6 percent increase over the same month in 2009.

The world crude steel capacity utilisation ratio of the 66 countries in January 2010 was 72.9 percent, an increase from 71.9 percent in December 2009. Compared to January 2009, the utilisation ratio in January 2010 increased by 11.6 percentage points.

Quelle: Worldsteel

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