Brussels - World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 108 million metric tons (mmt) in February. This is 24.2 percent higher than February 2009. Compared to the same month in 2009, February 2010 crude steel production showed a continued increase in all the major–steel producing countries.

China’s crude steel production for February 2010 was 50.4 mmt, an increase of 22.5 percent on February 2009. Japan produced 8.4 mmt of crude steel in February 2010, up 54 percent compared to the same month last year. South Korea showed an increase of 25 percent from February 2009, producing 3.9 mmt of crude steel in February 2010.

In the EU, Germany ’s crude steel production for February 2010 was 3.4 mmt, an increase of 34.3 percent compared to February 2009. Italy produced 2.2 mmt, 28.5 percent higher than the same month in 2009. Spain produced 1.3 mmt of crude steel in February 2010, an increase of 35.8 percent on February 2009. France ’s crude steel production was 1.1 mmt, up 10 percent compared to the same month last year.

Turkey produced 1.8 mmt of crude steel in February 2010, a 1.6 percent increase over the same month in 2009.

The US produced 6.0 mmt of crude steel in February 2010, an increase of 51.3 percent compared to February 2009.

Brazilian crude steel production was 2.4 mmt, 47.9 percent higher than February 2009.

Iran produced 1.0 mmt of crude steel in February 2010, an increase of 3.3 percent on February 2009. Egypt’s crude steel production for February 2010 was 0.4 mmt, 10.6 percent higher than the same month last year.

Australia produced 0.5 mmt of crude steel in February 2010, recording a 89.6 percent increase over the same month in 2009.

The world crude steel capacity utilisation ratio for the 66 countries in February 2010 was 79.8 percent, a 15-month high since September 2008. Compared to February 2009, the utilisation ratio in February 2010 increased by 12.0 percentage points.

Quelle: World Steel Association (worldsteel)

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