North American crude steel production down 6% in Sep 2015

By Paul Ploumis (ScrapMonster Author)

October 21, 2015 02:25:01 AM

The North American crude steel production declined by 6.0% during September this year. The production during the month totaled 9.499 Mt.North American crude steel production down 6% in Sep ‘15

BRUSSELS (Scrap Monster): According to the recent data published by the World Steel Association, the crude steel production by North American countries edged lower by 6.0% during the month of September year-on-year. The production totaled 9.499 Mt in September this year as against 10.107 Mt recorded in Sep ’14.

The total crude steel production by Canada during September this year was 1.120 Mt, flat when compared with the September 2014 production. The US produced 6.682 Million tonnes of crude steel, significantly lower by 8.5% when compared to 7.302 Million tonnes production achieved during September 2014. The total crude steel production by Mexico edged higher by 1.3% from 1.579 Mt in September ‘14 to 1.600 Mt in September this year.

The Cuban crude steel production increased sharply by 32.9% year-on-year to 25,000 tonnes. The crude steel output by El Salvador was estimated at 10,000 tonnes in September this year, down 10.3% when compared with September last year. Guatemala produced 35,000 tonnes in September, nearly flat when compared with the production during the same month a year before. The crude steel output by Trinidad & Tobago dropped by over 31.2% in September this year to 27,000 tonnes from 40,000 tonnes during same month the previous year.

The following table provides cumulative crude steel output for the first nine months in 2015 in comparison with those during same period in 2014.

Note: Output in thousands of tonnes