Global Crude Steel Output in June Fell by 5.9% on the year to 158.1 million mt

SHANGHAI, July 26 (SMM) - World Steel Association data show that in June 2022, the crude steel output of 64 countries in the World Steel Association stood at 158.1 million mt, a decrease of 5.9% year on year.

The crude steel output in Africa stood at 1.2 million mt in June 2022, down 18.7% on the year; The crude steel output in Asian and Oceania was 118.8 million mt, down 3.1% on the year; The output of EU (27) was 11.8 million mt in June, a decrease of 12.2% year on year; The crude steel output of other countries in June stood at 3.8 million mt, down 10.9% on the year; The crude steel output of Middle East stood at 3.4 million mt, down 5% on the year; The crude steel output of North America stood at 9.6 million mt, down 2.4% on the year; The crude steel output of Russia, CIS and Ukraine was 5.9 million mt, down 34.3% on the year; The output in South America was 3.7 million mt, down 4.9% on the year;  

Africa: Egypt, Libya, South Africa

Asia and Oceania: Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam

CIS: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

European Union (27)

Rest of Europe: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Turkey, United Kingdom

Middle East: Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE

North America: Canada, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, United States

South America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela

Top 10 Countries

China's crude steel output was 90.7 million mt, a decrease of 3.3% year on year;

India 10 million mt, up 6.3% on the year;

Japan 7.4 million mt, down 8.1% on the year;

US 6.9 million mt, down 4.2% on the year;

Russia 5 million, down 22.2% on the year;

South Korea 5.6 million mt, down 6.0% on the year;

Germany 3.2 million mt, down 7.0% on the year;

Turkey 2.9 million mt, down 13.1% on the year;

Brazil 2.9 million mt, down 6.1% on the year;

Iran 2.2 million mt, down 10.8% on the year.