On May 24, the World Steel Association (WSA) released the global crude steel production data in April. In April, the crude steel output of 64 countries and regions included in the statistics of the world steel association was 162.7 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 5.1%.
In April, Africa’s crude steel output was 1.2 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 5.4%; The output of crude steel in Asia and Oceania was 121.4 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 4.0%; The crude steel output of EU (27 countries) was 12.3 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 5.4%; The output of crude steel in the Middle East was 3.3 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 14.5%; The output of crude steel in North America was 9.4 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 5.1%; The crude steel output of Russia, other CIS countries and Ukraine was 7.3 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 18.4%; The crude steel output of other European countries was 4.2 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 0.5%; The output of crude steel in South America was 3.6 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 4.8%.
From the perspective of the top 10 steel producing countries (regions), in April, the crude steel output in Chinese Mainland was 92.8 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 5.2%; India’s crude steel output was 10.1 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 6.2%; Japan’s crude steel output was 7.5 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 4.4%; The output of crude steel in the United States was 6.9 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 3.9%; The estimated output of crude steel in Russia is 6.4 million tons, an increase of 0.6% year-on-year; South Korea’s crude steel output was 5.5 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 4.1%; Turkey’s crude steel output was 3.4 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 1.6%; Germany’s crude steel output was 3.3 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 1.1%; Brazil’s crude steel output was 2.9 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 4.0%; The estimated output of crude steel in Iran was 2.2 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 20.7%.