April 2019 crude steel production

27 May 2019 Brussels, Belgium

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 156.7 million tonnes (Mt) in April 2019, a 6.4% increase compared to April 2018.

China’s crude steel production for April 2019 was 85.0 Mt, an increase of 12.7% compared to April 2018. India produced 8.8 Mt of crude steel in April 2019, up 1.5% on April 2018. Japan produced 8.6 Mt of crude steel in April 2019, down 0.8% on April 2018. South Korea’s crude steel production stood at 6.0 Mt, up 1.4% on April 2018.

In the EU, Italy’s crude steel production for April 2019 was 2.0 Mt, down by 5.7% on April 2018. France produced 1.3 Mt of crude steel in April 2019, a decrease of 8.1% compared to April 2018. Spain produced 1.3 Mt of crude steel in April 2019, down by 4.4% on April 2018.

The US produced 7.4 Mt of crude steel in April 2019, a 7.3% increase on April 2018.

Crude steel production in Ukraine was 1.9 Mt in April 2019, up 12.6% on April 2018.

Brazil’s crude steel production for April 2019 was 2.9 Mt, down by 1.9% on April 2018.

Turkey’s crude steel production for April 2019 was 3.0 Mt, up 2.6% on April 2018.

  • The World Steel Association (worldsteel) is one of the largest and most dynamic industry associations in the world, with members in every major steel-producing country. worldsteel represents steel producers, national and regional steel industry associations, and steel research institutes. Members represent around 85% of global steel production.
  • For antitrust reasons worldsteel no longer produces a monthly global capacity utilisation ratio. Information on capacity can be found on the OECD website.