January 2020 crude steel production

25 February 2020 Brussels, Belgium

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 154.4 million tonnes (Mt) in January 2020, a 2.1% increase compared to January 2019.

China’s crude steel production for January 2020 was 84.3 Mt, an increase of 7.2% compared to January 2019*. India produced 9.3 Mt of crude steel in January 2020, down 3.2% on January 2019. Japan produced 8.2 Mt of crude steel in January 2020, down 1.3% on January 2019. South Korea’s crude steel production was 5.8 Mt in January 2020, a decrease of 8.0% on January 2019.

In the EU, Italy produced 1.9 Mt of crude steel in January 2020, down by 4.9% on January 2019. France produced 1.3 Mt of crude steel in January 2020, a 4.5% increase compared to January 2019.

The US produced 7.7 Mt of crude steel in January 2020, an increase of 2.5% compared to January 2019.

Brazil’s crude steel production for January 2020 was 2.7 Mt, down by 11.1% on January 2019.

Turkey’s crude steel production for January 2020 was 3.0 Mt, up by 17.3% on January 2019.

Crude steel production in Ukraine was 1.8 Mt last month, down 0.4% on January 2019.

  • 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.
  • China’s January production figure is a China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) estimate.
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