Global crude steel production remained unchanged in October
On November 22, the World Steel Association (WSA) released global crude steel production data for October 2022. In October, the crude steel production of 64 countries and regions included in the World Steel Association statistics was 147.3 million tons, the same as the same period last year.
In October, Africa’s crude steel production was 1.4 million tons, an increase of 2.3% year-on-year. Asia and Oceania’s crude steel production was 107.3 million tons, an increase of 5.8% year-on-year. The EU (27 countries) produced 11.3 million tons of crude steel, a year-on-year decrease of 17.5%. Other European countries produced 3.7 million tons of crude steel, a year-on-year decrease of 15.8%. The Middle East produced 4 million tons of crude steel, an increase of 6.7% year-on-year. North America produced 9.2 million tons of crude steel, a year-on-year decrease of 7.7%. Russia and other CIS countries (including Ukraine) produced 6.7 million tons of crude steel, a year-on-year decrease of 23.7%. South America produced 3.7 million tons of crude steel, a year-on-year decrease of 3.2%.
Looking at the world’s top ten steel producing countries (regions), in October, mainland China’s crude steel output was 79.76 million tons, an increase of 11.0% year-on-year. India’s crude steel output was 10.5 million tons, an increase of 2.7% year-on-year. Japan’s crude steel output was 7.3 million tons, a decrease of 10.6% year-on-year. The United States’ crude steel output was 6.7 million tons, a decrease of 8.9% year-on-year. Russia’s estimated crude steel output was 5.8 million tons, a decrease of 11.5% year-on-year. South Korea’s crude steel output was 5.1 million tons, a decrease of 12.1% year-on-year. Germany’s crude steel output was 3.1 million tons, a decrease of 14.4% year-on-year. Iran’s crude steel output was 2.9 million tons, an increase of 3.5% year-on-year. Turkey’s crude steel output was 2.9 million tons, a decrease of 17.8% year-on-year. Brazil’s estimated crude steel output was 2.8 million tons, a decrease of 4.5% year-on-year.