Global steel production continued to fall in April 2015

According to the latest statistics released by the World Steel Association, the 65 member countries' crude steel output was 135.407 million tonnes in April this year, down 1.7 percent from 137.778 million tonnes in the same month. last year.

The total production of crude steel in the EU-28 countries in April 2015 reached 14.387 million tons, which is only 0.3 percent more than the production of 14.344 million tons in April 2014. Other European countries smelted 2.977 million tonnes of steel, up 5.1 percent from the 2.834 million tonnes produced in April 2014.

Steel production in the CIS countries fell by 4.7 percent in April to 9.086 million tons, compared to 8.658 million tons of steel products achieved in the corresponding month last year. Total crude steel production in North America fell sharply to 9.079 million tonnes in April this year, down 7.5 percent from 9.812 million tonnes of steel in April 2014.

The total volume of crude steel production in the countries of the South American region in April this year decreased slightly, by 0.1 percent, to 3.786 million tons. African countries produced 1.212 million tonnes of steel, down 13.2 percent from 1.396 million tonnes achieved in April 2014.

Crude steel production in the Middle East in April this year was 2.272 million tons, down 7.7 percent, which is significantly lower than the output of 2.461 million tons in April 2014. Steel output in Asian countries during April 2015 decreased by 1.2 percent to 92.547 million tons, compared to 93.642 million tons in the advisory month of last year. Oceania's total crude steel production rose sharply in April this year to 0.488 million tonnes, up 18.2 percent from 0.413 million tonnes in April 2014.