World Steel Association: November 2018 steel production up 5.8%

Global crude steel production for 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 148.6 million tonnes in November 2018, up 5.8% from November 2017.

Steel production in China in November 2018 was 77.6 million tonnes, an increase of 10.8% compared to November 2017. In November 2018, Japan produced 8.7 million tonnes of steel, which is 0.5% less than in November 2017. South Korea produced 5.9 million tonnes of crude steel. this month, an increase of 1.1% compared to November 2017.

In the EU, France produced 1.4 million tonnes of crude steel in November 2018, up 12.8% from November 2017. Italian steel production in November 2018 was 2.2 million tonnes, down 1.0% in November 2017. Spain produced 1.3 million tonnes in November 2018, a 0.7% decrease from 2017.

Steel production in Ukraine this month amounted to 1.7 million tons, which is 11.2% less than in November 2017. Turkey's steel production in November 2018 was 3.1 million tonnes, down 2.1% on November 2017.

Brazil produced 2.8 million tonnes of crude steel in November 2018, down 6.1% from November 2017. The United States produced 7.4 million tonnes of crude steel in November 2018, up 11.8% from November 2017.