Steel production in CIS countries increased

The monthly production data released by the World Steel Association (worldsteel) indicates a marked increase in crude steel production in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region in November this year. Production in the region increased by 7.0% over the previous year. Smelting was 8.243 million tonnes (million tonnes), up from 7.701 million tonnes in the same month a year earlier.

Russia was the leading steel producer in the region. Smelting in Russia amounted to 5.855 million tons, which is 1.9% more than in November last year - 5.746 million tons. Meanwhile, production in Ukraine increased significantly over the year, by 30.8% from 1.325 million tons to 1.325 million tons. In Kazakhstan, the third largest regional steel producer, production fell by almost 9.2% compared to the same period last year. of the year. The monthly steel production in other countries in the region is: Belarus (215,000 tons), Uzbekistan (70,000 tons) and Moldova (40,000 tons).

The total production of crude steel in the first eleven months of this year was 90.887 million tonnes, down 1.2% from the previous year. From January to November 2019, steel production in the region amounted to 91.953 million tonnes. All countries except Uzbekistan and Moldova reported a decline in production compared to the same period last year.

The largest steel producers in the CIS region in January-November 2020 were Russia (65.182 million tons), Ukraine (18.710 million tons) and Kazakhstan (3.425 million tons).