Worldsteel: Global Crude Steel Production Falls in March

Global steel production in the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 161.0 million tonnes (Mt) in March 2022, down 5.8% from March 2021.

Crude steel production by region
Global crude steel production in the first three months of 2022 was 456.6 million tonnes, down 6.8% from the same period in 2021. Asia and Oceania produced 331.3 million tonnes of steel in the first quarter of 2022, down 7.8% from the first quarter of 2021. The EU (27) produced 36.8 Mt of steel in the first quarter of 2022, down 3.8% from the same quarter in 2021. Steel production in North America in the first three months of 2022 was 28.1 million tons, down 0.9% compared to the first quarter of 2021. Russia and other CIS countries + Ukraine produced 24.0 million tons of steel in the first quarter of 2022, down 8.5% from the first quarter of 2021.

• Africa: Egypt, Libya, South Africa
• Asia and Oceania: Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Korea, Taiwan (China), Vietnam
• European Union (27)
• Europe, Other: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Turkey, UK
• Middle East: Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
• North America: Canada, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, USA
• Russia and other CIS countries + Ukraine: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
• South America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela.

Top 10 Steel Producing Countries
China produced 88.3 million tons in March 2022, down 6.4% from March 2021. India produced 10.9 million tons, up 4.4%. Japan produced 8.0 million tons, down 4.3%. The United States produced 7.0 million tons, down 1.7%. Russia is estimated to have produced 6.6 million tons, down 1.8%. South Korea produced 5.7 million tons, down 6.1%. Germany produced 3.3 million tons, down 11.8%. Turkey produced 3.3 million tons, which is 2.9% less. Brazil is estimated to have produced 3.0 million tonnes, up 5.4%. Iran is estimated to have produced 2.3 million tons, down 6.1%.