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World output of crude steel in August 2007
(IISI)
Updated:
2007-10-10 13:46
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World crude steel production for the 67 countries reporting to the International Iron and Steel Institute was 108.1 million metric tons (mmt) in August.
This is a 5.3% increase on August 2006.
Germany was the largest crude steel producer in the EU-27, with production of 4.0 mmt of crude steel in August. This is 2.5% higher than for the same month last year. Production in France was 1.2 mmt, an increase of 3.9% on August last year. Italy produced 1.6 mmt, a decrease of 11.0% on the same month of 2006. Production in the United Kingdom was 1.1 mmt, a decrease of 2.7%. Production in Europe is lower in August when compared to July because of the summer holiday season.
Chinese production was 41.6 mmt in August. This is an increase of 13.6% compared to August 2006. Japan produced 10.0 mmt, an increase of 3.7%. Turkish crude steel production was 2.0 mmt in August, an increase of 4.3% on the same month last year.
Brazil produced 2.9 mmt of crude steel in August, an increase of 4.5% on August 2006.
In the CIS region, Russia produced 5.8 mmt of crude steel, a drop of 2.3% compared to August 2006. Production in the Ukraine was 3.6 mmt, an increase of 2.3% compared to the same month last year.
World crude steel production was 108.1 million metric tons (mmt) in August 2007.
Production evolution for 2007

Monthly statistics
|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| Austria |
640 |
575 |
666 |
628 |
675 |
612 |
613 |
646 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Belgium |
1,024 |
898 |
1,021 |
906 |
840 |
717 |
839 |
840 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Czech Republic |
582 |
580 |
628 |
598 |
616 |
608 |
571 |
574 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Finland |
444 |
378 |
425 |
409 |
400 |
355 |
344 |
290 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| France |
1,729 |
1,654 |
1,879 |
1,826 |
1,829 |
1,601 |
1,768 |
1,239 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Germany |
4,318 |
3,826 |
4,175 |
4,085 |
4,045 |
4,099 |
3,993 |
3,968 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Greece |
220 |
220 |
249 |
216 |
261 |
255 |
200 |
65 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Hungary |
171 |
159 |
187 |
171 |
156 |
170 |
196 |
165 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Italy |
2,623 |
2,634 |
3,008 |
2,701 |
2,775 |
2,716 |
2,633 |
1,613 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Luxembourg |
257 |
214 |
273 |
269 |
265 |
255 |
265 |
130 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Netherlands |
610 |
571 |
647 |
652 |
582 |
609 |
656 |
612 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Poland |
907 |
860 |
948 |
906 |
957 |
967 |
872 |
870 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Romania |
560 |
490 |
580 |
527 |
545 |
506 |
495 |
495 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Slovakia |
441 |
397 |
449 |
447 |
456 |
435 |
411 |
446 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Slovenia |
53 |
48 |
53 |
57 |
52 |
55 |
52 |
59 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spain |
1,600 |
1,450 |
1,713 |
1,623 |
1,680 |
1,625 |
1,315 |
1,315 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Sweden |
513 |
463 |
515 |
490 |
505 |
484 |
332 |
403 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| United Kingdom |
1,146 |
1,174 |
1,257 |
1,257 |
1,274 |
1,300 |
1,196 |
1,121 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Other E.U. (27) |
327 |
304 |
339 |
330 |
342 |
330 |
361 |
361 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Total - European Union (27) |
18,164 |
16,895 |
19,012 |
18,097 |
18,255 |
17,698 |
17,112 |
15,213 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Total - European Union (15) |
15,242 |
14,164 |
15,946 |
15,177 |
15,250 |
14,743 |
14,273 |
12,362 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
46 |
28 |
55 |
56 |
57 |
53 |
52 |
27 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Croatia |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Macedonia |
30 |
29 |
30 |
28 |
31 |
28 |
33 |
33 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Montenegro |
- |
12 |
16 |
15 |
15 |
14 |
7 |
12 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Norway |
63 |
56 |
66 |
60 |
65 |
65 |
61 |
16 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Serbia |
- |
135 |
151 |
151 |
153 |
143 |
153 |
129 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Switzerland |
115 |
112 |
108 |
108 |
120 |
117 |
101 |
86 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Turkey |
2,028 |
1,922 |
2,186 |
2,187 |
2,221 |
2,094 |
2,221 |
2,043 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Total - Other Europe |
2,432 |
2,301 |
2,618 |
2,612 |
2,669 |
2,519 |
2,634 |
2,353 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Byelorussia |
191 |
184 |
206 |
215 |
200 |
228 |
197 |
189 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Kazakhstan |
348 |
386 |
372 |
402 |
416 |
398 |
443 |
404 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Moldova |
80 |
76 |
76 |
80 |
87 |
85 |
91 |
84 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Russia |
6,396 |
5,727 |
6,249 |
6,128 |
6,050 |
6,139 |
6,071 |
5,833 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Ukraine |
3,595 |
3,313 |
3,724 |
3,586 |
3,641 |
3,475 |
3,480 |
3,618 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Uzbekistan |
61 |
49 |
54 |
53 |
54 |
56 |
55 |
54 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Total - C.I.S. (6) |
10,671 |
9,735 |
10,681 |
10,464 |
10,448 |
10,381 |
10,337 |
10,182 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Canada |
1,050 |
950 |
1,050 |
1,015 |
1,421 |
1,375 |
1,420 |
1,420 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Cuba |
21 |
16 |
28 |
27 |
25 |
18 |
10 |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| El Salvador |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Guatemala |
28 |
27 |
29 |
17 |
30 |
33 |
31 |
30 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Mexico |
1,431 |
1,300 |
1,435 |
1,499 |
1,410 |
1,410 |
1,382 |
1,380 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
41 |
51 |
65 |
63 |
53 |
55 |
48 |
60 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| United States |
7,543 |
7,634 |
8,327 |
8,214 |
8,521 |
8,240 |
8,274 |
8,500 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Total - North America |
10,119 |
9,983 |
10,939 |
10,841 |
11,467 |
11,138 |
11,171 |
11,406 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Argentina |
336 |
416 |
477 |
473 |
445 |
446 |
356 |
355 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Brazil |
2,703 |
2,507 |
2,785 |
2,708 |
2,892 |
2,733 |
2,869 |
2,940 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Chile |
142 |
141 |
146 |
140 |
143 |
142 |
145 |
145 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Colombia |
95 |
95 |
105 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
105 |
105 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Ecuador |
8 |
8 |
9 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Paraguay |
9 |
9 |
10 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
11 |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Peru |
76 |
68 |
78 |
62 |
43 |
45 |
67 |
65 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Uruguay |
1 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Venezuela |
430 |
411 |
479 |
465 |
429 |
437 |
407 |
410 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Total - South America |
3,800 |
3,659 |
4,093 |
3,965 |
4,070 |
3,926 |
3,973 |
4,043 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Algeria |
126 |
123 |
134 |
75 |
84 |
130 |
109 |
98 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Egypt |
535 |
480 |
478 |
551 |
560 |
535 |
535 |
535 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Libya |
99 |
98 |
108 |
105 |
114 |
110 |
115 |
92 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Morocco |
48 |
46 |
48 |
49 |
45 |
48 |
45 |
21 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| South Africa |
817 |
712 |
776 |
739 |
771 |
702 |
734 |
752 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Zimbabwe |
1 |
1 |
- |
3 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Total - Africa |
1,625 |
1,460 |
1,543 |
1,521 |
1,578 |
1,530 |
1,541 |
1,501 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Iran |
852 |
770 |
828 |
844 |
716 |
827 |
790 |
840 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Qatar |
100 |
82 |
100 |
89 |
85 |
80 |
82 |
97 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Saudi Arabia |
359 |
326 |
360 |
351 |
390 |
388 |
363 |
365 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Total - Middle East |
1,311 |
1,178 |
1,288 |
1,283 |
1,191 |
1,295 |
1,235 |
1,302 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| China |
38,119 |
36,135 |
40,157 |
40,318 |
41,304 |
42,121 |
41,252 |
41,583 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| India |
3,877 |
3,666 |
4,211 |
3,685 |
3,723 |
3,723 |
3,850 |
3,850 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Japan |
10,064 |
9,206 |
10,256 |
9,740 |
10,172 |
9,980 |
10,017 |
9,966 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| South Korea |
4,381 |
3,774 |
4,348 |
4,299 |
4,505 |
4,353 |
4,126 |
4,125 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Taiwan, China |
1,720 |
1,580 |
1,782 |
1,725 |
1,785 |
1,725 |
1,740 |
1,740 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Total - Asia |
58,162 |
54,361 |
60,755 |
59,766 |
61,489 |
61,902 |
60,986 |
61,264 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Australia |
652 |
596 |
683 |
645 |
693 |
652 |
667 |
751 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| New Zealand |
70 |
63 |
62 |
72 |
76 |
74 |
71 |
62 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Total - Oceania |
722 |
659 |
745 |
716 |
769 |
726 |
738 |
813 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Total Countries |
66 |
66 |
67 |
67 |
67 |
67 |
67 |
67 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Total |
107,007 |
100,231 |
111,675 |
109,266 |
111,935 |
111,115 |
109,727 |
108,076 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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