World crude steel production for the 67 countries reporting to the International Iron and Steel Institute was 114.0 million metric tons (mmt) in October. This is a 6.6% increase on October 2006. Total world production is 1,101.8 mmt for the first ten months of 2007, an increase of 8.1% over the same period of 2006. World crude steel production has again broken the 1 billion ton mark in 2007, the fourth year in a row this figure has been reached.

Chinese production was 42.9 mmt in October, an increase of 13.5% on October 2006. Japanese production was 10.4 mmt, an increase of 2.7%. Other major producers in the region are South Korea (4.3 mmt, +8.5%) and India (4.6 mmt, +8.8%).

The major European steel producing countries in October were Germany (4.2 mmt, -1.1% compared to October 2006), Italy (2.9 mmt, -2.0%), Spain (1.6 mmt, -1.8%), France (1.4 mmt, -12.5%), and the United Kingdom (1.1 mmt, -6.4%). Total EU-27 production for October was 17.6 mmt, a decrease of 2.2% compared to October 2006.

Production in Turkey was 2.2 mmt, an increase of 6.8% compared to the same month last year.

Russia produced 6.2 mmt, an increase of 5.5% compared to October 2006. Production in Ukraine was 3.6 mmt, an increase of 3.6%.

Brazil produced 2.9 mmt of crude steel, an increase of 4.4% on October 2007.