World crude steel production for the 67 countries reporting to the International Iron and Steel Institute was 109.0 million metric tons (mmt) in November.

This is a 4.0% increase on November 2006. Total world production is 1,211.0 mmt for the first eleven months of 2007, an increase of 7.7% over the same period of 2006.

Total production in China was 39.7 mmt for the month, an increase of just 4.3% on November 2006. Japanese production was 10.1 mmt, an increase of 1.1%. India produced 4.6 mmt, an increase of 7.8%.

Crude steel production in the 27 EU countries was 193.3 mmt for the first eleven months of 2007, 1.6% higher than for the same period of 2006.

Germany produced 4.0 mmt tons of crude steel in November, an increase of 2.4% compared to the same month last year. France produced 1.5 mmt, 8.9% lower than in November 2006. Spain produced 1.5 mmt, an increase of 0.1%. The United Kingdom produced 1.2 mmt of crude steel, an increase of 20.1%.

Production in Turkey was 2.1 mmt, an increase of 10.3% compared to November 2006.

Russia produced 5.9 mmt, an decrease of 2.8% compared to the same month in 2006. Production in the Ukraine was 3.5 mmt, an increase of 4.0%.
Brazil produced 2.9 mmt of crude steel, an increase of 6.2% on November 2006.

Production evolution for 2007

Monthly statistics