According to statistics from the World Steel Association (World Steel Association) on 70 countries, global crude steel production in May was 158.8 million mt, a 3.8% YoY decrease.
China, the world’s largest crude steel producer, had a production of 86.6 million mt in May, a 6.9% decrease. Among other Asian countries, India’s production was 13.5 million mt, a 9.7% increase. Japan’s production was 6.8 million mt, a 4.7% decrease. South Korea’s production was 5.1 million mt, a 1.7% decrease. Iran’s production was 3.4 million mt, a 4.5% increase.
Turkey’s production was 3.1 million mt, a 2.8% decrease.
The EU-27’s production was 11.4 million mt, a 3.1% decrease. Among them, Germany’s production was 3 million mt, a 6.4% decrease.
Russia’s production was 5.8 million mt, a 6.9% decrease.
The US’s production was 7 million mt, a 1.7% increase.
Brazil’s production was 2.7 million mt, a 5.0% increase.
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