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China crude steel production falls 23% on October 2020 to 71.6Mt, down 2% year-to-date

November 29, 2021

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 71.6 million metric tonnes in October, 23% lower than in October 2020. Chinese crude steel production in the first ten months of 2021 was 2% lower than in the first ten months of 2020. Data from China’s General Administration of Customs show net finished steel exports (exports […]

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World crude steel production falls 10.6% on October 2020 with China down 23.3%

November 29, 2021

Worldsteel published October 2021 world crude steel production on November 23rd. World crude steel output was 145.7 million metric tonnes, 10.6% lower than in October 2020. China produced 71.6 million tonnes in October, accounting for 49% of world output and falling 23.3% on October 2020. In other parts of Asia, Indian steel production rose 2.4% […]

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US flat products imports rise 96% on October 2020 to 1,006kt

November 10, 2021

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose 96% from 513,000 short tons in October, 2020 to 1,006,000 tons in October, 2021. The increase was mainly due to higher hot rolled imports from Turkey, Canada and Mexico. Imports of all other flat products categories rose on October, 2020, with cut plate up 141%, […]

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Steel Data Room: Share of crude steel production through BOF route 90% in China, 30% in the US

November 9, 2021

If you are following the current debate about steelmaking carbon emissions, you might want to remind yourselves about who’s producing steel through the BOF route and who’s producing it through the EAF route. The Steel Data Room’s dataset “World Steel Association Steel Statistical Yearbook” makes that easy. Let’s look at the world’s top five steelmaking […]

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China crude steel production falls 21% on September, 2020 to 73.8Mt, up 1% year-to-date

October 27, 2021

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 73.8 million metric tonnes, 21% lower than in September, 2020. Chinese crude steel production in the first nine months of 2021 was 1% higher than in the same period last year. Data from China’s General Administration of Customs show net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in […]

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World crude steel production drops 8.9% on September 2020 to 144Mt

October 26, 2021

Worldsteel published September 2021 world crude steel production today. World crude steel output was 144.4 million metric tonnes, 8.9% lower than in September 2020. China produced 73.8 million tonnes in September, accounting for 51% of world output and falling 21.2% on September, 2020. In other parts of Asia, Indian steel production rose 7.2% on last […]

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