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May world crude steel production 154.9M tonnes

June 25, 2018

Worldsteel published May’s world crude steel production today. World crude steel output was 154.9 million metric tonnes, 6.6% higher than in May 2017. Crude steel production in the first five months of 2018 was 4.6% higher than in the same period last year. China accounted for 52% of world output in May with production of […]

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Who is expanding (or closing) capacity in the North American steel industry? Here’s our update

June 19, 2018

What’s going on in the North American steel industry? In the spreadsheet below, we keep track of steel industry capacity additions, closures, idlings, and restarts, together with links to news sources. It is organized by product: upstream, carbon long products, carbon flat roll, stainless & silicon, pipe & tube, downstream, and steel-related. Download it to […]

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US Rotary Rig Count rising but half of 2011 peak

June 6, 2018

Baker Hughes published June rotary rig counts for the US and Canada last week. Numbers are up on last month and last year, but compared to peak levels in 2011 (at 2,017 for the US and 510 for Canada), rig counts have far from recovered. The chart was created in our Steel Data Room, where you […]

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April world crude steel production 148.3M tonnes

May 25, 2018

Worldsteel published April’s world crude steel production today. World crude steel output was 148.3 million metric tonnes, 4.1% higher than in April 2017. Crude production in the first four months of 2018 was 4.1% higher than in the same period last year. China accounted for 52% of world output in April with production of 76.7 […]

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US flat steel products imports rise 38% in March

April 11, 2018

Based on reported import licenses, US flat steel products imports rose 38% from 709,000 short tons in February to 978,000 tons in March. Hot rolled imports increased the most compared to other product categories, with higher volumes mainly from Canada, South Korea and Turkey. Flat products imports in the first three months of 2018 were […]

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February world crude steel production 131.8M tonnes

March 26, 2018

Worldsteel published February’s world crude steel production today. World crude steel output was 131.8 million metric tonnes, 3.5% higher than in February 2017 (and despite February having one day less in 2018). China accounted for 49% of world output in February with production of 64.9 million tonnes, 5.9% higher than in February 2017. Outside of […]

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