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November world crude steel production 158.3Mt, +6.6% on November 2019

December 23, 2020

Worldsteel published November 2020 world crude steel production yesterday. World steel output was 158.3 million metric tonnes, 6.6% higher than in November 2019. Crude steel production in the first ten months of 2020 was 1.1% lower than in the same period last year. China accounted for 55% of world output in November. Chinese production was […]

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First River Steel Data Room Dataset of the Week: China Import and Export of Major Commodities

December 7, 2020

If you are looking for Chinese data on steel trade, you might want to check out the Dataset of the Week “China Import and Export of Major Commodities”. The information is published by the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China and contains monthly imports and exports of all major commodities in […]

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October world crude steel production 161.9Mt, +7.0% on October 2019

November 25, 2020

Worldsteel published October 2020 world crude steel production yesterday. World steel output was 161.9 million metric tonnes, 7.0% higher than in October 2019. Crude steel production in the first ten months of 2020 was 2.0% lower than in the same period last year. China accounted for 57% of world output in October. Chinese production was […]

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China crude steel production up 11% and net exports down 78% on September 2019

October 27, 2020

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 92.6 million metric tonnes in September, 10.9% higher than in September 2019. Chinese production in the first nine months of 2020 was 4.7% higher than in the same period last year. Data from the General Administration of Customs show Chinese net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) […]

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September world crude steel production 156Mt, +2.9% on September 2019

October 23, 2020

Worldsteel published September 2020 world crude steel production today. World steel output was 156.4 million metric tonnes, 2.9% higher than in September 2019. Crude steel production in the first nine months of 2020 was 3.1% lower than in the same period last year. China accounted for 59% of world output in September. Chinese production was […]

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Worldsteel steel demand forecast -2.4% in 2020, up 4.0% on June 2020 prediction

October 16, 2020

In its latest Short Range Outlook (SRO), published yesterday, Worldsteel revised its steel demand growth forecast for 2020 upwards. The revision raised estimated demand growth between 2019 and 2020 from -6.4% in its June 2020 SRO to -2.4% in yesterday figures. Steel demand is expected to increase by 4.1% between 2020 and 2021. China accounted […]

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