World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 151.7 million tonnes (Mt) in August 2018, a 2.6% increase compared to August 2017.
China’s crude steel production for August 2018 was 80.3 Mt, an increase of 2.7% compared to August 2017.
India produced 8.8 Mt of crude steel in August 2018, an increase of 3.7% compared to August 2017.
Japan produced 8.8 Mt of crude steel in August 2018, up 0.9% on August 2017.
South Korea’s crude steel production was 6.1 Mt in August 2018, unchanged from its August 2017 production.
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In the EU, Spain produced 1.2 Mt of crude steel, up by 6.6% on August 2017.
Italy produced 1.2 Mt of crude steel, up by 6.0% on August 2017. France’s crude steel production was 0.9 Mt in August 2018, a decrease of 16.8% compared to August 2017.
Turkey’s crude steel production for August 2018 was 3.0 Mt, down by 5.7% on August 2017.
Crude steel production in Ukraine was 1.8 Mt this month, down 3.7% on August 2017.
The US produced 7.5 Mt of crude steel in August 2018, an increase of 5.1% compared to August 2017.
Source: worldsteel