August 2017 crude steel production
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- World crude steel production for the 67 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 143.6 million tonnes (Mt) in August 2017, a 6.3% increase compared to August 2016.
August 2017 crude steel production
World crude steel production for the 67 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 143.6 million tonnes (Mt) in August 2017, a 6.3% increase compared to August 2016.
China’s crude steel production for August 2017 was 74.6 Mt, an increase of 8.7% compared to August 2016. Japan produced 8.7 Mt of crude steel in August 2017, a decrease of -2.0% compared to August 2016. India produced 8.5 Mt of crude steel in August 2017, an increase of 4.1% compared to August 2016.
In the EU, Germany produced 3.6 Mt of crude steel in August 2017, an increase of 3.3% compared to August 2016. France produced 1.1 Mt of crude steel in August 2017, an increase of 15.5% compared to August 2016. Italy’s crude steel production for August 2017 was 1.1 Mt, up by 0.4% on August 2017. Spain produced 1.1 Mt in August 2017, a decrease of -2.7% compared to August 2016.
Turkey’s crude steel production for August 2017 was 3.2 Mt, up by 13.3% on August 2016.
The US produced 7.1 Mt of crude steel in August 2017, an increase of 6.3% compared to August 2016.
Brazil’s crude steel production for August 2017 was 3.0 Mt, up by 1.2% on August 2016.
The crude steel capacity utilisation ratio of the 67 countries in August 2017 was 72.2%. This is 3.3 percentage points higher than August 2016. Compared to July 2017, it is 0.2 percentage points lower.