Global steel production declines further in September
Global steel mill output totaled 143.6 million metric tons (mt) in September, the lowest monthly rate recorded this year.
Global steel mill output totaled 143.6 million metric tons (mt) in September, the lowest monthly rate recorded this year.
Steel mill output around the world totaled 144.8 million metric tons (mt) in August, the lowest monthly rate of 2024.
Global crude steel production fell by 4% month over month (m/m) in July, led by a major drop in Chinese output, which fell 9% m/m.
Global steel output fell 5% in July according to World Steel Association’s (worldsteel) latest release. Total steel mill production around the world tallied up to 152.8 million metric tons (mt) for the month of July, the second-lowest monthly rate seen this year.
Global steel output eased 2% in June following May’s 14-month high, according to World Steel Association’s (worldsteel) latest release.
Global steel output rose 6% from April to May, and is now at the highest rate seen since March 2023, according to World Steel Association’s (worldsteel) latest release.
Global steel output in April fell 3.1% from March’s 10-month high, according to World Steel Association’s (worldsteel) latest release.
Global steel output jumped 8.3% in March, according to World Steel Association’s (worldsteel's) latest release. Production is now at the highest level seen in 10 months, rebounding from a near six-year low observed just three months prior.
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World steel output slipped in February according to World Steel Association’s (worldsteel) latest monthly report. With the exception of January’s surge, monthly production levels have declined ten out of the past eleven months.
Global steel output moved up in January, recovering from consecutive declines in November and December, the World Steel Association (worldsteel) said in its latest monthly report.
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Global steel output fell in December, led by cuts in China, the World Steel Association (worldsteel) said in its latest monthly report. Annual totals in 2023 saw a similar trend.
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Global steel output inched higher from September to October, even as production declined in China, the World Steel Association (worldsteel) said in its latest monthly report.
Global steel production dropped in September for a third consecutive month, according to the latest figures from the World Steel Association (worldsteel). Approximately 149.3 million metric tons of crude steel were produced globally in September. That’s a 2.1% decline from the estimated 152.6 million metric tons produced in August. September’s production was down 1.5% from September […]
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Global steel production tapered off in August vs. July, according to the latest figures from the World Steel Association (worldsteel).
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Global steel production slipped modestly in June as output declined in the world ex-China, according to the latest figures from the World Steel Association (worldsteel). Globally, an estimated 158.8 million metric tons of crude steel was produced in June, worldsteel said. This was a 1.7% decline from the month prior, and comparable to the 158.1 […]
Global steel production slipped modestly in June as output declined in the world ex-China, according to the latest figures from the World Steel Association (worldsteel).
Global crude steel output during the month of May was flat from April but down almost 5% from the same month last year, according to the most recent data from the World Steel Association (worldsteel). Monthly production dipped in China while rising in the rest of the world (RoW). May’s steel production totaled 161.6 million […]
Global steel production during the month of May was largely steady compared to the prior month, though down vs. the same year-ago period, according to the latest data from the World Steel Association (worldsteel). Worldsteel reports an estimated 161.6 million metric tons of crude steel was produced globally in May. This was an 0.1% increase […]
After hitting a 10-month high in March, global crude steel production fell back in April as output declined in both China and the rest of the world (RoW). Production was down 2.4% from the same month last year, according to the latest data from the World Steel Association (worldsteel) analyzed by SMU. Global steel output […]
Global steel production during the month of April was lower both sequentially and on-year, according to the latest data from the World Steel Association (worldsteel). Worldsteel reports an estimated 161.4 million metric tons of crude steel was produced globally in April. This was a 0.8% drop from the month prior and a 2.4% decline from […]
Steel Market Update is pleased to share this Premium content with Executive members. For information on upgrading to a Premium-level subscription, email info@steelmarketupdate.com. World crude steel production rebounded month on month (MoM) in January, driven by widespread increases worldwide. Global production was down, though, more than 6% vs. the same period last year, according to World […]