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World crude steel production 135 million t in April

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Autor: Redaktion

Datum: 25. Mai. 2016

China’s crude steel production for April 2016 was 69.4 million t, an increase of 0.5 % compared to April 2015. Elsewhere in Asia, Japan produced 8.5 million t of crude steel in April 2016, an increase of 1.2 % compared to April 2015. South Korea’s crude steel production was 5.7 million t in April 2016, down by -1.3 % on April 2015.
In the EU, Germany produced 3.6 million t of crude steel in April 2016, a decrease of -1.5 % compared to April 2015. Italy produced 2.1 million t of crude steel, up by 14.5 % on April 2015. Spain produced 1.2 million t of crude steel, down by -10.6 % compared to April 2015. Turkey’s crude steel production for April 2016 was 2.9 million t, up by 5.3 % on April 2015.
In April 2016, Russia produced 5.9 million t of crude steel, down by -0.4 % over April 2015. Ukraine produced 2.2 million t of crude steel, up by 11.7 % compared to the same month in 2015.
The United States produced 6.6 million t of crude steel in April 2016, an increase of 2.5 % compared to April 2015. Brazil’s crude steel production for April 2016 was 2.3 million t, down by -20.6 % on April 2015.
(Source: World Steel Association)