| World crude steel production for
the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel)
was 120 million metric tons (mmt) in March. This is 30.6% higher than
March 2009. In the first
three months of 2010 Asia produced 219 mmt of crude steel, an increase
of 27% over the first quarter of 2009. The EU produced 42 mmt of crude
steel in the first quarter of 2010, up by 37% compared to the same
quarter of 2009. North America showed an increase of 53.8%, producing 27
mmt of crude steel during the first three months of 2010.
China’s crude steel production for March
2010 was 55 mmt, an increase of 22.5% on March 2009. Japan produced 9.3
mmt of crude steel in March 2010, up 62.8% compared to the same month
last year. India’s crude steel production for March 2010 was 5.5 mmt,
9.2% up compared to the same month last year. South Korea produced 4.8
mmt of crude steel in March 2010, 29.6% higher than March 2009.
In the EU, Germany’s crude steel
production for March 2010 was 4.0 mmt, an increase of 91.5% compared to
March 2009. Italy produced 2.4 mmt, 43.5% higher than the same month in
2009. Spain produced 1.6 mmt of crude steel in March 2010, an increase
of 33% on March 2009.
Russia’s crude steel in March 2010 was
5.5 mmt, 19.6% higher than the same month 2009. In March 2010, Ukraine
produced 3.0 mmt, an increase of 25.8% compared to March 2009.
Turkey produced 2.2 mmt of crude steel in
March 2010, a 19.7% increase over the same month in 2009.
The US produced 6.9 mmt of crude steel in
March 2010, an increase of 74.2% compared to March 2009.
Brazilian crude steel production was 2.8
mmt, 63.4% higher than March 2009.
The world crude steel capacity
utilisation ratio of the 66 countries in March 2010 was 80.2%, no change
from February 2010. Compared to March 2009, the utilisation ratio
in March 2010 increased by 15.3 percentage points.
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