November 2009 Crude Steel Production

Brussels – World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 107.5 million metric tons (mmt) in November 2009. This is 24.2% higher than November 2008. November 2009 is the third month in a row showing a positive year-on-year growth rate since September 2008.


Most major steel-producing countries showed an increase in crude steel production in November 2009 compared to the same month last year.






China’s crude steel production for November 2009 was 47.3 mmt, 37.4% higher than November 2008.

Elsewhere in Asia, Japan produced 8.9 mmt of crude steel in November 2009, up by 0.5% compared to the same month last year. South Korea showed an increase of 7.5% from November 2008, producing 4.3 mmt of crude steel in November 2009. In the EU, Germany’s crude steel production was 3.5 mmt in November 2009, an increase of 8.0% from November 2008. Italy produced 1.9 mmt in November 2009, down by -17.2% from November 2008.

Russia’s crude steel production for November 2009 was 5.3 mmt, an increase of 42.6% compared to November 2008. Ukraine produced 2.7 mmt in November 2009, 67.1% higher than the same month last year.

Turkey produced 2.1 mmt of crude steel in November 2009, an 18.3% increase from November 2008.

The US produced 6.0 mmt of crude steel in November 2009, an increase of 26.9% compared to the same month last year. Brazil’s crude steel production in November 2009 was 2.7 mmt, 15.1% higher than November 2008.

Total crude steel production in the 66 reporting countries for the first 11 months of 2009 was 1,090 mmt, a -10.8% decrease over the same period of 2008.

The world crude steel capacity utilisation ratio in November 2009 was 75.0%, a slight decline from 76.9% in October 2009. Compared to November 2008, the utilisation ratio in November 2009 increased by 10.4 percentage points.

Info from world Steel Association

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