World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 145.7 million tons (Mt) in October 2021, down 10.6% from October 2020.
Crude steel production by regions;
Africa produced 1.4 Mt in October 2021, up 24.1% from October 2020. Asia and Oceania produced 100.7 Mt, down 16.6%. The CIS (CIS: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan) produced 8.3 Mt, down 0.2 percent. EU (27) produced 13.4 Mt, up 6.4%. Europe, Other produced 4.4 Mt, up 7.7%. The Middle East produced 3.2 Mt, down 12.7%. North America produced 10.2 Mt, up 16.9%. South America produced 4.0 Mt, up 12.1%.
Top 10 steel producing countries:
China produced 71.6 Mt in October 2021, down 23.3 percent from October 2020. India produced 9.8 Mt, up 2.4 percent. Japan produced 8.2 Mt, up 14.3%. The United States produced 7.5 Mt, up 20.5%. Russia is estimated to have produced 6.1 Mt, down 0.5 percent. South Korea produced 5.8 Mt, down 1.0%. Germany produced 3.7 Mt, up 7.0 percent. Turkey produced 3.5 Mt, up 8.0%. Brazil is estimated to have produced 3.2 Mt, up 10.4%. Iran is estimated to have produced 2.2 Mt, down 15.3%.
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