China is estimated to have produced 83.0 Mt in February 2021, up 10.9% on February 2020. India produced 9.1 Mt, down 3.1%. Japan produced 7.5 Mt, down 5.6%. The United States produced 6.3 Mt, down 10.9%. Russia is estimated to have produced 5.7 Mt, down 1.3%. South Korea produced 5.5 Mt, up 1.2%. Turkey produced 3.0 Mt, up 5.9%. Germany produced 3.1 Mt, down 10.4%. Brazil produced 2.8 Mt, up 3.8%. Iran is estimated to have produced 2.3 Mt, up 11.5%.
Table 1. Crude steel production by region | |||||
Feb 2021 (Mt) | % change Feb 21/20 | Jan-Feb 2021 (Mt) | % change Jan-Feb 21/20 | ||
Africa | 1.2 | -6.4 | 2.4 | -6.9 | |
Asia and Oceania | 109.7 | 7.5 | 230.8 | 10.1 | |
CIS | 8.0 | -1.5 | 16.8 | -0.4 | |
EU (27) | 11.9 | -7.1 | 24.1 | -3.7 | |
Europe, Other | 3.9 | 5.2 | 8.2 | 6.9 | |
Middle East | 3.2 | -0.9 | 6.8 | 0.4 | |
North America | 8.8 | -8.9 | 18.5 | -7.1 | |
South America | 3.5 | 2.2 | 7.3 | 6.6 | |
Total 64 countries | 150.2 | 4.1 | 315.0 | 6.6 |