Crude steel output of India inches up by 1.8% to 111.2 MT in 2019: worldsteel

28 Jan 2020 Evaluate

The World Steel Association (worldsteel) in its latest report has stated that crude steel output of India increased marginally by 1.8% to 111.2 million tonnes (MT) in 2019, as compared to crude steel production of 109.3 MT in 2018. It added that the global crude steel production was at 1,869.9 MT in 2019, up by 3.4% compared to 2018.

As per the report, crude steel output contracted in all regions in 2019 except in Asia and the Middle East. Asia produced 1,341.6 MT of crude steel in 2019, an increase of 5.7% compared to 2018. China's output in 2019 was at 996.3 MT, up by 8.3% on 2018. The country's share of global crude steel production increased from 50.9% in 2018 to 53.3 percent in 2019.

Japan produced 99.3 MT in 2019, down 4.8% compared to 2018. South Korea produced 71.4 MT of crude steel in 2019, a decrease of 1.4% when compared to 2018. The worldsteel -- an industry association -- represents steel producers, national and regional steel industry associations, and steel research institutes. The members represent around 85% of global steel production.

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