China’s crude steel production for September 2014 was 67.5 Mt, the same compared to September 2013. Elsewhere in Asia, Japan produced 9.2 Mt of crude steel in September 2014, a decrease of -0.5% compared to September 2013. In September 2014, India produced 6.8 Mt of crude steel, an increase of 2.5% compared to the same month 2013. South Korea produced 5.7 Mt of crude steel in September 2014, up by 10.1% on September 2013.
In the EU, Germany produced 3.5 Mt of crude steel in September 2014, a decrease of -3.0% compared to September 2013. Italy produced 2.2 Mt of crude steel, up by 0.7% compared to September 2013. France’s crude steel production was 1.4 Mt, a decrease of -0.5% on September 2013. Spain produced 1.2 Mt of crude steel, down by -12.8% compared to September 2013.
Turkey’s crude steel production for September 2014 was 2.9 Mt, down by -3.1% on September 2013.
The US produced 7.3 Mt of crude steel in September 2014, a decrease of -0.1% compared to September 2013.
Brazil’s crude steel production for September 2014 was 2.9 Mt, down by -3.8% on September 2013.
The crude steel capacity utilisation ratio for the 65 countries in September 2014 was 76.1%. It is -2.6 percentage points lower than September 2013. Compared to August 2014, it is 1.9 percentage points higher.
