Global crude steel output increased by 2.8% in February

On March 23, the World Steel Association (WSA) released global crude steel production data for February. In February, crude steel output from 64 countries and regions included in the World Steel Association statistics was 143.3 million tons, an increase of 2.8% year-on-year.

Among them, the output of crude steel in Asia was 102 million tons, an increase of 4.5% year-on-year; the output of crude steel in the European Union was 12.28 million tons, a decrease of 9.0% year-on-year; the output of crude steel in North America was 9.58 million tons, a decrease of 1.3% year-on-year; The output of crude steel in the Middle East was 3.6 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 22.9%. The output of crude steel in the CIS was 7.94 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 0.1%.

From the perspective of key countries and regions, China's crude steel output in February was 74.77 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 5.0%. India's crude steel output was 9.56 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 1.5%. Japan's crude steel output was 7.92 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 2.2%. Crude steel output in Italy was 2.05 million tons, up by 0.1% year-on-year. French crude steel output was 1.23 million tons, down 1.3% year-on-year. US crude steel output was 7.17 million tons, up 3.0% year-on-year. Brazil's crude steel output was 2.7 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 1.3%. Turkey's crude steel output was 2.85 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 8.2%. Ukraine's crude steel output was 1.71 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 1.2%.