Global crude steel production in June 2018
In June 2018, the global crude steel output of 64 countriesincluded in the World Steel Association statistics was 151.4 million tons, up5.8% year-on-year.
Global crude steel production in the first half of 2018 was881.5 million tons, up 4.6% year-on-year. In the first half of 2018, Asia'scrude steel output was 613.9 million tons, up 5.2% year-on-year. The EU's crudesteel output in the first half of 2018 was 87.3 million tons, up 1.6%year-on-year. In North America, crude steel production in the first half of2018 was 59 million tons, up 2.4% year-on-year. The CIS crude steel output inthe first half of 2018 was 50.5 million tons, up 2.8% year-on-year.
China's crude steel output in June 2018 was 80.2 milliontons, up 7.5% year-on-year. Japan's crude steel output in June was 8.8 milliontons, up 4.2% year-on-year. India's crude steel output in June was 8.7 milliontons, up 7.4% year-on-year. South Korea's crude steel output in June was 6.1million tons, up 3.2% year-on-year.
