In September, global crude steel production dropped 0.3% year on year

According to the latest data of the World Steel Association, in September 2019, the crude steel output of 64 countries included in the statistics of the world steel association was 151.5 million tons, a slight decrease of 0.3% year-on-year. From January to September this year, the total output of crude steel in the world was 1.391.2 billion tons, up 3.9% year on year. Among them, the crude steel output in Asia is 1 billion tons, an increase of 6.3% year on year; that in EU is 122.5 million tons, a decrease of 2.8% year on year; that in North America is 90.6 million tons, a slight increase of 0.3% year on year; that in CIS is 76 million tons, a slight decrease of 0.1% year on year. Data show that in September 2019, China's crude steel output was 82.8 million tons, up 2.2% year on year. India's crude steel production was 9 million tons, up 1.6% year on year. Japan's crude steel production was 8 million tons, down 4.5% year on year. South Korea's crude steel output was 5.7 million tons, down 2.7% year on year. In EU countries, in September, Germany's crude steel output was 3.4 million tons, down 4% year on year. Italy's crude steel output was 2.2 million tons, up 1.1% year on year. French crude steel production was 1.2 million tons, down 10.2% year on year. Spanish crude steel production was 1.2 million tons, down 1% year on year. In September 2019, crude steel production in the United States reached 7.1 million tons, down 2.5% year on year. The crude steel output in Brazil is 2.4 million tons, down 22% from the same period of last year. The crude steel output of Turkey in September was 2.7 million tons, down 6.9% year on year. Ukraine's crude steel production was 1.7 million tons, down 2.3% year on year.