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Worldwide Steel Production Falls 8%; Chinese Steel Production Increases 13.5%

New data released by WorldSteel.org shows that worldwide steel production fell by 8% in 2009 compared with 2008. However, steel production in China increased by 13.5%, and now represents just under half of all steel produced worldwide.

Steel Production in Million Metric Tons (from www.WorldSteel.org)
Region 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
EU 27 192.5 202.5 195.6 207.0 209.7 198.0 139.1
Other Europe 21.3 23.9 25.0 28.2 30.6 31.8 29.2
Former USSR 106.5 113.4 113.2 119.9 124.2 114.3 97.5
United States 93.7 99.7 94.9 98.6 98.1 91.4 58.1
Other NAFTA 32.5 34.3 32.7 33.2 34.5 33.1 24.2
South America 43.0 45.9 45.3 45.3 48.2 47.4 37.8
Africa 16.3 16.7 18.0 18.8 18.8 17.1 15.2
Middle East 13.4 14.3 15.3 15.4 16.5 16.6 17.2
China 222.3 282.9 353.2 419.1 489.3 500.3 567.8
Japan 110.5 112.7 112.5 116.2 120.2 118.7 87.5
Other Asia 109.5 116.9 129.8 137.0 147.0 149.3 140.1
Australia/New Zealand 8.4 8.3 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.4 6.0
Total (rounded) 970 1071 1144 1247 1346 1326 1220






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