World raw steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 156.04 million metric tons (Mt) in August 2019, a 3.4% increase compared to August 2018.
Comparing results
World Steel Association
August 2019 global raw-steel output for 64 countries, with circles sized proportionally to the individual nations’ respective output.
Head to head
World Steel Association
China’s raw steel production for August 2019 was 87.25 million metric tons, an increase of 9.3% compared to August 2018.
U.S. steelmakers produced 7.5 million metric tons of raw steel during August, an increase of just 0.3% versus August 2018.
The top 1+4
World Steel Association
Year-to-date monthly production for world’s top five steelmaking nations by volume.
The product
SMS group
Raw steel is produced in basic-oxygen or electric arc furnaces, and cast into semi-finished forms like billets (seen here) for bar and rod products; slabs (for flat products); or blooms (for beam and pipe products.)
Stocked and ready
Carbon steel billets sold through service centers and distributors are the source of much of the raw material sourced by machine shops.
