According to World Steel Association figure published recently, Asian countries produced 66,779,000 tonnes of crude steel in November 2009, up by 25.6% YoY.
China’s crude steel production for November 2009 was 47.3 mmt, 37.4% higher than November 2008.
Elsewhere in Asia, Japan produced 8.9 mmt of crude steel in November 2009, up by 0.5% compared to the same month last year. South Korea showed an increase of 7.5% from November 2008, producing 4.3 mmt of crude steel in November 2009.
In '000 tonnes
Country
|
Nov '09
|
Oct '09
|
Nov '08
|
Change
|
China
|
47262
|
51747
|
34407
|
37.4%
|
India
|
4770
|
4930
|
4554
|
4.7%
|
Japan
|
8858
|
8801
|
8815
|
0.5%
|
South Korea
|
4319
|
4579
|
4018
|
7.5%
|
Taiwan, China
|
1570
|
1620
|
1358
|
15.6%
|
Asia
|
66779
|
71676
|
53152
|
25.6%
|
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