World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 155.0 million tonnes (Mt) in January 2022, a 6.1% decrease compared to January 2021.

Broken down by districts, here’s production for the week ending January 29, 2022 in thousands of net tons: North East: 170; Great Lakes: 624; Midwest: 211; Southern: 716 and Western: 75 for a total of 1796.

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2021 saw a stronger than originally expected recovery in steel demand based on vaccination rates and government support measures.

U.S. steel mills shipped 7,893,990 net tons, a 16.9 percent increase from the 6,753,447 net tons shipped in November 2020.

American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. imported a total of 3,120,000 net tons (NT) of steel in November 2021.

"Steel is a key foundation industry and it is absolutely essential that it receives practical support from the government," he said.

That will contribute to progress toward the goals of peaking carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2060, they said.