In thousands of metric tons
|
Countries |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Total |
|
Algeria |
68 |
65 |
70 |
|
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Egypt |
576 |
567 |
650 |
|
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|
|
|
|
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Iran |
764 |
817 |
900 |
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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Libya |
113 |
100 |
110 |
|
|
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|
|
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Morocco |
39 |
41 |
40 |
|
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|
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Qatar |
117 |
108 |
111 |
|
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|
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Saudi Arabia |
444 |
381 |
452 |
|
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Turkey |
2.245 |
2.223 |
2.422 |
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|
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|
|
Total |
4.366 |
4.302 |
4.755 |
|
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- March
- World crude steel production was 119.5 million metric tons (mmt), 5.8% higher than the same month of 2007.
- China produced 124.9 mmt, 8.6% higher than for
the same month last year.
- Asia produced 66.9 mmt of crude steel, compared to 61.5 mmt in March
2007, an 8.8% increase.
- Turkey produced 2.4 mmt, which was 7.5% higher than the same month last
year.
- Turkey produced 10.1% more crude steel in the first quarter of 2008 than
over the same period last year.
- February
- World crude steel production was 107 million metric tons (mmt), 5.3% higher than the same month of 2007.
- China produced 38.9 mmt, 7% higher than for
the same month last year.
- 27 EU countries produced 16.6 mmt, 2% lower y-o-y.
- Turkey produced 2.2 mmt, an increase of 14.7% y-o-y
- January
- World crude steel production was 113 million metric tons (mmt), 4.9% higher than the same month of 2007.
- China produced 40.9 mmt of crude steel, 7.3% higher than for
the same month last year.
- 27 EU countries produced 17.9 mmt, 0.4% lower y-o-y.
- Turkey produced 2.2 mmt in January, an increase of 8.6% y-o-y
Crude Steel Production Statistics Archive: 2005,
2006,
2007,
2008
Other Middle East Production Statistics
Source: IISI