Monthly crude steel production in Middle East in 2012

In thousands of metric tons

Middle East Crude Steel Production Statistics for the year 2012

Countries	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	2012 Total
Algeria	65	65	63	32	58	43	32	24	38	59	12	15	506
Egypt	513	535	592	586	554	552	544	535	541	540	548	587	6.627
Iran	1.234	1.229	1.163	1.297	1.242	1.225	1.122	1.142	1.232	1.166	1.222	1.189	14.463
Libya*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Morocco	56	55	52	44	60	36	36	47	30	27	41	45	529
Qatar*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Saudi Arabia	464	432	462	439	463	448	282	447	410	467	437	451	5.202
Turkey	3.135	2.763	3.124	2.885	3.081	2.941	3.139	3.045	3.052	2.881	2.993	2.845	35.884
Total	5.467	5.079	5.456	5.283	5.458	5.245	5.155	5.240	5.303	5.140	5.253	5.132	63.211

Annual Difference (2012 to 2011)

Countries	2011	2012	% Change
Algeria	440	506	15.00
Egypt	6487	6627	2.16
Iran	13038	14463	10.93
Libya	100	0	0
Morocco	290	529	82.41
Qatar	2008	0	0
S. Arabia	5275	5202	-1.38
Turkey	34103	35884	5.22
Total	61741	63211	2.38

Half-Yearly Difference (H1-2012 to H1-2011)

Countries	H1-11	H1-12	%Change	H2-11	H2-12	%Change
Algeria	200	326	63.00	240	180	-33.33
Egypt	3249	3332	2.55	3238	3295	1.73
Iran	6633	7390	11.41	6405	7073	9.44
Libya	100	0	0	0	0	0
Morocco	140	303	116.43	150	226	33.63
Qatar	998	0	0	1010	0	0
S. Arabia	2725	2708	-0.62	2550	2494	-2.25
Turkey	16404	17929	9.30	17699	17955	1.43
Total	30449	31988	5.05	23704	31223	24.08

Note: *Libya & Qatar data is no more reported by WSA

Top 10 steel-producing countries

Rank	Country	2012 (Mt)	2011 (Mt)	2012/2011(%)
1	China	716.5	694.8	3.1
2	Japan	107.2	107.6	-0.3
3	United States	88.6	86.4	2.5
4	India	76.7	73.6	4.3
5	Russia	70.6	68.9	2.5
6	South Korea	69.3	68.5	1.2
7	Germany	42.7	44.3	-3.7
8	Turkey	35.9	34.1	5.2
9	Brazil	34.7	35.2	-1.5
10	Ukraine	32.9	35.3	-6.9

December

World - Crude steel production reached 1,548 megatonnes (Mt) for the year 2012, up by 1.2% compared to 2011 (YoY)
Asia - Annual production for Asia was 1,012.7 Mt of crude steel in 2012, an increase of 2.6% YoY.
Region’s share of world steel production increased slightly from 64.5% in 2011 to 65.4% in 2012
    China - Crude steel production in 2012 reached 716.5 Mt, an increase of 3.1% YoY.
                Share of world crude steel production increased from 45.4% in 2011 to 46.3% in 2012
    Japan - Produced 107.2 Mt in 2012, a -0.3% decrease YoY.
    S. Korea - Crude steel production was 69.3 Mt, a 1.2% increase YoY
EU - Eecorded a decrease of -4.7% compared to 2011, producing 169.4 Mt of crude steel in 2012
    France - Produced 15.6 Mt in 2012, a decrease of -1.1% YoY
    Germany - Produced 42.7 Mt of crude steel in 2012, a decrease of -3.7% YoY
    Italy - Produced 27.2 Mt in 2012, a -5.2% decrease YoY
    Spain - Produced 13.6 Mt of crude steel in 2012, a -12.1% decrease YoY
Middle East
Turkey - Produced 35.9 Mt, an increase of 5.2% YoY.
CIS - Showed a decrease of -1.2% in 2012, producing 111.3 Mt of crude steel
Russia - Produced 68.9 Mt of crude steel in 2012, a 2.5% increase YoY
Ukraine - Produced 32.9 Mt of crude steel in 2012, down by -6.9% YoY
Others
US - Produced 88.6 Mt of crude steel, 2.5% higher YoY
Brazil - Produced 34.7 Mt in 2012, down by -1.5% YoY

November

World - crude steel production was 122 million tonnes in November 2012, an increase of 5.1% YoY.
Asia
    China - Crude steel production reached 57.5 Mt, up by 13.7% YoY.
    Japan - Produced 8.5 Mt, down by -2.3% YoY.
    S. Korea - Crude steel production was 5.6 Mt, down by -2.7% YoY
EU
    France - Produced 1.3 Mt, a decrease of -5.4 YoY
    Germany - Produced 3.4 Mt, a -0.2% decrease YoY
    Italy - Produced 2.2 Mt, down by -12.9% YoY
    Spain - Produced 1.0 Mt of crude steel, a -14.2% decrease YoY
Middle East
Turkey - Produced 3.0 Mt, an increase of 4.6% YoY.
CIS
Russia - Produced 5.5 Mt of crude steel, a decrease of -0.7% YoY
Ukraine - Produced 2.7 Mt of crude steel, down by -7.9% YoY
Others
US - Produced 6.7 Mt, down by -4.8% YoY
Brazil - Produced 2.8 Mt, an increase of 2.4% YoY

October

World - Crude steel production was 126 million tons (Mt) in October 2012, an increase of 1.3% YoY.
Asia
China - Crude steel production reached 59.1 Mt, up by 6.0% YoY.
Japan - Produced 8.8 Mt, a decrease of -6.7% YoY.
EU
    France - Produced 1.3 Mt, a decrease of -7.2% YoY
    Germany - Produced 3.7 Mt, a slight increase of 0.3% YoY
    Italy - Produced 2.4 Mt, down by -10.4% YoY
    Spain - Produced 1.1 Mt of crude steel, down by -15.6% YoY
Middle East
Turkey - Produced 2.9 Mt, a decrease of -6.9% YoY.
Others
US - Produced 6.9 Mt, down by -3.3% YoY
Brazil - Produced 3.2 Mt, an increase of 7.7% YoY

September

World - crude steel production was 1,149 Mt in the first nine months of 2012, an increase of 0.6% compared to the same months of 2011.
Crude steel production reached 124 million tons (Mt) in Sept. 2012, no change compared to September 2011 (YoY).
Asia produced 748.6 Mt of crude steel in the first nine months of 2012, an increase of 1.5% YoY.
    China - Crude steel production reached 58 Mt, up by 0.6% YoY.
    Japan - Produced 8.8 Mt, down by -1.0 % YoY.
    S. Korea - Crude steel production was 5.6 Mt, a 1.8% increase YoY
EU produced 129.6 Mt of crude steel in the first three quarters of 2012, down by -4.6% YoY.
    France - Produced 1.3 Mt, a -3.0% decrease YoY
    Germany - Produced 3.6 Mt, a -2.2% decrease YoY
    Italy - Produced 2.4 Mt, down by -7.8% YoY
    Spain - Produced 1.2 Mt of crude steel, a - 10.3% decrease YoY
Middle East
Turkey - 3.0 Mt, up by 1.9% YoY.
CIS produced 84.7 Mt of crude steel in the first nine months of 2012, up by 0.3% YoY
Russia - Produced 6.2 Mt of crude steel, up by 15.1% YoY
Ukraine - Produced 2.7 Mt of crude steel, down by -8.3% YoY
Others
US - Produced 7.0 Mt of crude steel, -3.0% higher YoY
Brazil - Produced 2.8 Mt of crude steel, a -0.4% decrease YoY

August

World - Crude steel production reached 124 million tons (Mt) in August 2012, an decrease of -1.0% compared to August 2011.
Asia
    China - Crude steel production reached 58.7 Mt, down by -1.7% YoY.
    Japan - Produced 9.2 Mt, up 3.3 % YoY.
    S. Korea - Crude steel production was 5.7 Mt, a 2.8% increase YoY
EU
    France - Produced 1.0 Mt, a -7.2% decrease YoY
    Germany - Produced 3.4 Mt, a -7.1% decrease YoY
    Italy - Produced 1.2 Mt, down by -15.5% YoY
    Spain - Produced 1.0 Mt of crude steel, a - 10.3% decrease YoY
Middle East
Turkey - 3.0 Mt, up by 8.7% YoY.
CIS
Russia - Produced 5.8 Mt of crude steel, up by 1.8% YoY
Ukraine - Produced 2.7 Mt of crude steel, down by -13.5% YoY
Others
US - Produced 7.5 Mt of crude steel, 1.2% higher YoY
Brazil - Produced 2.8 Mt of crude steel, a -6.2% decrease YoY

July

World - Crude steel production reached 130 million tons (Mt) in July 2012, an increase of 2.0% compared to July 2011.
Asia
    China - Crude steel production reached 61.7 Mt, an increase of 4.2% YoY.
    Japan - Produced 9.3 Mt, up 1.2 % YoY.
    S. Korea - Crude steel production was 5.9 Mt, a 4.4% increase YoY
EU
Germany - Produced 3.6 Mt, a -2.1% decrease YoY
Spain - Produced 1.0 Mt of crude steel, 7% higher YoY
Middle East
Turkey - 3.1 Mt, up by 9.7% YoY.
Others
US - Produced 7.4 Mt of crude steel, 0.9% higher YoY
Brazil - Produced 3 Mt of crude steel, a -4.1% decrease YoY

June

World - Crude steel production reached 128 million tons (Mt) in June 2012, a decrease of -0.1% compared to June 2011.
World crude steel production in the first six months of 2012 was 766.9 Mt, a slight increase of 0.9% compared to the same period of 2011.
North America and Asia showed an increase of 7.2% and 1.6% respectively (USA 8.4% and China 1.8%) while the EU (27) and
South America recorded negative growth of -4.6% and -3.5% each.
Asia
    China - Crude steel production reached 60.2 Mt, an increase of 0.6% YoY.
    Japan - Produced 9.2 Mt, up 3.5 % YoY.
    S. Korea - Crude steel production was 5.9 Mt, a 4.3% increase YoY
EU
    Germany - Produced 3.7 Mt, a -4.0% decrease YoY
    Italy - Produced 2.4 Mt, a -739% decrease YoY
    France - Produced 1.3 Mt of crude steel, down by -2.1% on YoY
    Spain - Produced 1.3 Mt of crude steel, a -8.8% decrease YoY
Middle East
Turkey - 2.9 Mt, up by 4.0% YoY.
Others
US - Produced 7.3 Mt of crude steel, 0.8% higher YoY
Brazil - Produced 2.7 Mt of crude steel, a -8.5% decrease YoY

May

World - Crude steel production reached 131 million tons (Mt) in May 2012, an increase of 0.7% than May 2011.
Asia
    China - Crude steel production reached 61.2 Mt, an increase of 2.5% YoY.
    Japan - Produced 9.2 Mt, up 2.0 % YoY.
    S. Korea - Crude steel production was 6 Mt, a 2.0% increase YoY
EU
    Germany - Produced 3.7 Mt, a -9.7% decrease YoY
    Italy - Produced 2.6 Mt, a -3.3% decrease YoY
    France - Produced 1.5 Mt of crude steel, up by 1.3% on YoY
    Spain - Produced 1.3 Mt of crude steel, a -13.9% decrease YoY
Middle East
Turkey - 3.1 Mt, up by 6.6% YoY.
Others
US - Produced 7.7 Mt of crude steel, 7.4% higher YoY
Brazil - Produced 2.9 Mt of crude steel, a -11.7% decrease YoY

April

World - Crude steel production reached 128 million tons (Mt) in April 2012, an increase of 1.2% than April 2011.
Asia
    China - Crude steel production reached 60.6 Mt, an increase of 2.6% YoY.
    Japan - Produced 9.1 Mt, up 7.6 % YoY.
    S. Korea - Crude steel production was 6 Mt, a 2.1% increase YoY
EU
    Germany - Produced 3.6 Mt, a -5.5% decrease YoY
    Italy - Produced 2.4 Mt, a -3.2% decrease YoY
    France - Produced 1.4 Mt of crude steel, a decrease of -1.8% on YoY
    Spain - Produced 1.3 Mt of crude steel, a -14.3% decrease YoY
Middle East
Turkey - 2.9 Mt, up by 4.7% YoY.
Others
US - Produced 7.7 Mt of crude steel, 9.3% higher YoY
Brazil - Produced 3 Mt of crude steel, a -1.2% decrease YoY

March

World - Crude steel production reached 132 million tons (Mt) in March 2012, an increase of 1.8% than March 2011.
Production for the Q1-2012 was 377 Mt, 1.1% higher than Q1-2011
Asia - In Q1-2012, Asia produced 241.7 Mt of crude steel, an increase of 1.5% over Q1-2011
    China - Crude steel production reached 61.6 Mt, an increase of 3.9% YoY.
    Japan - Produced 9.3 Mt, up 2.3 % YoY.
    S. Korea - Crude steel production was 6 Mt, a 3.2% increase YoY
EU - In Q1-2012, EU produced 43.9 Mt of crude steel, down by -3.9% compared to Q1-2011
    Germany - Produced 3.9 Mt, a -3.1% decrease YoY
    France - Produced 1.5 Mt of crude steel, an increase of 3.8% on YoY
    Spain - Produced 1.3 Mt of crude steel, a -19.5% decrease YoY
Middle East
Turkey - 3.1 Mt, up by 14.5% YoY.
Others
US - Produced 7.8 Mt of crude steel, 5.4% higher YoY
Brazil - Produced 3.1 Mt of crude steel, 2.2% higher YoY

February

World - Crude steel production reached 119 million tons (Mt) in February 2012, an increase of 1.9% than February 2011.
Asia
    China - Crude steel production in Feb 2012 reached 55.9 Mt, an increase of 3.3% YoY.
    Japan - Produced 8.6 Mt, a -3.7% decrease YoY.
    S. Korea - Crude steel production was 5.4 Mt, a 7.6% increase YoY
EU
    Germany - Produced 3.6 Mt of crude steel in Feb-2012, a -3.1% decrease YoY
    France - Produced 1.3 Mt of crude steel in Feb-2012, an increase of 9.3% on YoY
    Spain - Produced 1.2 Mt of crude steel in Feb-2012, a -14.3% decrease YoY
Middle East
Turkey - 2.8 Mt, up by 12.3% YoY.
Others
US - Produced 7.3 Mt of crude steel, 8.5% higher YoY
Brazil - Produced 2.8 Mt of crude steel, 3.4% higher YoY

January

World - Crude steel production reached 117 million tons (Mt) in January 2012, a -7.8% lower than January 2011.
Asia
    China - Crude steel production in Jan 2012 was 52.1 Mt, a decrease of -13% compared to January 2011.
    Japan - Produced 8.6 Mt, a -10.6% decrease YoY.
    S. Korea - Crude steel production was 5.1 Mt, a -9.6% decrease YoY
EU
    Germany - Produced 3.4 Mt of crude steel in Jan 2012, a -8.5% decrease YoY
    Italy - Produced 2.2 Mt of crude steel in Jan 2012, 4.6% higher YoY
    France - Produced 1.4 Mt of crude steel in Jan 2012, an increase of 11.2% on YoY
Middle East
Turkey - 3.1 Mt, up by 14.4% YoY.
Turkish crude steel production in January surpassed 3 mln tons for the first time, getting close to Europe’s biggest producer Germany (3.7 million tons).
Others
     Brazil - Produced 2.8 Mt of crude steel, 0.6% higher YoY
     Russia - Produced 5.9 Mt of crude steel, 0.4% higher YoY
     Ukraine - Produced 2.9 Mt of crude steel, a -1.6% decrease YoY
     US - Produced 7.6 Mt of crude steel, 5.7% higher YoY

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Source: World Steel Association