KYIV. Jan 26 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises in December 2016 increased steel production by 4.5% compared with December 2015, to 2.015 million tonnes, being the 10th place in the ranking among 66 countries, the world’s major manufacturers of these products, compiled by the World Steel Association (Worldsteel).
Growth in steel production in December was fixed in most countries from the top ten states, except for South Korea and Brazil.
The top ten steel makers in December looks as follows: China (67.22 million tonnes, a 3.2% rise), Japan (8.711 million tonnes, a 1.5% rise), India (8.397 million tonnes, 15% up), the United States (6.619 million tonnes, a rise of 11%), Russia (6.213 million tonnes, an 8% rise), South Korea (5.858 million tonnes, a 0.2% drop), Germany (3.23 million tonnes, 8.2% up), Turkey (2.838 million tonnes, 6.2% up), Brazil (2.149 million tonnes, 12.7% down), and Ukraine (2.015 million tonnes, 4.5% up).
In general, 66 countries in December 2016 produced 134.059 million tonnes of steel, which is 5.5% more than in December 2015.
In 2016 the top ten steel makers included China (808.37 million tonnes, an increase of 1.2%), Japan (104.772 million tonnes, a drop of 0.3%), India (95.618 million tonnes, an increase of 7.4%), the United States (78.619 million tonnes, a drop of 0.3%), Russia (70.8 million tonnes, a drop of 0.1%), South Korea (68.567 million tonnes, a drop of 1.6%), Germany (42.082 million tonnes, a drop of 1.4%), Turkey (33.163 million tonnes, an increase of 5.2%), Brazil (30.212 million tonnes, a drop of 9.2%), and Ukraine (24.221 million tonnes, an increase of 5.5%).
In general, the 66 countries produced 1.604 billion tonnes of steel in 2016, which was 0.7% up year-over-year.
