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Steel News October 22, 2014 01:30:00 AM

North American crude steel production rises 1.1% in September

Paul Ploumis
ScrapMonster Author
According to the recent data published by the World Steel Association, the crude steel production by North American countries went higher by 1.1%

North American crude steel production rises 1.1% in September

BRUSSELS (Scrap Monster): According to the recent data published by the World Steel Association, the crude steel production by North American countries went higher by 1.1% during the month of September year-on-year.

The total crude steel production by Canada during September this year was 1.090 Mt, higher than the September 2013 production of 1.020 Mt by 6.9%. The US produced 7.280 Million tonnes of crude steel, marginally lower by 0.1% when compared to 7.289 Million tonnes production achieved during September 2013. The total crude steel production by Mexico rose 3.8% from 1.522 Mt in September 2013 to 1.580 Mt in September this year.

The Cuban crude steel production remained almost flat at 30,000 tonnes. The crude steel output by El Salvador was estimated at 10,000 tonnes in September this year, down by 7.6% when compared with 11,000 tonnes a year before. Guatemala produced 35,000 tonnes in September, remaining unchanged from a year ago. The crude steel output by Trinidad & Tobago plunged by 25.5% in September this year to 40,000 tonnes from 53,000 tonnes during same month the previous year.

The following table provides cumulative crude steel output for the first nine months in 2014 in comparison with those during same period in 2013.

Country

9 months (2014)

9 months (2013)

% Change

Canada

9,549

9,286

+2.8

Cuba

229

223

+2.6

El Salvador

83

83

+1.0

Guatemala

273

268

+1.9

Mexico

14,399

13,600

+5.9

Trinidad & Tobago

382

455

-16.1

United States

66,335

65,297

+1.6

Note: Output in thousands of tonnes

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