According to the latest statistics released by the World Steel Association (worldsteel), the crude steel output from 64 countries included in worldsteel’s statistics amounted to 142.7 million tons in February this year, falling by 5.7% compared to the same month a year ago.

Among them, the output in Africa was up by 4.1% to 1.3 million tons, that in Asia and Oceania was down by 7.1% to 102.6 million tons, that in the CIS countries was down by 5.8% to 7.7 million tons, that in the EU decreased by 2.5% to 11.7 million tons, that in North America grew by 1.8% to 8.8 million tons, and that in South America slid by 7% to 3.3 million tons, all compared to February 2021.