Meltshop production statistics 2018

STAINLESS AND HEAT RESISTING STEEL

MELT SHOP PRODUCTION (INGOT/SLAB EQUIVALENT)

Year 2018 in '000 metric tons

RegionQrt 1Qrt 2Qrt 3Qrt 4Year
Europe

2,014

1,921 1,703 1,748 7,385
USA 718 725

741

624 2,808
China 6,533 6,823 7,189 6,161 26,706
Asia w/o China and S. Korea 2,079 2,090 2,043 1,983 8,195
Others 1,439 1,429 1,456 1,311 5,635
Total 12,774 13,146 13,184 11,827 50,729

Others: Brazil, Indonesia, Russia, S. Africa, S. Korea

Provided by: ISSF, Brussels

Deviations in sums due to rounding and year-end corrections