Stainless steel production increases by 10.6% to 56.3 million tons in 2021
Published 14 March 2022
Brussels 14 March 2022 – The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) has released figures for the full year 2021 showing that stainless steel melt shop production increased by 10.6% year–on–year to 56.3 million metric tons.
Stainless steel melt shop steel production [000 metric tons]
| Region | Quarter | Total | +/- % | |||
| 1/2021 | 2/2021 | 3/2021 | 4/2021 | 2021 | y-o-y | |
| Europe | 1,909 | 1,919 | 1,586 | 1,767 | 7,181 | 13.6% |
| USA | 624 | 654 | 552 | 538 | 2,368 | 10.4% |
| China | 8,198 | 8,044 | 7,184r | 7,206 | 30,632 | 1.6% |
| Asia w/o China and S. Korea | 1,880 | 1,845 | 2,044 | 2,023 | 7,792 | 21.2% |
| Others | 1,901 | 2,052 | 2,184 | 2,179 | 8,316 | 42.0% |
| Total | 14,512 | 14,513 | 13,550r | 13,713 | 56,289 | 10.6% |
| Region | Quarter | Total | |||
| 1/2020 | 2/2020 | 3/2020 | 4/2020 | 2020 | |
| Europe | 1,812 | 1,370 | 1,421 | 1,719 | 6,323 |
| USA | 627 | 450 | 499 | 568 | 2,144 |
| China | 5,989 | 7,455 | 8,460 | 8,236 | 30,139 |
| Asia w/o China and S. Korea | 1,886 | 1,080 | 1,627 | 1,837 | 6,429 |
| Others | 1,322 | 1,250 | 1,520 | 1,765 | 5,857 |
| Total | 11,636 | 11,605 | 13,526 | 14,125 | 50,892 |
Others: Brazil, Russia, S. Africa, S. Korea, Indonesia
r: revised
Source: International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF)
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