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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Supplier Industries enabling REFRACTORIES


Topics


} Raw materials } Processing technology } Energy } Logistics


organized by: ECREF European Centre for Refractories gGmbH – ICR – contact: info@ic-refractories.eu


} Refractories lining service } Environmental protection } Product liability } Quality management


} Industry 4.0 } R & I programmes and activities } Legislation


Deadlines for submission of abstracts, short presentations and poster-show: March 08th gGmbH , 2017


hosted by: VDFFI Verband der Deutschen Feuerfest Industrie e.V. contact: info@vdffi.de


Rheinstraße 58 · 56203 Höhr-Grenzhausen · GERMANY more information: www.ic-refractories.eu JULY 2017 CRUDE STEEL PRODUCTION


World crude steel production for the 67 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 143.2 million tonnes (Mt) in July 2017, a 6.3% increase compared to July 2016.


China’s crude steel production for July 2017 was 74.0 Mt, an increase of 10.3% compared to July 2016. Japan produced 8.6 Mt of crude steel in July 2017, a decrease of -4.3% compared to July 2016. India produced 8.4 Mt of crude steel in July 2017, an increase of 3.5% compared to July 2016. South Korea produced 6.2 Mt of crude steel in July 2017, an increase of 2.3% compared to July 2016.


In the EU, Germany produced 3.5 Mt of crude steel in July 2017, an increase of 3.6% compared to July 2016.


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Turkey’s crude steel production for July 2017 was 3.3 Mt, up by 27.8% on July 2016.


The US produced 7.1 Mt of crude steel in July 2017, an increase of 5.6% compared to July 2016.


Brazil’s crude steel production for July 2017 was 2.8 Mt, up by 1.0% on July 2016.


The crude steel capacity utilisation ratio of the 67 countries in July 2017 was 72.1%. This is 3.2 percentage points higher than July 2016. Compared to June 2017, it is 1.5 percentage points lower.


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