In January 2021, the output of crude steel in 64 countries included in the World Iron and Steel Association was 162.9 million tons, an increase of 4.8 % over the same period last year.

According to the Latin American Iron and Steel Association (Al acero), Latin American crude steel production reached 55.6 million tons in 2020, down 8.4% from the same period last year.

The Philippine government data show that despite the New Crown epidemic led to some projects to reduce production, the Philippines' nickel production in 2020 still achieved a 3% year-on-year increase.

Economic Value News of Brazil reported on February 22, according to figures released by the Brazilian Steel Industry Association (IABR) on Monday, Brazilian steel production in 2020 was 30.97 million tons, down 4.9% from a year earlier.

Mid-February 2021, the key steel enterprises produced 22.8236 million tons of crude steel, 20.2097 million tons of pig iron, 21.2086 million tons of steel products.

According to the Declaration, on February 21, the World Iron and Steel Association data show that in 2020, the UAE crude steel production reached 2.722 million tons.

German Business Daily reported on February 19. According to the German Steel Economic Union,German crude steel production in January was 3.3 million tons, up 6% from a year earlier.

Recently, the National Bureau of Statistics released 31 provinces and autonomous regions crude steel production data in 2020. The data show that Hebei crude steel production was 249.7695 million tons in 2020, ranked first.