This covers 66 countries and regions in the iron and steel production statistics show that in the first six months, the European steel production fell 6.1% in Latin America dropped significantly by 13.8%, a slight 0.6% decline in North America, Asia, fell by 1.0%. (In the first half, China's crude steel cumulative production of 399.56 million tons, down 1.1%)

  In June, the world's 66 World Steel Association statistics included in the country's crude steel production was 136 million tons, up flat.

  The first half of the world's crude steel down 1.9% production was 794.8 million tons,crude steel production in the CIS region,increase 0.6%, while crude steel production in North America and the Middle East fell by 0.6% and 3.2%, respectively; crude Asia steel production fell 1.0% in the 28-nation EU crude steel production fell 6.1%; South America's crude steel production fell 13.8%.

  In June, China's crude steel production was 69.5 million tons, an increase of 1.7%. Elsewhere in Asia, the Japanese crude steel output in June was 8.8 million tons, up 2.7%; South Korea in June crude steel production of 550 million tons, down 6.7%.

  In EU countries, Germany in June 2016 crude steel production was 3.7 million tons, down 2.1%; Italy June crude steel output was 200 million tons, an increase of 5.9%; France June crude steel production was 1.3 million tons , down 5.1%; Spain, June crude steel production was 110 million tons, down 13.7%.

  June 2016 Turkey's crude steel production was 2.9 million tons, an increase of 2.0%.

  June 2016 Russia's crude steel production was 580 million tons, an increase of 2.5%. Ukrainian crude steel output in June was 1.8 million tons, down 8.6%.

US raw steel production in June 2016 was 6.8 million tons, down 0.1%.

  Brazil in June 2016 crude steel production of 250 million tons, down 8.5%.

  June 2016 crude steel production of 66 countries capacity utilization was 69.4%, down 3.3 percentage points, a decline of 2 percentage points.