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UK STEEL KEY STATISTICS 2021 UK STEEL KEY STATISTICS 2021
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking
Million tonnes
Basic Oxygen Steelmaking
Contents
The UK steel industry in numbers
people directly employed by the UK steel industry
average steel salary higher than the national average
direct contribution to the UK economy and an added £2.7 bn in supply chains
further jobs supported in the supply chain
average steel salary higher than in Wales and Yorkshire & Humberside Regions
direct contribution to the UK’s balance of trade
UK steel productionAnnual crude steel production 2005-2020 3UK steelmaking materials & production 2020 4-5Raw material costs – Iron ore & hard coking coal Jan 2010-Dec 2020 6Energy per Tonne of Steel Produced 2000-2020 6Scrap: Mill receipts, net exports & price 2010-2020 7Steel electricity price disparity 2020-2021 UK, Germany & France 7
UK steel deliveriesUK steel mill home and export deliveries 2005-2020 8Global traded volumes 2010-2020 8UK steel mill deliveries to UK consumers and stockholders 2010-2020 by quarter 9UK steel requirement 2010-2020 9
UK steel tradeUK steel mill exports 2020 vs 2019 10UK trade with EU countries 2005-2020 10UK trade balance: steel mill products 2005-2020 11UK demand for steel mill products 2005-2020 11
UK steel marketUK steel mill imports 2020 vs 2019 12UK apparent demand & domestic share - steel products 2005-2020 12Share of UK demand met through imports 13World crude steel production 2005-2020 13
Steel in the WorldUK steel mill imports 2020 vs 2019 14World top ten steel exporters & importers: steel mill products 15Crude steel production 2020 16Crude Steel Production by Process 2020 17
Annual crude steel production 2005-2020
All data was provided by the International Statistics Bureau (ISSB) unless otherwise stated. Please contact ISSB if further details are required: [email protected]
33,700
33%
£2.1 bn
42,000
45%
£1.7 bn
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INTEGRATED STEELWORKS
Tata Port Talbot, British Steel Scunthorpe
EAF STEELWORKS
Celsa, Liberty Rotherham, Outokumpu,Sheffield Forgemasters
10.9mtImported Iron
Ore
5.3mtIron from Blast
Furnaces
5.7mtBasic Oxygen Steel Furnace
1.3mt
7.0mtCrudeSteel
2.1mtImported
Coking Coal
2.6mtRecycled Used
Steel Scrap
2.2mtCoke Production
& Imports
1.2mtScrap
to BOS
1.4mtEAF ScrapConsumed
Electric ArcSteel Furnaces
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UK steelmaking 2020, Materials & production
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Gj per tonne
15
17
19
21
23
25
27
29
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Raw material costs – Iron ore & hard coking coal Jan 2010-Dec 2020 UK scrap consumption, exports & price 2010-2020
50.0
100.0
150.0
200.0
250.0
300.0
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
China Import Iron Ore Fines 62% Fe Spot (CFR Tianjin Port) $ per Dry Metric TonneCoking Coal Pingdingshan Ex-Works $/t
$ per tonne
Million tonnes
£ per tonne
1.0
2.03.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.08.0
9.0
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
UK Mill Scrap Receipts (excluding own arisings) UK Net ExportsUK FOB Export Scrap Price
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
Energy per Tonne of Steel Produced 2000-2020Steel electricity price disparity 2020-2021
UK, Germany & France
Source: UK Steel
Source: Kallanish
£/MWh
£28.74 £25.00
£46.60
£10.00
£20.00
£30.00
£40.00
£50.00
France Germany UKWholesale costs (excl. carbon costs) Network costs
Policy costs incl. carbon costs, after exemptions
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1,000tonnes
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
Consumers Stockholders
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Milliontonnes
5
10
15
20
25
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Steel Contained in Imported Goods Steel Mill Imported ProductsSteel Mill Products from UK Mills
Milliontonnes
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Total Flats Longs Semis Tubes
UK steel mill home and export deliveries 2005-2020 UK steel mill deliveries to UK consumers and stockholders 2010-2020 by quarter
*Deliveries made by UK producers only, does not include any traded goods that may have been imported and exported again.
*Deliveries made by UK producers only, does not include any traded goods that may have been imported and exported again.
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Total UK Steel Mill Deliveries Home Deliveries Export Deliveries
Milliontonnes
Global traded volumes 2010-2020 UK steel requirement 2010-2020
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1,000tonnes
100
200
300
400
500
600
France
Germ
any
Netherl
ands
Italy
Spain
Belgium
Other
EU
Irish
Rep
Sweden
Poland
Other Europe &
CIS
NAFTAAsia
Africa
Middle Eas
t
Cent/S
th America
Ocean
iaRoW
2019 2020
Milliontonnes Euro/£
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
1.00
1.20
1.40
1.60
22.533.544.555.566.57
Export Import Euro/£
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Million tonnes
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Supplied from UK mills Imports UK Demand
£million
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Net exporter Net importer
-2,500
-2,000
-1,500
-1,000
-500
500
1,000
UK steel mill exports 2020 vs 2019 UK trade balance: steel mill products 2005-2020
UK trade with EU countries 2005-2020 UK demand for steel mill products 2005-2020
*Excludes products such as wire, certain forged bars, castings etc. but includes traded goods that might not have been made in the UK
*Excludes any imports made by steel producers
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Milliontonnes %
010
2030
40
5060
70
8090
100
2.00
4.00
6.00
8.00
10.00
12.00
14.00
16.00
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019Apparent demand Domestic Share (%)
Milliontonnes
200.0
400.0
600.0
800.0
1000.0
1200.0
1400.0
1600.0
1800.0
2000.0
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
China Rest of World BOS EAF Other processes
2019 2020
100200300400500600700800900
1,000
German
ySpain
Belgium
France
Netherl
ands
Italy
Portugal
Austria
Other EU28
Non-EU EuropeAsia CIS
America
s
Africa +
M Eas
t
Ocean
ia
1,000tonnes
201559.2%
201661.5%
201762.4%
201860.4%
201961.0%
202051.2%
UK steel mill imports 2020 vs 2019 Share of UK demand met through imports
UK apparent demand & domestic share - steel products 2005-2020
World crude steel production 2005-2020
*All UK imports including wire, forgings, semi-finished and products that are converted
Source: Worldsteel1312
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Global apparent finished steel consumption by region 2012 – 2019
World top ten steel exporters & importers: steel mill products
2012 2019 % Change
Region/Country Mt Share Mt Share 2012-2019
EU 140.7 10% 158.7 9% 13%
Non-EU Europe 34.1 2% 33.9 2% 0%
CIS 59.1 4% 58.8 3% -1%
NAFTA 132.7 9% 135.0 8% 2%
Central & South America 49.1 3% 42.4 2% -14%
Africa 32.9 2% 36.4 2% 11%
Middle East 50.7 4% 48.7 3% -4%
Asia Exc China 278.5 19% 339.2 19% 22%
China 660.1 46% 907.5 51% 37%
Oceania 7.7 1% 6.6 0% -15%
World Total 1445.6 1767.1 22%
Steel mill products (Semis, Long & Flat Products,Tubes)
Million Tonnes
Export 2019 2020 2019-2020
CHINA 59.4 49.2 -17%
RUSSIA 29.0 31.0 7%
JAPAN 32.8 30.8 -6%
SOUTH KOREA 29.1 27.9 -4%
EU28 28.1 20.0 -29%
TURKEY 19.1 16.2 -15%
INDIA 12.6 15.7 25%
UKRAINE 15.4 15.1 -2%
BRAZIL 13.2 10.6 -20%
TAIWAN 11.0 10.4 -6%
OTHER 47.4 45.5 -4%
Total 297.2 272.4 -8%
* Excludes EU28 Internal Trade
Import 2019 2020 2019-2020
EU28 36.9 29.9 -19%
CHINA 15.2 38.4 153%
U S A 25.6 18.9 -26%
TURKEY 12.2 11.8 -3%
SOUTH KOREA 15.8 11.5 -27%
INDONESIA 13.2 9.5 -28%
MEXICO 10.8 8.7 -20%
TAIWAN 7.1 7.2 1%
CANADA 7.0 6.7 -4%
PHILIPPINES 7.1 5.9 -16%
OTHER 73.4 51.7 -30%
Total 224.2 200.1 -11%* Excludes EU28 Internal Trade
*2020 data not yet available Source: Worldsteel
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Crude steel production 2020 Crude Steel Production by Process 2020
EU PRODUCERS Total
2018 2019 2020
Germany (e) 42.4 39.7 35.7
Italy 24.5 23.2 20.4
France 15.4 14.4 11.6
Spain (e) 14.3 13.6 11.0
Poland 10.2 9.0 7.9
Austria 6.9 7.4 6.7
Belgium 8.0 7.8 6.1
Other EU 45.4 42.4 39.8
Total EU28 167.1 157.4 139.1
Other EU 45.4 42.4 39.8
Total EU28 167.1 157.4 139.1
WORLD PRODUCERS Total
2018 2019 2020
China 929.0 995.4 1,064.8
European Union (28) 167.1 157.4 139.1
Japan 104.3 99.3 83.2
India 109.3 111.4 100.2
United States 86.6 87.8 72.7
Russia (e) 72.1 71.7 71.6
South Korea 72.5 71.4 67.1
Turkey 37.3 33.7 35.8
Brazil 35.4 32.6 31.0
Ukraine (e) 21.1 20.8 20.6
Taiwan, China 23.2 22.0 20.6
Iran 24.5 25.6 29.0
Mexico 20.2 18.4 16.8
Canada 13.4 12.9 11.0
Vietnam 15.5 17.5 19.5
World 1,826.5 1,874.4 1,875.2
EU PRODUCERS B.O.F. E.A.F. Other Total
Germany (e) 24.1 11.5 0.0 35.7
Italy 3.1 17.3 0.0 20.4
France 7.8 3.8 0.0 11.6
Spain (e) 3.0 8.0 0.0 11.0
Poland 3.9 3.9 0.0 7.9
Austria 6.0 0.7 0.0 6.7
Belgium (e) 4.2 1.9 0.0 6.1
United Kingdom 5.7 1.4 0.0 7.1
Other EU 22.2 10.6 0.0 32.8
European Union (28) 80.1 59.1 0.0 139.1
WORLD PRODUCERS B.O.F. E.A.F. Other Total
China (e) 966.8 98.0 0.0 1,064.8
European Union (28) 80.1 59.1 0.0 139.1
Japan 62.0 21.1 0.0 83.2
India (2) 44.6 55.6 0.0 100.2
United States 21.4 51.4 0.0 72.7
Russia (e) 47.2 23.0 1.4 71.6
South Korea 46.3 20.8 0.0 67.1
Turkey 11.0 24.8 0.0 35.8
Brazil 23.3 7.2 0.4 31.0
Ukraine (e) 15.6 1.1 3.9 20.6
Taiwan, China 12.5 8.1 0.0 20.6
Iran 2.5 26.5 0.0 29.0
Mexico 2.9 13.9 0.0 16.8
Canada 6.0 5.0 0.0 11.0
Vietnam 10.9 5.6 3.0 19.5
World (3) 1,373.1 493.4 8.8 1,875.2
Million TonnesMillion Tonnes
Source: Worldsteele - estimate(2) - B.O.F. includes Open Hearth
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