Country Report
Global steel cost summary
Report summary
2018 marked another extraordinary year for steel producers. Almost everywhere, margins have returned to pre-GFC levels with underlying demand drivers undeniably robust. Supply-side reforms in China, protectionism in the US and growing investment in infrastructure and housing construction in India contributed to make less than 1% of our costed assets cash negative in 2018. For the second consecutive year, steel prices have grown faster than costs which further strengthened steelmakers' margins.
Table of contents
- Executive summary
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Location maps
- Asia Pacific
- Americas
- EMEARC
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Production
- Sinter
- Coke
- Pellet
- Iron production
- Crude steel production
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Costs
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Raw materials pricing
- Average country costs
- BOF cash costs
- EAF cash costs
- Outlook for cash costs
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Raw materials pricing
- Margins
Tables and charts
This report includes 10 images and tables including:
- Global finished steel cash cost trend
- 2018 finished steel cost curve
- 2018 cash negative costed production
- 2018 weighted average operating margin and finished steel cash cost by country
- Asia Pacific steel plant coverage
- Americas steel plant coverage
- EMEARC steel plant coverage
- Raw materials price outlook
- 2018 weighted average finished steel cash cost by country - BOF
- 2018 weighted average finished steel cash cost by country - EAF
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