Industry research firm Maples (MEPS), said global stainless crude steel production in 2015 is expected to reach a record high of 42.2 million tons, an increase of 1.2% over the
previous year. Chinese stainless steel crude steel production this year is now expected to reach 22.15 million tons, an increase of 2.1% growth in global stainless steel production
is an important driving force. Chinese stainless steel demand has been disappointing demand downturn at home and abroad, as well as the European anti-dumping measures negative impact.
Japanese stainless crude steel production in 2014 recovery, an increase of 5% to 3.33 million tons, but this year is expected to be down 3% to 3.23 million tons. MEPS expects China
Taiwan stainless crude steel production of 117 million tonnes. Although an increase of 5.2%, but lower than the 2006 peak of about 65% lower. After the beginning of the year the Korean
stainless steel production rose slightly more than expected, Maples Korean stainless crude steel output this year is expected to reach 2.08 million tons, an increase of 2.8%. The anen-
cy expects US crude stainless steel production was 2.4 million tons, a slight increase of 0.4 percent year on year.
For the EU, Maples said that despite the region's import competition from the Far East declined, but the first half of this year, EU steel production has been lower than previously
expected. The agency expects the EU crude stainless steel production will reach 7.18 million tons, compared with last year's production fell nearly 1 percent.
