Global stainless and heat resisting steel melt shop production (ingot/slab equivalent).

Year 2024 in ‘000 metric tons

RegionQuarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4Year
Europe1,5631,6251,5061,3946,088
USA5095184824411,950
China8,65510,1529,89810,73639,441
Asia w/o China and S. Korea1,8421,7761,7761,9287,322
Others2,0761,7612,0291,9547,820
Total14,64415,83315,69016,45362,621

Others: Brazil, Indonesia, Russia, S. Africa, S. Korea
Deviations in sums are due to rounding and end-year corrections

Historical meltshop data can be found in Stainless Steel in Figures.