Key Statistics 2011
UK Steel Key Statistics 2011 Contents UK steel production Annual crude steel production and numbers employed 1990-3 UK steelmaking materials & production 3 Raw material costs: iron ore & hard coking coal - 4 Scrap: mill receipts, net exports & price - from 4 EU industrial electricity prices for extra large users July 2002 - June UK, EU and US forward wholesale gas prices - (by quarter) Energy per tonne of steel produced 1973 - UK steel deliveries UK steel mill home and export deliveries 1990-6 UK steel mill deliveries to UK consumers and stockholders - by quarter 6 Main UK markets for UK steel mill deliveries - 7 UK steel mill exports 8 UK trade balance: steel mill products 1990-8 UK steel industry trade balance 2001-9 Exchange rate/steel exports 2001-2011 9 UK steel demand UK steel demand 1970-10 UK imports of steel mill products by country of origin 10 UK steel requirement 1998-11 Index of UK steel price compared to RPI 1987-11 Steel industry products all qualities Home deliveries, Export deliveries, Imports (net of conversion), Total supply to home market - 12-13 Steel in the World World crude steel production 199-14 Top ten steel trading countries (exports and imports) 14 Global steel consumption by region 2000-1 Crude steel production 1 Note All data provided by the International Steel Statistics Bureau (ISSB) unless stated otherwise. www.issb.co.uk
2/3 UK steel production Annual crude steel production and numbers employed 1990 - Million tonnes & numbers employed (000s) Basic Oxygen Steelmaking Numbers employed Electric Arc Steelmaking 20 18.3 17.7 17.8 18 17.1 17.4 17.1 0.8 16.3 16. 16.1 16.2 16 14 12 10 1.0 13.4 11. 14.4 13.8 13.9 13.1 13.2 13. 10.1 9.7 60 0 40 30 Million tonnes 8 6 4 2 4. 13.2 3.8 12. 1992 1991 1990 4.0 12.1 4.1 12.3 4.2 12.9 199 1994 1993 4.4 13.1 4.1 13.8 4.3 14.0 1998 1997 1996 3.7 13.4 3. 12.6 3. 11.6 2001 2000 1999 3.1 10.3 2.6 9.0 2. 10.6 2004 2003 2002 3.1 10.7 2.7 10. 2.7 11.2 3.0 11.4 3.0 10. 2.1 8.0 2.4 7.3 18.9 20 10 Numbers employed (000s) Employees as engaged on ECSC steel industry activities. Variations in aggregated totals due to rounding. UK steelmaking Materials & production INTEGRATED STEELWORKS Tata Steel Port Talbot, Scunthorpe & Teesside Imported Iron Ore Iron From Blast Furnaces Basic Oxygen Steel Furnace Crude Steel 6.mt 7.2mt 7.3mt 9.7mt Imported Coking Coal Coke Production and Imports 1.2mt 6.2mt 3.9mt Recycled Used Steel Scrap 3.7mt* *of which 1.3mt arising within steelworks EAF STEELWORKS RW Carrs Celsa Tata Steel Rotherham Outokumpu Forgemaster Steels Thamesteel 2.6mt Electric Arc Steel Furnaces 2.4mt
UK Steel Key Statistics 2011 UK steel production Raw material costs - iron ore & hard coking coal US$Cent/dmtu* average - 2011 US$/tonne (*US cent per % of Fe content per tonne) - 2011 300 280 260 240 220 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 Iron Ore FOB Vale 2011 282.3 400 30 300 20 200 173 10 100 0 Hard Coking Coal FOB East Australian Port 2011 328 62. Source: Steel Business Briefing (SBB) Source: Steel Business Briefing (SBB) Scrap: mill receipts, net exports & price Million tonnes per year - per tonne delivered - 2011 Mill receipts & net exports Price OA (plate & structural) 8 UK mill scrap receipts (excluding own arisings) UK net exports 400 7 7.3 7.2 30 6.9.8 6.4.8 300 20 243 4 200 3 3.1 3.4 3.4 10 2 2.8 2.1 2. 100 107 1 0 0 0 2011 Source: Metalbulletin
4/ EU industrial electricity prices for extra large users July 2002 - June Pence/kWh including taxes UK, EU and US forward wholesale gas prices - by quarter Pence/therm 9 8 7 UK Finland France Germany Spain 7.17 7.06 90 80 UK NBP Continental Europe (oil-indexed) USA Henry Hub 6.88.7.2 70 60 63.0 4 2.86 3 2.82 2.9 2.29 2.04 2 1 0 2004 2003 2002 0.1 0 40 30 20 3.6 3.3 1.3 28.0 Source: DECC Quarterly Energy Prices, December (Eurostat data) Source: EIUG/Energy Purchasing Specialists Ltd Energy per tonne of steel produced 1973 - Gj per tonne 3 31.7 30 2 20 19.4 197 1973 1980 198 1990 199 2000
UK Steel Key Statistics 2011 UK steel deliveries UK steel mill home and export deliveries 1990 - Million tonnes 2 Total UK steel mill deliveries Home deliveries Exports 20 1.0 1 10 8.9 6.1 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 199 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 9. 4.8 4.8 UK steel mill deliveries to UK consumers and stockholders - by quarter Thousand tonnes To consumers To stockholders 1200 3.4mt 2.8mt 3.3mt 3.4mt 3.1mt 3.3mt 3.0mt 3.2mt 2.2mt 2.0mt 2.mt 2.3mt 1100 1016 1000 926 900 846 88 800 700 691 600 (Qtr1) 698 679 663 94 00 400 368 300 2011
6/7 Main UK markets for UK steel mill deliveries - Thousand tonnes Stockholders 3,204 2,004 2,49 Construction 1,214 814 829 Engineering 312 200 344 Metal Goods 488 376 316 Wire drawing 279 244 217 Automotive 204 142 18 Other consumers 463 391 417 Total UK deliveries 6,164 4,171 4,767 Main UK markets for UK steel mill deliveries - % Stockholding merchants 1 48 2 Construction 17 20 20 Engineering 7 Metal goods 7 9 8 Wire drawing 6 Automotive 4 3 3 Other consumers 9 9 7 0 10 20 30 40 0 Please note that any variations in aggregated totals are due to rounding.
UK Steel Key Statistics 2011 UK steel deliveries UK steel mill exports Thousand tonnes EU(27) 3.4mt up 10% on Total Exports 4.7mt Rest of the world 1.3mt down 41% on 1,000 800 70 721 600 400 482 4 39 296 420 290 276 200 19 113 34 9 167 76 42 29 0 France Germany Other EU(27) Netherlands Spain Belguim Italy Sweden Czech Rep Austria Asia Middle East NAFTA Other Eur/CIS Africa S America Oceania UK trade balance: steel mill products 1990 - million Net m exporter Net m importer 70 689 678 709 600 474 20 32 40 376 391 377 300 282 186 0 10 33 4 14-10 -300 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 199 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990-281 -327-139 2004 2003 2002 2001-192 -363-168 -30
8/9 UK steel industry trade balance 2001 - (UK steel exports by value minus cost of imported raw materials and semis) million,00,000 Import Export Balance,018 4,00 4,273 4,220 4,000 3,41 3,804 3,00 3,000 2,00 2,000 1,00 1,029 2,407 +1,378 1,182 2,420 +1,238 1,43 2,763 +1,310 1,891 +1,60 2,047 +2,226 2,073 +2,147 2,32 +2,486 3,013 1,74,749 4,133 +2,736 +2,09 2,79 +1,338 1,000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Exchange rate/steel exports 2001-2011 Monthly exports thousand tonnes & Euro to 800 700 Exports Euro to 2.40 2.20 600 7 2.00 00 1.80 400 1.8 369 1.60 Exports thousand tonnes 300 200 100 1.1 1.40 1.20 1.00 Euro to Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan 2004 Jan 2003 Jan 2002 Jan 2001 Jan 2011
UK Steel Key Statistics 2011 UK steel demand UK demand for steel mill products 1970- Million tonnes per year 2 UK demand Supplied from UK mills Imports* 20 19.0 18.0 1 10 9.9 0 1.0 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004.1 4.8 *Excludes any imports made by steel producers UK imports of steel mill products by country of origin (Imports exclude material for steel industry conversion) Thousand tonnes EU(27) 3.7mt 3% up on Total Imports.1mt Rest of the world 1.4mt 47% up on 1,000 800 764 600 29 49 42 61 79 400 329 316 204 200 104 36 92 7 19 11 8 0 Germany Other EU27 Belgium France Spain Italy Netherlands Sweden Czech Rep Austria Oth Eur/CIS Asia Africa NAFTA South America Oceania Middle East
10/11 UK steel requirement 1998 - Million tonnes 2 22.1 Steel contained in imported goods Steel mill products imported Steel mill products from UK mills 22.1 21.7 22.6 23.1 23.4 2.0 23.8 2. 26.9 24.3 20 19. 1 10 0 8.2 6. 7.4 7.7 6.0 8.4 7.2 6.4 8.1 6.7 7.0 8.9 6. 6.8 9.8 6.2 6.9 10.3 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 7.1 7.3 10.6 6.3 6.2 11.3 6.8 7.1 11.6 6. 7.8 12.6 11.3 6.8 6.2 1.7 7.8 3.7 4.2 4.8.1 9.6 Please note for this bar chart any variations in aggregated totals are due to rounding. Index of UK steel price compared to RPI 1987 - Index (1987 = 100) 240 220 200 180 160 140 120 100 Retail Price Index Average UK Steel Price Index 223.6 172. 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 199 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Year Retail Price Index Ave UK Steel Price Index 87 100.0 100.0 88 106.9 10.0 89 11.2 110.1 90 126.1 116.3 91 133. 118.4 92 138. 116.3 93 140.7 117. 94 144.1 118.4 9 149.1 12.2 96 12.7 121.1 97 17. 113.9 98 162.9 111.2 Year Retail Price Index Ave UK Steel Price Index 99 16.4 98.1 00 170.3 97.9 01 173.3 92.0 02 176.2 87.2 03 181.3 92.7 04 186.7 111.0 0 192.0 129.1 06 198.1 127.6 07 206.6 140.1 08 214.8 169.9 09 213.7 1.1 10 223.6 172.
UK Steel Key Statistics 2011 Steel industry products all qualities Home deliveries Thousand tonnes Ingots and semis 116 109 94 7 43 Rod (inc. reinforcement) 1,33 1,334 1,26 970 1,037 Heavy sections (inc. piling) 897 878 826 424 490 Light sections 1 167 171 104 137 Railway materials 177 207 23 10 119 HRWC (hot rolled wide coil (non alloy)) 982 769 62 372 31 Plates & wide flats 490 490 43 364 37 Sheets - coated & uncoated (inc. hot rolled strip) 1,349 1,33 1,20 881 1,08 Tin mill products 282 334 362 363 303 Stainless and other alloy plate, sheet and strip 148 169 133 69 80 Bright bar 122 123 114 63 83 Tubes 60 12 07 326 448 CRNS (cold rolled narrow strip) 9 0 49 29 3 Total 6,691 6,478 6,164 4,171 4,767 Export deliveries Thousand tonnes Ingots and semis 2,382 3,034 3,149 2,019 964 Rod (inc. reinforcement) 1,286 1,91 1,08 1,092 1,211 Heavy sections (inc. piling) 346 232 236 220 266 Light sections 211 286 323 128 207 Railway materials 20 11 22 19 22 HRWC (hot rolled wide coil (non alloy)) 314 244 166 278 441 Plates & wide flats 07 486 479 33 390 Sheets - coated & uncoated (inc. hot rolled strip) 874 70 637 99 98 Tin mill products 203 23 229 10 169 Stainless and other alloy plate, sheet and strip 203 176 174 9 126 Bright bar 103 116 112 38 74 Tubes 406 447 462 311 238 CRNS (cold rolled narrow strip) 36 31 23 10 10 Total 6,892 7,6 7,20,29 4,716 Please note for all these tables any variations in aggregated totals are due to rounding.
12/13 Imports (net of conversion) Thousand tonnes Ingots and semis 111 126 229 77 16 Rod (inc. reinforcement) 970 1,03 829 387 49 Heavy sections (inc. piling) 667 869 828 314 03 Light sections 244 247 208 106 187 Railway materials 47 3 19 7 7 HRWC (hot rolled wide coil (non alloy)) 9 748 77 308 469 Plates & wide flats 432 474 326 146 210 Sheets - coated & uncoated (inc. hot rolled strip) 2,237 2,440 2,078 1,287 1,814 Tin mill products 262 184 174 128 102 Stainless and other alloy plate, sheet and strip 471 407 427 284 313 Bright bar 139 121 112 60 109 Tubes 1,120 1,003 970 84 713 CRNS (cold rolled narrow strip) 87 76 6 43 1 Total 7,34 7,783 6,842 3,719,137 Total supply to home market Thousand tonnes Ingots and semis 227 23 323 134 208 Rod (inc. reinforcement) 2,323 2,388 1,64 1,37 1,32 Heavy sections (inc. piling) 1,64 1,746 1,64 737 993 Light sections 399 41 379 209 323 Railway materials 224 242 24 17 126 HRWC (hot rolled wide coil (non alloy)) 1,41 1,17 1,202 680 1,000 Plates & wide flats 923 964 869 10 8 Sheets - coated & uncoated (inc. hot rolled strip) 3,8 3,77 3,328 2,168 2,899 Tin mill products 44 18 36 491 40 Stainless and other alloy plate, sheet and strip 619 76 60 342 394 Bright bar 261 244 22 123 193 Tubes 1,680 1,1 1,478 910 1,161 CRNS (cold rolled narrow strip) 146 126 114 72 86 Total 14,036 14,261 13,006 7,890 9,904 % Total imports to total home market 2.3% 4.6% 2.6% 47.1% 1.9%
UK Steel Key Statistics 2011 UK steel in the World World crude steel production 199 - Million tonnes 1,400 1,300 1,200 1,100 1,000 900 800 700 600 00 400 300 200 100 433 24 74 72 Rest of world China Basic Oxygen Steelmaking Electric Arc Other processes 70 799 777 788 848 81 904 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 199 970 1,071 1,144 1,247 1,347 1,327 1,230 1,412 989 407 17 Source: World Steel Association World top ten steel exporters & importers Million tonnes EXPORT % change Position on 1 Japan 33.0 42.4 28 2 China 21.7 38.8 79 3 EU27 External 30.4 32.7 8 4 Russia 27.4 27.2-1 Ukraine 23.8 2.0 6 S Korea 19.6 23.9 22 7 Turkey 17.2 16.0-7 8 USA 8.8 11.2 28 9 Taiwan 9.8 9.8 0 10 Brazil 8. 8.9 4 Other 3.3 39.1 11 Total 23.4 274.8 17 IMPORT % change Position on 1 EU27 External 20.8 26.6 28 2 S Korea 19.9 24.3 22 3 USA 14.3 21.1 48 4 China 22.0 16.8-24 Thailand 8.9 12.1 36 6 Turkey 10.2 10.6 7 India* 8.1 9.8 20 8 Iran** 9.0 9.2 2 9 Vietnam** 9.3 9.0-3 10 Canada.8 8.4 4 Other 107.1 126.9 18 Total 23.4 274.8 17 Excludes internal trade within the EU27. *India: based upon 10 months data annualised. **World exports to Iran & Vietnam
14/1 Global steel consumption by region 2000 - Based on apparent consumption of finished steel Million tonnes Region/Country 2000 % Change on 2000 EU27 167.1 144.8-13% Other Europe/CIS 0.6 78.1 4% NAFTA 12.0 110.3-27% Central & South America 28.3 4.8 62% Africa 14. 2.9 78% Middle East 19. 4.3 132% Asia excl China 197.2 20.1 27% China 124.3 76.0 363% Oceania 6.6 7. 14% Total World 760.7 1,283.6 69% Source: World Steel Association Crude steel production Million tonnes EU producers Total Basic Oxygen Electric Arc Open Hearth Germany 43.8 30.6 13.2 Italy 2.7 8.6 17.1 Spain 16.3 3.8 12. France 1.4 9.8.6 UK 9.7 6.2 3. Poland 8.0 4.0 4.0 Belgium 8.0.2 2.8 Other EU 4.6 31.4 13. 0.7 Total EU27 172.6 99.6 72.3 0.7 world producers China (est) 626.7 6. 61.2 Total EU27 172.6 99.6 72.3 0.7 Japan 109.6 8.8 23.8 USA 80. 31.2 49.3 Russia (est) 66.9 42.4 18.0 6. India (est) 66.9 26.0 40.0 0.9 S Korea 8.4 34.1 24.3 Ukraine (est) 33. 23.2 1. 8.8 Brazil 32.8 2.0 7.8 Turkey 29.1 8.2 20.9 Taiwan, China 19.8 10.4 9.4 Mexico 16.7.1 11.6 Canada 13.0 7.. Iran (est) 12.0 2.4 9.6 Rest of World 73.4 22.0 1.3 0.1 Total World 1,411.9 988. 406. 16.9 Source: World Steel Association
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