List of world's top ten steel producers in Jan '15

Published: Feb 28, 2015 10:42

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The world crude steel output by 65 countries reporting to the Association totaled 133.102 Million tonnes during January this year.

Author: Paul Ploumis
27 Feb 2015 Last updated at 01:00:50 GMT
SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): According to latest statistics published by the World Steel Association, the world crude steel output by 65 countries reporting to the Association totaled 133.102 Million tonnes during January this year. These 65 countries accounted for approximately 98% of the total world crude steel production in 2013.

The following table lists world’s top ten nations with regards to total crude steel output during Jan ‘15.

Rank	Nation	Output
1	China	65,500
2	Japan	9,023
3	United States	7,355
4	India	7,070
5	Russia	6,130
6	South Korea	5,780
7	Germany	3,685
8	Brazil	2,965
9	Turkey	2,582
10	Taiwan	2,050

Note: The above outputs are in thousand tonnes.

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