Author: Paul Ploumis27 Mar 2015 Last updated at 03:45:23 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 127.626 Million tonnes during the month of February this year. These 65 countries accounted for approximately 98% of the total world crude steel production in 2014.
The following table lists world’s top fifteen nations with regards to total crude steel output during the month.
|
Rank |
Nation |
Output |
|
1 |
China |
65,030 |
|
2 |
Japan |
8,434 |
|
3 |
India |
6,910 |
|
4 |
United States |
6,261 |
|
5 |
Russia |
5,739 |
|
6 |
South Korea |
5,097 |
|
7 |
Germany |
3,512 |
|
8 |
Brazil |
2,681 |
|
9 |
Turkey |
2,394 |
|
10 |
Italy |
1,968 |
|
11 |
Taiwan |
1,790 |
|
12 |
Ukraine |
1,588 |
|
13 |
Mexico |
1,465 |
|
14 |
Iran |
1,409 |
|
15 |
France |
1,283 |
Note: The above outputs are in thousand tonnes.

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