List of world top ten steel producers in July 2015

Published: Aug 26, 2015 15:08

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The world crude steel output by 65 countries reporting to the Association totaled 132.900 Million tonnes during July this year.

By Paul Ploumis 25 Aug 2015 Last updated at 23:05:48 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 132.900 Million tonnes during July this year. The monthly output declined by 3.8% when compared with July last year. These 65 countries accounted for approximately 98% of the total world crude steel production in 2014.

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

Rank	Nation	Output
1	China	65,840
2	Japan	8,838
3	India	7,661
4	United States	6,989
5	South Korea	6,060
6	Russia	6,048
7	Germany	3,615
8	Brazil	2,877
9	Turkey	2,539
10	Ukraine	1,869

Also, the table given lists world’s top ten nations with regards to cumulative crude steel output during Jan-July ‘15.

Rank	Nation	Output
1	China	476,040
2	Japan	61,438
3	India	52,889
4	United States	46,968
5	Russia	41,734
6	South Korea	40,594
7	Germany	25,776
8	Brazil	19,954
9	Turkey	18,733
10	Italy	13,568

Note: The above outputs are in thousand tonnes.

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