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List of largest steel producing nations in 2015

Jan 26, 2016 19:30

Source:SMM

The worldwide crude steel production totaled 126.724 Million tonnes during December 2015. The monthly production was down by 5.7% year-on-year.

By Paul Ploumis (ScrapMonster Author)

January 26, 2016 02:58:23 AM

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): According to latest statistics published by the World Steel Association, the world crude steel output by 66 countries reporting to the Association totaled 126.724 Million tonnes during December 2015. The monthly output declined by 5.7% when compared with December 2014. These 66 countries accounted for approximately 99% 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 December ‘15.

Rank	Nation	Output
1	China	64,370
2	Japan	8,591
3	India	7,286
4	United States	6,035
5	Russia	5,950
6	South Korea	5,900
7	Germany	2,987
8	Turkey	2,671
9	Brazil	2,462
10	Ukraine	1,900

Also, the table given lists world’s top ten nations with regards to cumulative crude steel output during the entire year 2015.

Rank	Nation	Output
1	China	803,830
2	Japan	105,152
3	India	89,582
4	United States	78,916
5	Russia	71,114
6	South Korea	69,673
7	Germany	42,678
8	Brazil	33,245
9	Turkey	31,517
10	Ukraine	22,933

Note: The above outputs are in thousand tonnes.

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