List of world top ten steel producing nations during Feb 2016

Published: Mar 28, 2016 16:43

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The worldwide crude steel production totaled 120.412 Million tonnes during February this year. The monthly production was down by 3.3% year-on-year.

By Paul Ploumis (ScrapMonster Author)

March 28, 2016 01:42:18 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 10.412 Million tonnes during February this year. The monthly output declined by 3.3% when compared with February last year. 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 February ‘16.

Rank	Nation	Output
1	China	58,515
2	Japan	8,355
3	India	6,940
4	United States	6,366
5	Russia	5,666
6	South Korea	5,300
7	Germany	3,362
8	Brazil	2,434
9	Turkey	2,370
10	Ukraine	1,969

Also, the table given lists world’s top ten nations with regards to cumulative crude steel output during Jan-Feb ‘16.

Rank	Nation	Output
1	China	121,070
2	Japan	17,132
3	India	14,358
4	United States	12,822
5	Russia	11,224
6	South Korea	10,967
7	Germany	6,966
8	Turkey	4,968
9	Brazil	4,885
10	Ukraine	3,907

Note: The above outputs are in thousand tonnes.

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