List of world's top ten steel producers in May 2015

By  Paul Ploumis 29 Jun 2015  Last updated at  04:35:00 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 139.308 Million tonnes during May 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 ten nations with regards to total crude steel output during May ‘15.

Rank	Nation	Output
1	China	69,953
2	Japan	8,917
3	India	7,680
4	United States	6,837
5	Russia	6,100
6	South Korea	6,037
7	Germany	3,710
8	Brazil	2,982
9	Turkey	2,919
10	Ukraine	2,177

Note: The above outputs are in thousand tonnes.