Tuesday, July 13, 2010

World Steel in Figures 2010 is available online

           

Brussels, 12 July 2010 – The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has published the 2010 edition of World Steel in Figures. It is now available on worldsteel.org.

 

World Steel in Figures provides essential facts and statistics about the global steel industry. The book contains comprehensive information on crude steel production, apparent steel use, pig iron production, steel trade, iron ore production and trade, and scrap trade.

 

An update of the sustainability indicators of the world steel industry has also been included in the publication this year.

 

World Steel in Figures lists the top steel-producing countries and worldsteel member companies. In 2009 the five major steel producing countries were:

 

1.

China

567.8 mmt

2.

Japan

87.5 mmt

3.

India

62.8 mmt

4.

Russia

60.0 mmt

5.

United States

58.2 mmt

 

Total world production was 1,226.5 mmt in 2009, down from 1,329.0 mmt in 2008.

 

The largest five steel producing worldsteel member companies in 2009 were:

 

1.

ArcelorMittal

77.5 mmt

2.

Baosteel

31.3 mmt

3.

POSCO

31.1 mmt

4.

Nippon Steel

26.5 mmt

5.

JFE

25.8 mmt

 


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