Worldsteel: Global crude steel output up 18.8 percent in 2010

Monday, 04 July 2011 11:08:35 (GMT+3)   |  
Total  global crude steel output reached 1.4135 billion mt in 2010, up from 1.2309 billion mt in 2009, with an increase of 18.8 percent on year-on-year basis, according to the ‘World Steel in Figures' report published by World Steel Association (worldsteel) on June 30.

The report which provides essential facts and statistics about the global steel industry, contains comprehensive information on crude steel production, apparent steel use, pig iron production, steel trade, iron ore production and trade, and scrap trade.

Accordingly, the top five steel-producing countries in 2010 with their outputs were as follows:

2010 (million mt)

2009 (million mt)

China

626.7

China

573.6

Japan

109.6

Japan

87.5

United States

80.5

India

63.5

India

68.3

Russia

60.0

Russia

66.9

United States

58.2

In addition, the top five steel producing worldsteel member companies in 2010 were:

2010 (million mt)

2009 (million mt)

ArcelorMittal

98.2

ArcelorMittal

77.5

Baosteel

37.0

Baosteel

31.3

POSCO

35.4

POSCO

31.1

Nippon Steel

35.0

Nippon Steel

26.5

JFE

31.1

JFE

25.8

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