Steel production statistics published by the Worldsteel show that the output of the 64 reporting countries rose significantly in July 2018. These countries accounted for approximately 99% of all global steel production in 2017.
According to Worldsteel, world steel production in July 2018 was 154.576 million tonnes, up 5.8% from the previous year. Steel production in these countries was only 146.105 million tonnes in the same month a year earlier. Incidentally, China, the world's largest steel producer, posted 7.2% year-on-year growth. During the month, the country accounted for almost 53% of total world production.
The table below presents data on steel production for the top ten producing countries in July 2018 (in thousands of tonnes):
1.China 81241
2. India 9000
3.Japan 8420
4.US 7275
5.South Korea 6177
6.Russia 6170
7.Germany 3900
8.Turkey 3266
9. Brazil 3022
10.Italy 2210
Largest steel producing countries in July
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Azovpromstal® 2 September 2018 г. 15:22 |
