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World Steel in Figures 2010 available
Jul 14, 2010
The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has published the 2010 edition of World Steel in Figures.

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
 
World Steel in Figures 2010 is now available from the worldsteel online Bookshop. A pdf copy of the book can be downloaded -> from the website.
 



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