World production steel in July 2013 increased by 2.5 percent compared to APPG -2012, compared to June - by 0.5 percent. The total smelting of steel in 64 members of the Association reached 132 million tons. This was announced today by the World Association by the World Steel Association (WorldSteel).
Ukraine increased the production of raw steel by 8.8 percent, up to 2 million 800 thousand tons, which did not prevent it from being on the ninth line of the ranking of world manufacturers of steel, although last month it was in the eighth position.
A dozen production leaders in July 2013 the year looks, according to WorldSteel, as follows:
| No. | country | | | | | July |
| 1 (1) | China | 64.6 65.5 |
| 2 (2) | Japan | 9,2 | 9.3 |
| 3 (3) | USA | 7.2 | 7.6 |
| 4 (4) | India | 6.4 | 6.7
| 5 (5) | Russia | 5.69 | 5.7 |
| 6 (6) | southern Korea | 5,4 | | | 5.6 |
| 7 (7) | Germany | 3.68 | 3.4 |
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