Top ten global steel producers in March 2015

According to the latest statistics released by the World Steel Association, steel output in the 65 reporting countries totaled 138.045 million tonnes in March this year. These 65 countries account for approximately 98 percent of the world's total crude steel production.

List of ten world leaders in terms of total crude steel production during March 2015:

1.China 69485 thousand tons
2. Japan 9286 thousand tons
3. India 7950 thousand tons
4. United States 6,551 thousand tons
5.Russia 5988 thousand tons
6.South Korea 5650 thousand tons
7.Germany 3872 thousand tons
8. Brazil 2768 thousand tons
9.Turkey 2758 thousand tons
10.Italy 2,095 thousand tons