Global steel production stood at 126.724 Mt in December 2015, with monthly production declining 5.7 percent year on year. The latest statistics released by the World Steel Association show crude steel yields from 66 countries around the world reporting data. These 66 countries accounted for approximately 99 percent of the world's total crude steel production in 2014.
We represent the ten leading countries in total steel production, in thousand tons, for December 2015.
1.China 64370
2.Japan 8591
3. India 7286
4.US 6035
5.Russia 5950
6.South Korea 5900
7.Germany 2987
8.Turkey 2671
9. Brazil 2462
10.Ukraine 1900
We also present the rating of steel-producing countries at the end of 2015, in thousands of tons.
1.China 803830
2.Japan 105152
3. India 89582
4.US 78916
5.Russia 71114
6.South Korea 69673
7.Germany 42678
8. Brazil 33245
9.Turkey 31517
10.Ukraine 22933
The ranking results for the whole of 2015 differ from the December positions of Turkey and Brazil, which outstripped Turkey at the end of the year.
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