List of world's top ten steel producers in Jan '15

According to latest statistics published by the World Steel Association, the world crude steel output by 65 countries reporting to the Association totaled 133.102 Million tonnes during January this year

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): According to latest statistics published by the World Steel Association, the world crude steel output by 65 countries reporting to the Association totaled 133.102 Million tonnes during January this year. These 65 countries accounted for approximately 98% of the total world crude steel production in 2013.

The following table lists world’s top ten nations with regards to total crude steel output during Jan ‘15.

 Rank

Nation

Output

1

China

65,500

2

Japan

9,023

3

United States

7,355

4

India

7,070

5

Russia

6,130

6

South Korea

5,780

7

Germany

3,685

8

Brazil

2,965

9

Turkey

2,582

10

Taiwan

2,050

Note: The above outputs are in thousand tonnes.