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World Steel Association Publishes World Steel in Figures 2013

The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has published the 2013 edition of World Steel in Figures. It is now available on worldsteel.org.
World Steel in Figures provides the latest updates on the global picture of the steel industry with key facts and statistics. 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.
World Steel in Figures lists major steel-producing countries, top steel-producing companies and top steel-consuming countries.
Major Steel-Producing Countries 2012
(production in millions of tonnes)

1.

China 716.5
2. Japan 107.2
3. U.S.A. 88.7
4. India 77.6
5. Russia 70.4
6. South Korea 69.1
7. Germany 42.7
8. Turkey 35.9
9. Brazil 34.5
10. Ukraine 33.0
Top Steel-Producing Companies 2012
(production in millions of tonnes)
1. ArcelorMittal 93.6
2. Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. 47.9
3. Hebei Group 42.8
4. Baosteel Group 42.7
5. POSCO 39.9
6. Wuhan Group 36.4
7. Shagang Group 32.3
8. Shougang Group 31.4
9. JFE 30.4
10. Ansteel Group 30.2
Countries with the Highest Apparent Steel Use Per Capita 2012
(in kilograms)
1. South Korea 1,114.1
2. Taiwan, China 769.8
3. Czech Republic 565.0
4. Japan 506.0
5. Austria 484.9
6. China 477.4
7. Germany 459.8
8. Canada 415.5
9. Belgium-Luxembourg 392.5
10. Turkey 381.9