List of world top ten steel producers in June 2015

Jul 29, 2015 08:21 GMT   Source:scrap monster

By Paul Ploumis 29 Jul 2015 Last updated at 02:09:55 GMT

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 135.594 Million tonnes during June this year. The monthly output declined by 2.4% when compared with June last year. These 65 countries accounted for approximately 98% of the total world crude steel production in 2014.

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

 Rank  Nation       Output

  1    China       68,946

  2    Japan       8,571

  3    India       7,422

  4    United States 6,721

  5    South Korea  5,862

  6    Russia      5,643

  7    Germany     3,769

  8    Turkey      2,842

  9    Brazil      2,777

 10   Ukraine      2,004

Note: The above outputs are in thousand tonnes.