Brussels – The World Steel Association has published the 2009 edition of World Steel in Figures. It is now available on worldsteel.org. World Steel in Figures provides essential facts and statistics about the global steel industry.

The book contains comprehensive information on crude steel production, apparent steel use, trade, scrap, iron, and pig iron. Among others, it shows figures of top steel-producing companies 2007 and 2008, major steel-producing countries 2007 and 2008, crude steel-production by process 2008, continuously-cast steel output 2006 to 2008, monthly crude steel produvtion 2005 to 2008, steel production and use by geographic distribution 1998 and 2008 and many more.

World Steel in Figures lists the top steel-producing countries and companies around the world. In 2008 the five major steel producing countries were:
1. China 500.5 mmt
2. Japan 118.7 mmt
3. United States 91.4 mmt
4. Russia 68.5 mmt
5. India 55.2 mmt

The total world production was 1,326.5 mmt in 2008, down from 1,351.3 mmt in 2007.

The largest five steel-producing companies in 2008 were:
1. ArcelorMittal 101.6 mmt
2. Nippon Steel 37.5 mmt
3. Baosteel Group 35.4 mmt
4. Hebei Steel Group 33.3 mmt
5. JFE 32.4 mmt

World Steel in Figures 2009 is now available from the online bookshop in print form and in PDF format.

Quelle: World Steel Association

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