The following tables have been released by the World Steel Association as part of its World Steel in Figures 2012 report. For the full report, visit www.worldsteel.org.
| Top steel producing companies 2011 | |||||
| Figures represent millions of tonnes crude steel production | |||||
| Rank | Company | Tonnage* | Rank | Company | Tonnage* |
| 1 | ArcelorMittal | 97.2 | 21 | RIVA Group | 16.1 |
| 2 | Hebei Group(1) | 44.4 | 22 | Valin Group | 15.9 |
| 3 | Baosteel Group | 43.3 | 23 | Severstal | 15.3 |
| 4 | POSCO | 39.1 | 24 | Metinvest | 14.4 |
| 5 | Wuhan Group | 37.7 | 25 | China Steel Corporation | 14.0 |
| 6 | Nippon Steel | 33.4 | 26 | SAIL | 13.5 |
| 7 | Shagang Group | 31.9 | 27 | Sumitomo Metal | 12.7 |
| 8 | Shougang Group | 30.0 | 28 | IMIDRO | 12.6 |
| 9 | JFE | 29.9 | 29 | Jianlong Group | 12.4 |
| 10 | Ansteel Group(2) | 29.8 | 30 | MMK | 12.2 |
| 11 | Shandong Group | 24.0 | 31 | NLMK | 12.1 |
| 12 | Tata Steel (3) | 23.8 | 32 | Rizhao | 11.2 |
| 13 | United States Steel | 22.0 | 33 | Baotou | 10.2 |
| 14 | Gerdau | 20.5 | 34 | Jiuquan | 10.2 |
| 15 | Nucor(4) | 19.9 | 35 | Taiyuan | 9.9 |
| 16 | ThyssenKrupp | 17.9 | 36 | Techint Group | 9.5 |
| 17 | Evraz | 16.8 | 37 | Anyang(1) | 9.4 |
| 18 | Maanshan | 16.7 | 38 | Pingxiang | 9.1 |
| 19 | Benxi(2) | 16.5 | 39 | Jinxi | 9.0 |
| 20 | Hyundai Steel | 16.3 | 40 | ISD | 8.9 |
* Tonnage figures include stainless steel where applicable.
Notes on company ownership and tonnage calculations: In cases of more than 50% ownership, 100% of the subsidary’s tonnage is included. In cases of 30% to 50% ownership, pro-rata tonnage is included. Less than 30% ownership is considered a minority interest and therefore not included. (1) Excludes all ‘allied subsidiaries’ with a less than 30% share. (2) Includes Panzhihua but not Benxi. (3) Includes Tata Steel Europe and Tata Steel Ltd. (4) Includes shares in Duferdofin (50%).
| Top steel producing nations 2010 and 2011 | ||||
| Figures represent millions of tonnes crude steel production | ||||
| Country | 2010 | 2011 | ||
| China | 1 | 637.4 | 1 | 683.9 |
| Japan | 2 | 109.6 | 2 | 107.6 |
| United States | 3 | 80.5 | 3 | 86.4 |
| India | 4 | 68.3 | 4 | 71.3 |
| Russia | 5 | 66.9 | 5 | 68.9 |
| South Korea | 6 | 58.9 | 6 | 68.5 |
| Germany | 7 | 43.8 | 7 | 44.3 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 33.4 | 8 | 35.3 |
| Brazil | 9 | 32.9 | 9 | 35.2 |
| Turkey | 10 | 29.1 | 10 | 34.1 |
| Italy | 11 | 25.8 | 11 | 28.7 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 19.8 | 12 | 22.9 |
| Mexico | 13 | 16.9 | 13 | 18.1 |
| France | 14 | 15.4 | 15 | 15.8 |
| Spain | 15 | 16.3 | 14 | 15. |
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