In April Ukraine’s steel producers cutback production 2.2% yoy to 3.23 mln tons of steel. Last year the International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) ranked Ukraine as the world’s seveth largest steel producer.
The World’s Ten Largest Steel Producers, 4m06
Country Volume, mln mt Chg YOY
China 126.2 18%
Japan 37.3 0.3%
USA 32.7 2.1%
Russia 22.6 3.3%
South Korea 15.5 -1.3%
Germany 15.3 -1.6%
India 14.3 20.9%
Ukraine 12.7 -3.6%
Italy 10.4 2.6%
Brazil 9.6 -10.2%