Top producers by volume

This is a list of the largest steel-producing companies in the world according to the World Steel
Association. The WSA reports and analyzes its rankings in terms of steel volumes. The WSA is
compiling this list every year. Note that not all steel is the same, some steel is far more valuable
than other steel.
Ranking
(2009)

Millions of
metrictonnes
(2009)[1]

Millions of
metrictonnes
(2008)[2]

Millions of
metrictonnes
(2007)[2]

Company

Country

77.5

103.3

116.4

ArcelorMittal

Luxemburg

31.3

35.4

28.6

Baosteel Group

China

31.1

34.7

31.1

POSCO

South Korea

26.5

37.5

35.7

Nippon Steel

Japan

25.8

33.0

34.0

JFE

Japan

20.5

23.3

22.9

Jiangsu Shagang China

20.5

24.4

26.5

Tata Steel

India

20.1

16.0

16.2

Ansteel

China

16.7

19.2

17.3

Severstal

Russia

10

15.3

17.7

16.2

Evraz

Russia

11

15.2

23.2

21.5

United States
United
Steel Corporation States

12

15.1

12.2

12.9

Shougang

China

13

14.2

20.4

18.6

Gerdau

Brazil

14

14.0

20.4

20.0

Nucor
Corporation

United
States

15

13.7

27.7

20.2

Wuhan Iron and

Steel

China

16

13.5

13.7

13.9

Steel Authority of
India
India Limited

17

12.0

33.3

31.1

Hebei Iron and

Steel

China

18

11.3

16.0

17.9

Gruppo Riva

Italy

19

11.0

14.1

13.8

Sumitomo Metal
Japan
Industries

20

11.0

15.9

17.0

ThyssenKrupp

Germany

21

10.9

11.3

9.7

Novolipetsk

Russia

22

10.6

1,219

10.0

1,329

10.1

IMIDRO

Iran

23.6

Anshan Iron &

Steel Group
Corporation

China

14.2

Magang Group

China

13.3

Magnitogorsk
Iron and Steel
Works

Russia

13.1

Techint

Italy /
Argentina

12.1

Shandong Iron
and Steel Group

China

11.7

Shandong Laiwu
China
Steel

11.1

Valin Steel Group China

10.9

China Steel

10.0

Hyundai INI Steel South Korea

1,351

World total

[edit] Other major steel producers

Aichi Steel Corporation, Japan

Allegheny Technologies, United States

Angang Steel Company Limited, China

Tuwairqi Steel Mills Limited, Karachi[citation needed], Pakistan

AK Steel, formerly Armco, Middletown, Ohio

BlueScope Steel, primarily in Australia

China Metallurgical Group Corporation, China

Commercial Metals Company, United States

Companhia Siderrgica Nacional, Brazil

Dongkuk Steel in Seoul, South Korea

Taiwan

Electrotherm India Ltd, in Gujarat, India

Essar Steel, India

Erdemir in Karadeniz Ereli, Turkey

Beshay Steel, Egypt

EZDK, Egypt

Georgsmarienhtte GmbH, Germany

Gruppo Lucchini, Italy

Habas, Turkey

Hadeed, Saudia Arabia

Ilyich Mariupol steel and iron works, Ukraine

Japan Steel Works, Japan

Jindal Steel, India

JSW Steel[citation needed], India

Kobe Steel, Japan

Libyan Iron and Steel Company, Libya

Mechel, Russia

Metalloinvest, Russia

Mitsui & Co., Japan

Nedstaal, Netherlands

Nisshin, Japan

Olympic Steel, United States

Outokumpu, based in Finland

Pakistan Steel Mills Pakistan

Panzhihua, China

Rautaruukki, Finland

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., United States

Salzgitter AG, Germany

Schnitzer Steel Industries, United States

SCM Holdings (divisions of), Ukraine

Sheffield Forgemasters[citation needed] in Sheffield, England

Sidetur, Venezuela

SSAB, Sweden

Steel Dynamics, United States

Ternium -- Hylsa in Mexico, Siderar in Argentina, & Sidor in Venezuela

Usiminas, Brazil

Vizag Steel, India

Voestalpine, Austria

Sahaviriya Steel Industries, Thailand

Bhushan Steel Limited, India

[edit] Steel producers merged with other companies or no

longer operating

Arbed (merged in 2002 forming Arcelor)

Arcelor (merged with Mittal forming ArcelorMittal)

Carnegie Steel Company (sold to U.S. Steel in 1901)

Corus Group (acquired by Tata Steel in 2007)

Dofasco in Hamilton, Ontario (acquired by Arcelor, now ArcelorMittal)

Bethlehem Steel Corporation (assets bought by ISG in 2003. ISG merged with Mittal,
now ArcelorMittal)

British Steel (merged with Koninklijke Hoogovens (NL) in 1999 to form Corus, now Tata
Steel)

Algoma Steel (assests bought by Essar Steel, India in April 2007)

Koninklijke Hoogovens (merged with British Steel (UK) in 1999 to form Corus, now
Tata Steel)

Cockerill-Sambre (acquired by Usinor in 1998, which became part of Arcelor in 2002,

now ArcelorMittal)

Hoesch Stahl AG (acquired by ThyssenKrupp)

Inland Steel Company (acquired by Ispat International became Mittal, now

ArcelorMittal)

International Steel Group (merged with Mittal, now ArcelorMittal)

Lone Star Steel Company (acquired by U.S. Steel in 2007)

Mittal Steel Company (merged with Arcelor forming ArcelorMittal)

Rouge Steel (formerly owned by Ford Motor Corporation) acquired by Severstal in 2004.

National Steel Corporation (acquired by U.S. Steel in 2003)

Republic Steel (acquired by ISG, which merged with Mittal, now ArcelorMittal)

Stelco (acquired by U.S. Steel in 2007)

Weirton Steel (acquired by ISG, which merged with Mittal, now ArcelorMittal)

Youngstown Sheet and Tube (acquired by ISG, which merged with Mittal, now
ArcelorMittal)

Northwestern Steel and Wire