Top steel-producing companies 2015

The list below comprises the companies whose tonnage was above 3 million tonnes in 2015.

Tonnage Tonnage Tonnage Tonnage Tonnage 2015

Companies HQ
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Ranking
ArcelorMittal * Luxembourg 97.248 93.575 96.096 98.088 97.136 1
Hesteel Group * China 44.360 42.840 45.786 47.094 47.745 2
Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC) * Japan 33.388 47.858 50.128 49.300 46.374 3
POSCO * South Korea 39.118 39.875 38.417 41.593 41.975 4
Baosteel Group * China 43.340 42.700 43.908 43.347 34.938 5
Shagang Group China 31.920 32.310 35.081 35.332 34.214 6
Ansteel Group * China 29.750 30.230 33.687 34.348 32.502 7
JFE Steel Corporation * Japan 29.902 30.409 31.161 31.406 29.825 8
Shougang Group * China 30.040 31.420 31.523 30.777 28.553 9
Tata Steel Group * India 23.820 22.974 25.272 26.202 26.314 10
Wuhan Steel Group * China 37.680 36.420 39.311 33.053 25.776 11
Shandong Steel Group China 24.020 23.010 22.793 23.336 21.692 12
HYUNDAI Steel Company * South Korea 16.292 17.124 17.303 20.576 20.481 13
Nucor Corporation * USA 19.892 20.125 20.162 21.411 19.624 14
Maanshan Steel * China 16.680 17.340 18.794 18.903 18.820 15
thyssenkrupp AG * Germany 17.936 14.461 15.864 17.233 17.339 16
Gerdau S.A. * Brazil 20.501 19.807 18.966 19.001 17.033 17
Tianjin Bohai Steel China 19.326 18.488 16.269 18
Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) * Russia 12.112 14.923 15.468 16.108 16.049 19
Jianlong Group China 12.360 13.760 14.295 15.256 15.141 20
Benxi Steel China 16.490 15.080 16.826 16.261 14.991 21
Valin Group China 15.890 14.110 14.988 15.383 14.874 22
China Steel Corporation (CSC) * Taiwan, China 14.010 12.729 14.288 15.399 14.821 23
United States Steel Corporation * USA 21.990 21.444 20.380 19.732 14.521 24
EVRAZ * Russia 16.773 15.945 16.109 15.536 14.350 25
Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) * India 13.498 13.504 13.519 13.565 14.339 26
IMIDRO * Iran 12.584 13.613 14.292 14.420 14.105 27
Rizhao Steel China 11.200 13.220 12.676 11.400 13.999 28
Fangda Steel China 2.619 3.283 13.164 13.643 13.214 29
JSW Steel Limited * India 7.009 8.475 11.798 12.720 12.420 30
Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) * Russia 12.195 13.037 11.941 13.031 12.236 31
Baotou Steel China 10.220 10.190 10.690 10.720 11.863 32
Severstal * Russia 15.293 15.140 15.691 14.232 11.451 33
Jingye Steel China 5.827 7.300 9.693 10.540 11.317 34
Liuzhou Steel (part of Wuhan Steel Group until 2014) China 11.391 10.827 35
Anyang Steel China 9.380 7.740 10.321 10.885 10.740 36
Zongheng Steel China 8.649 9.110 10.193 10.318 10.380 37
Taiyuan Steel China 9.900 10.130 9.989 10.723 10.256 38
Jinxi Steel * (also known as China Oriental, partly owned by ArcelorMittal) China 9.040 9.100 8.747 9.117 9.768 39
Metinvest Holding LLC * Ukraine 14.375 14.344 14.295 11.182 9.654 40
Sanming Steel China 5.716 6.948 8.216 9.211 9.575 41
Zenith Steel China 7.010 7.570 8.505 9.010 9.082 42
ERDEMIR Group * Turkey 7.474 7.867 8.268 8.493 8.930 43
Xinyu Steel China 8.720 8.660 8.497 8.823 8.644 44
Nanjing Steel China 7.650 7.180 6.053 8.041 8.590 45
Techint Group * Argentina 9.533 8.705 9.002 9.384 8.400 46
Guofeng Steel China 8.210 7.980 8.060 8.400 8.292 47
voestalpine Group * Austria 7.674 7.364 8.021 7.947 7.762 48
Jiuquan Steel China 10.220 10.100 11.164 10.343 7.685 49
CITIC Pacific China 6.730 6.620 7.659 7.930 7.612 50
SSAB * Sweden 5.671 5.253 5.567 8.070 7.592 51
Kobe Steel, Ltd. * Japan 7.386 7.092 7.527 7.574 7.520 52
Shaanxi Steel China 5.201 6.653 8.002 7.906 7.466 53
Hangzhou Steel China 3.650 3.250 3.427 3.600 7.122 54
CELSA Steel Group * Spain 7.840 7.623 6.993 7.031 7.078 55
Salzgitter AG Stahl und Technologie * Germany 5.659 6.086 5.581 5.744 6.652 56
Ruifeng Steel China 3.360 5.030 6.291 57
RIVA Group * Luxembourg 7.591 7.763 6.207 58
AK Steel Corporation * USA 5.954 6.167 59
Top steel-producing companies 2015
The list below comprises the companies whose tonnage was above 3 million tonnes in 2015.

Tonnage Tonnage Tonnage Tonnage Tonnage 2015

Companies HQ
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Ranking
Yingkou Plate China 2.209 2.253 3.326 4.702 5.680 60
Essar Steel Group * India 6.818 6.704 6.091 5.501 5.659 61
Saudi Iron & Steel Co. (Hadeed, an affiliate of SABIC) * KSA 5.275 5.203 5.471 6.291 5.229 62
Companhia Siderrgica Nacional (CSN) * Brazil 4.874 4.640 4.478 5.407 5.165 63
Usinas Siderrgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. (USIMINAS) * Brazil 6.835 7.158 6.859 6.054 5.007 64
ISD Ukraine 8.485 7.944 6.026 4.803 65
ILVA SpA * Italy 5.682 6.219 4.763 66
Lingyuan Steel China 3.590 3.560 5.211 5.138 4.638 67
Yuhua Steel China 4.602 4.602 68
BlueScope Steel Limited * Australia 5.997 4.228 4.195 4.101 4.517 69
Metalloinvest Management Company * Russia 5.821 5.613 4.681 4.503 4.501 70
Binxin Special China 3.144 3.115 4.483 71
Altos Hornos de Mxico, S.A.B. de C.V. (AHMSA) * Mexico 3.806 3.880 4.156 4.422 4.460 72
Yuanli Group China 3.110 3.490 3.817 4.292 4.387 73
Mechel Russia 6.532 4.650 4.269 4.324 74
Liheng Steel China 1.146 3.162 3.950 75
Xinxing Ductile China 3.760 4.360 3.651 3.265 3.833 76
Nisshin Steel Co., Ltd. * Japan 3.760 3.806 3.701 4.066 3.819 77
Qianjin Steel China 3.540 3.430 3.461 3.092 3.651 78
Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (VIZAG Steel) * India 3.192 3.109 3.107 3.283 3.643 79
Chongqing Steel China 6.030 5.220 5.591 4.340 3.589 80
Puyang Steel China 4.525 4.350 3.404 3.301 3.554 81
Rockcheck Steel China 2.989 3.224 3.297 3.585 3.553 82
Jiyuan Steel China 2.606 3.250 3.502 3.552 3.405 83
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. * South Korea 3.070 3.313 3.330 3.037 3.322 84
Delong Steel China 3.566 3.750 3.630 3.312 3.306 85
Donghai Steel China 1.369 2.313 3.884 4.359 3.301 86
Ezz Steel * Egypt 4.319 4.563 4.330 4.013 3.282 87
Donghua Steel China 2.695 3.381 3.269 88
Taishan Steel China 2.525 2.812 3.020 3.116 3.260 89
Shiheng Special China 2.813 2.963 3.071 3.157 3.138 90
Dazhou Steel China 3.020 3.030 3.035 3.100 3.102 91
Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) * India 2.616 2.730 2.870 2.950 3.082 92
Ganglu Steel China 3.010 3.060 3.101 3.071 3.068 93
Emirates Steel * UAE 2.380 2.878 2.390 3.006 94

*worldsteelmember

Notesoncompanyownershipandtonnagecalculations:
A.Forworldsteelmembers,thedatawassourcedfromtheirofficialtonnagedeclaration.
B.ForChinesecompanies,theofficialCISAtonnagepublicationwasused.
C.Incasesofmorethan50%ownership,100%ofthesubsidiary'stonnageisincluded.Incasesof30%50%ownership,proratatonnageisincluded.
Unlessotherwisespecified,lessthan30%ownershipisconsideredaminorityinterestandthereforenotincluded.