World steel production in 2021 was 1.95 billion tons, up 3.7%; Turkey ranked 7th in the world and 1st in Europe with a record production of 40.4 million tons.
According to the data released by the World Steel Association (worldsteel), world crude steel production in 2021 amounted to 1 billion 951 million tons, an increase of 3.7 percent (70 million tons). The production of the European Union reached 152.5 million tons with an increase of 15.4%.
Among the top 10 producers, only China and Iran's production decreased. The world's largest steel producer China's crude steel production decreased by 3% from 1 billion 65 million tons to 1 billion 33 million tons. Among the top 10 producers, the highest production growth was observed in the USA (18.3%), India (17.8%), and Japan (14.9%).
Increasing its production from 35.8 million tons to 40.4 million tons with an increase of 12.7%, Turkey left Germany behind and completed 2021 as the 7th largest steel producer in the world and the largest steel producer in Europe.
Turkey broke a production record by reaching the highest production amount in its history with 40.4 million tons of crude steel production in 2021. Germany's production, which Turkey left behind in 2021, increased by 12.3% to 40.1 million tons.
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