List of the largest steel manufacturers

Current list

Production figures in million tons.

Rank 2019	Companies	country	logo	comment	Production 2019	Production 2015	Production 2014	Production 2013	Production 2012
1	ArcelorMittal				97.310	97.136	98.088	96.096	93.575
2	China Baowu Steel Group			including Baosteel	95.470	34.938	43,347	43.908	42,700
3	Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC)			Founded in 2012 through merger	51.680	46.374	49,300	50.128	47.858
4th	Hebei Iron and Steel				46.560	47.745	47.094	45.786	42.840
5	POSCO				43.120	41.975	41,593	38.417	39.875
6th	Shagang Group				41,100	34.214	35,332	35,081	32,310
7th	Ansteel Group				39,200	32.502	34,348	33.687	30.230
8th	Jianlong Group				31,190	15.141	15.256	14.295	13.760
9	Tata Steel				30,150	26,314	26.202	25.272	22.974
10	Shougang Group				29,340	28,553	30.777	31,523	31,420
11	Shandong Steel Group				27.58	21,692	23,336	22.793	23.010
12	JFE Steel				27,350	29.825	31.406	31.161	30.409
13	Valine Group				24,310	14,874	15,383	14.988	14.110
14th	Nucor				23.090	19.624	21,411	20,162	20.125
15th	Hyundai Steel				21.56	20,481	20,576	17.303	17,124
16	IMIDRO				16.790	14.105	14,420	14.292	13.613
17th	JSW Steel				16,260	12,420	12.720	11.798	8.475
18th	Steel Authority of India (SAIL)				16,180	14.339	13,565	13,519	13.504
19th	Benxi Steel				16,180	14,991	16.261	16.826	15.080
20th	Fangda Steel				15,660	13.214	13.643	13.164	3.283
21st	Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK)				15.610	16,049	16.108	15.468	14.923
22nd	Baotou Steel				15,460	11,863	10.720	10.690	10.190
23	China Steel Corporation (CSC)				15.230	14.821	15,399	14.288	12.729
24	Techint				14,440	8,400	9,384	9.002	8.705
25th	Liuzhou Steel			part of Wuhan Iron and Steel until 2014	14,400	10,827	11,391
26th	Rizhao Steel			partly owned by ArcelorMittal	14.200	13,999	11,400	12.676	13,220
27	US Steel				13,890	14,521	19.732	20,380	21,444
28	Evraz				13,810	14.350	15,536	16.109	15.945
29	CITIC Pacific				13,550	7.612	7,930	7.659	6.620
30th	Gerdau SA				13,130	17.033	19.001	18,966	19.807
31	Jingye Steel				12,580	11.317	10,540	9,693	7.300
32	Magnitogorsk Metallurgical Combine (MMK)				12,460	12.236	13,031	11.941	13,037
33	Shaanxi Steel				12,450	7.466	7,906	8.002	6.653
34	Sanming Steel				12,400	9.575	9.211	8.216	6,948
35	thyssenkrupp				12,250	17.339	17.233	15.864	14,461
36	Zenith Steel				11,930	9,082	9.010	8.505	7,570
37	Severstal				11,850	11,451	14.232	15.691	15.140
38	Tsingshan Stainless Steel				11,400
39	Nanjing Steel				10,970	8,590	8.041	6,053	7.180
40	Taiyuan Steel				10,860	10.256	10.723	9,989	10.130
41	Anyang Steel				10,540
42	Metinvest				9,580	9,654	11.182	14.295	14.344
43	Xinyu Steel				9.470	8,644	8,823	8,497	8,660
44	Donghai Steel				8,900	3.301	4,359	3.884	2,313
45	Jinxi Steel			also called China Oriental	8.730	9.768	9.117	8,747	9,100
46	Erdemir				8.610	8,930	8,493	8.268	7,867
47	Steel Dynamics				8,590
48	Kunming Steel				7.730
49	SSAB				7.620	7,592	8.070	5.567	5.253
50	Jiuquan Steel				7.480	7.685	10,343	11.164	10.100
> 50	Maanshan Steel					18,820	18,903	18.794	17.340
> 50	Wuhan Iron and Steel			Acquired by Baowu in 2016		25.776	33.053	39,311	36,420
> 50	Tianjin Bohai Steel					16.269	18,488	19,326
> 50	Anyang Steel					10.740	10,885	10,321	7.740
> 50	Zongheng Steel					10,380	10,318	10.193	9.110
> 50	Kobe Steel					7.520	7.574	7.527	7,092
> 50	Guofeng Steel					8,292	8,400	8.060	7,980
> 50	voestalpine					7.762	7,947	8.021	7.364
> 50	Hangzhou Steel					7.122	3,600	3.427	3,250
> 50	CELSA					7,078	7.031	6,993	7.623
> 50	Salzgitter AG					6.652	5.744	5,581	6.086
> 50	Ruifeng Steel					6.291	5.030	3.360
> 50	RIVA					6.207	7.763	7.591
> 50	AK Steel					6.167	5,954
> 50	Yingkou Plate					5,680	4.702	3.326	2.253
> 50	Essar Steel					5.659	5.501	6.091	6.704
> 50	Hadeed			Daughter of SABIC		5.229	6.291	5.471	5.203
> 50	Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN)					5.165	5.407	4.478	4,640
> 50	Usiminas					5.007	6,054	6.859	7.158
> 50	Donbass Industrial Union (ISD)					4.803	6.026	7,944	8,485
> 50	ILVA					4,763	6.219	5,682
> 50	Lingyuan Steel					4,638	5.138	5.211	3,560
> 50	Yuhua Steel					4.602	4.602
> 50	BlueScope Steel					4,517	4.101	4.195	4,228
> 50	Metalloinvest					4,501	4,503	4.681	5.613
> 50	Binxin Special					4,483	3.115	3.144
> 50	Altos Hornos de México (AHMSA)					4,460	4,422	4.156	3.880
> 50	Yuanli Group					4.387	4,292	3.817	3,490
> 50	Mechel					4,324	4,269	4,650	6.532
> 50	Liheng Steel					3,950	3.162	1.146
> 50	Xinxing Ductile					3.833	3.265	3,651	4,360
> 50	Nisshin Steel					3.819	4.066	3.701	3.806
> 50	Qianjin Steel					3,651	3.092	3.461	3.430
> 50	Rashtriya Ispat Nigam (VIZAG Steel)					3,643	3.283	3.107	3.109
> 50	Chongqing Steel					3,589	4,340	5,591	5.220
> 50	Puyang Steel					3.554	3.301	3.404	4,350
> 50	Rockcheck Steel					3.553	3,585	3.297	3.224
> 50	Jiyuan Steel					3.405	3,552	3.502	3,250
> 50	Dongkuk Steel Mill					3.322	3.037	3.330	3.313
> 50	Delong Steel					3.306	3.312	3,630	3,750
> 50	Ezz Steel					3.282	4.013	4,330	4,563
> 50	Donghua Steel					3.269	3.381	2,695
> 50	Taishan Steel					3.260	3.116	3.020	2.812
> 50	Shiheng special					3.138	3.157	3.071	2.963
> 50	Dazhou Steel					3.102	3,100	3.035	3.030
> 50	Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL)					3.082	2,950	2.870	2.730
> 50	Ganglu Steel					3.068	3.071	3.101	3.060
> 50	Emirates Steel					3.006	2,390	2,878	2,380

Mergers / separations

• 2016: Merger of Baosteel Group and Wuhan Iron and Steel
• 2014: Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metals merge to form NSSMC
• 2013: RIVA Fire split into ILVA and Riva Forni Elettrici
• 2010–2013: Tianjin Pipe, Tianjin Iron & Steel, Tianjin Tiantie Metallurgical and Tianjin Metallurgical to Tianjin Bohai Steel
• 2008: Tangsteel and Handan Iron and Steel to Hebei Iron and Steel
• 2008: Jinan Iron and Steel and Laiwu Steel to Shandong Steel
• 2002: Separation of BlueScope Steels from BHP Billiton

List of the largest steel manufacturers in 1992

Production in millions of tons

rank	logo	Companies	country	Production 1992 million tons
1.		Nippon Steel	Japan	25.4
2.		Usinor Sacilor	France	21.1
3.		POSCO	South Korea	20.0
4th		British Steel	United Kingdom	12.4
5.		Magnitogorsk Metallurgical Combine (MMK)	Russia	11.9
6th		Nippon Kokan (NKK)	Japan	11.7
7th		ILVA	Italy	11.0
8th.		Kawasaki Steel (from 1993 AK Steel )	Japan	10.6
9.		Thyssen	Germany	10.2
10.		USX	United States	10.1
11.		Sumitomo Metals	Japan	10.0
12.		Steel Authority of India (SAIL)	India	9.9
13.		Tscherepowezer Metallurgical Combine (today Severstal )	Russia	9.9
14th		Bethlehem Steel	United States	9.6
15th		Hoesch Krupp	Germany	8.6
16.		Anshan Iron and Steel Group	People's Republic of China	8.4
17th		Kriworogstal	Ukraine	8.3
18th		LTV Steel / Republic Steel	United States	7.5
19th		ISCOR (South African Iron and Steel Industrial Corp.)	South Africa	7.3
20th		Novolipetsk Metallurgical Combine (NLMK)	Russia	7.2
21st		BHP Billiton	Australia	7.0
22nd		Kobe Steel	Japan	6.5
23.		Baoshan Iron and Steel (now Shanghai Baosteel )	People's Republic of China	6.5

List of the largest western steel producers in 1972

Production in millions of tons

rank	logo	Companies	country	Production 1972 million tons
1.		Nippon Steel	Japan	33.0
2.		US Steel	United States	27.9
3.		British Steel	United Kingdom	22.9
4th		Bethlehem Steel	United States	16.6
5.		Nippon Kokan (NKK)	Japan	13.4
6th		Thyssen	Germany	12.5
7th		Kawasaki Steel	Japan	11.3
8th.		Sumitomo Metals	Japan	11.3
9.		Estel	Netherlands	11.1
10.		ARBED	Luxembourg	11.1
11.		Finsider	Italy	11.0
12.		Republic Steel	United States	9.4
13.		National Steel	United States	8.9
14th		Usinor	France	8.1
15th		Armco Steel	United States	7.6
16.		Inland Steel	United States	7.0
17th		Cockerill	Belgium	6.8
18th		Broken Hill Proprietary Company (BHP)	Australia	6.8
19th		Jones and Laughlin	United States	6.7
20th		Wendel - Sidelor	France	6.1

List of the largest steel producers in Germany

Production in millions of tons

rank	logo	Companies	Production 2016 million tons
1.		Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe 1	12.1
2.		ArcelorMittal	7.8
3.		Salzgitter 1	7.0
4th		Saarstahl	2.5
5.		Baden steel works	2.4
6th		Dillinger Hut	2.2
7th		Riva	1.8
8th.		Georgsmarienhütte	1.3
9.		Lech steel works	1.2
10.		ESF Elbe-Stahlwerke Feralpi	1.0
11.		Deutsche Edelstahlwerke Specialty Steel	0.8
12.		Steel mill Thuringia	0.8
13.		Benteler	0.6

1The amount of 3.8 million tons of crude steel from Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann was included in the production volume

source

• worldsteel : Statistics / Top steel-producing companies 2015

Individual evidence

1. ↑ worldsteel | Top steel-producing companies. Retrieved on August 4, 2020 . 
2. ↑ n-tv NEWS: Baosteel wants to swallow Wuhan Iron. Retrieved August 4, 2020 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b} worldsteel Top steel producers ( Memento from March 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
4. ↑ Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl / Statista: Largest steel producers in Germany by production volume in 2016 , accessed on April 13, 2019
5. ↑ produktion.de: These are the largest steel producers in Germany , accessed on April 13, 2019