In 2018, almost 1.5 billion metric tons worth of steel was produced in just seven regions, with China producing the majority at 928 million tons of steel. Globally, consumption of steel scrap increased by 10 percent between 2017 and 2018.
Steel production and scrap consumption in leading markets in 2018
(in million metric tons)
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Bureau of International Recycling. (May 19, 2019). Steel production and scrap consumption in leading markets in 2018 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 26, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/270835/world-steel-production-and-scrap-consumption/
Bureau of International Recycling. "Steel production and scrap consumption in leading markets in 2018 (in million metric tons)." Chart. May 19, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 26, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/270835/world-steel-production-and-scrap-consumption/
Bureau of International Recycling. (2019). Steel production and scrap consumption in leading markets in 2018 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 26, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/270835/world-steel-production-and-scrap-consumption/
Bureau of International Recycling. "Steel Production and Scrap Consumption in Leading Markets in 2018 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/270835/world-steel-production-and-scrap-consumption/
Bureau of International Recycling, Steel production and scrap consumption in leading markets in 2018 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/270835/world-steel-production-and-scrap-consumption/ (last visited February 26, 2020)
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