In 2020, China produced around 14.2 million metric tons of steel ingots, 1.15 million metric tons of liquid steel for castings, and more than one billion metric tons of continuously cast semis. In that year, China produced about 56.7 percent of the world's crude steel.
Production of crude steel in China from 2012 to 2020, by category
(in million metric tons)
Characteristic
Continuously cast semis (billets, blooms, and slabs)
* According to the source, figures include carbon, stainless, and other alloy steel products.
Figures have been rounded to provide better understanding of the statistic.
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World Steel Association. (December 14, 2021). Production of crude steel in China from 2012 to 2020, by category (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/428826/china-production-of-crude-steel-by-category/
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