In January-October world steel output increased by 1.411 billion tons, according to World Steel Association.
In October output grew by 5.9% YoY, to 145.25 million tons, with capacity loading at 73%.
China manufactured 72.36 million tons of steel in October, followed by Japan (8.97 million tons), India (8.63 million tons), USA (7 million tons) and Russia (6.23 million tons).
Ukraine occupied the 13th position out of 67.
Earlier Ukraine was a stable member of the top-10, reaching to the 7th position. (Ukrainian metal)