Indian Steel Sector Statistics

FINISHED STEEL PRODUCTION

PIG IRON PRODUCTION

SPONGE IRON PRODUCTION

IRON AND STEEL IMPORTS

IRON AND STEEL EXPORTS

FERRO ALLOYS PRODUCTION

TOP 37 CRUDE STEELMAKERS




PRODUCTION OF FINISHED STEEL
(In million tonnes)
Year Main
Producers		 Secondary
Producers		 Grand
Total		 % share of
Secondary Producers
1991-92
7.96
6.37
14.33
14.5%
1992-93
8.41
6.79
15.20
44.7%
1993-94
8.77
6.43
15.20
42.3%
1994-95
9.57
8.25
17.82
46.3%
1995-96
10.59
10.81
21.40
50.6%
1996-97
10.54
12.18
22.72
53.6%
1997-98
10.44
12.93
23.37
55.3%
1998-99
9.91
13.91
23.84
58%


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PRODUCTION OF PIG IRON
(In million tonnes)
Year Main
Producers		 Secondary
Producers		 Grand
Total		 % share of
Secondary Producers
1991-92
1.49
0.10
1.59
6.3%
1992-93
1.68
0.17
1.85
9.2%
1993-94
1.98
0.27
2.25
12.0%
1994-95
2.01
0.78
2.79
28.0%
1995-96
1.74
1.06
2.80
37.9%
1996-97
1.73
1.56
3.29
47.4%
1997-98
1.71
1.69
3.40
49.7%
1998-99
1.36
1.64
3.00
55%


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PRODUCTION OF SPONGE IRON
(In million tonnes)
Year Production % increase
1991-92
1.31
-
1992-93
1.44
9.9%
1993-94
2.40
66.7%
1994-95
3.39
41.3%
1995-96
4.40
29.8%
1996-97
5.00
12.0%
1997-98
5.32
6%
1998-99
5.17
-2.8%


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IMPORT OF IRON AND STEEL
 (In 000 tonnes)
Year Pig Iron Steel
1991-92
152
1043
1992-93
73
1115
1993-94
21
1153
1994-95
1
1933
1995-96
4
1864
1996-97
15
1797
1997-98
3
1584
1998-99
2
1637


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EXPORT OF IRON AND STEEL
 (In 000 tonnes)
Year Pig Iron Semis Finished Steel Total Steel
1991-92
-
5
368
373
1992-93
16
154
741
895
1993-94
620
585
1020
1605
1994-95
466
399
873
1272
1995-96
502
395
925
1320
1996-97
451
300
1622
1922
1997-98
785
503
1880
2383
1998-99
281
174
1772
2227


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PRODUCTION OF FERRO ALLOYS - ALL INDIA
('000 tonnes)
Products 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98
HC Ferro-Manganese
211.8
156.5
201.8
177.4
187.9
-
MC Ferro Manganese
5.9
1.2
1.1
2.4
-
135.0
Silico Manganese
105.7
113.4
172.3
188.3
175.0
176.0
Ferro Silicon
87.0
80.2
92.0
74.3
78.3
71.0
HC Ferro Chrome/Charge Chrome
249.5
251.7
239.7
348.9
245.4
246.0
LC Ferro Chrome
6.6
6.1
5.0
3.0
-
-
Others *
5.9
4.4
5.0
2.1
-
75.0
Total
672.4
613.5
716.9
796.4
694.5
703.0
Note: a) Includes production by member of IFAPA and estimates of production of non-members.
b) *Includes Silico Chrome and Ferro Silico Manganese
Source : The Indian Ferroy Alloys Producers Association / DCIS


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Largest Steel Producing Countries 1992 to 1998

Rank Country
1998 P 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 % 98/97
1
P.R. China
 114.3   108.9 101.2 95.4 92.6 89.5 80.9 4.9
2
United States
 97.7 98.5 95.5 95.2 91.2 88.8 84.3 -0.8
3
Japan
 93.5   104.5 98.8 101.6 98.3 99.6 98.1 -10.5
4
F.R. Germany
 44.7 45.0 39.8 42.1 40.8 37.6 39.7 -0.7
5
Russia
 42.5   48.4 49.3 51.6 48.8 58.3 67.0 -12.2
6
R.o.Korea
 40.0 42.6 38.9 36.8 33.7 33.0 28.1 -5.9
7
Italy
 26.1   25.8 24.3 27.8 26.2 25.7 24.8 1.2
8
Brazil
 25.8 26.2 25.2 25.1 25.7 25.2 23.9 -1.5
9
India
 23.9   24.6 23.8 22.0 19.3 18.2 18.1 -2.9
10
Ukraine
 23.5 25.6 22.3 22.3 24.1 32.6 41.8 -8.4
11
France
 20.2   19.8 17.6 18.1 18.0 17.1 18.0 2.2
12
United Kingdom
 17.3 18.5 18.0 17.6 17.3 16.6 16.2 -6.3
13
Taiwan (R.o.C.)
 16.9   16.0 12.4 11.6 11.6 12.0 10.7 5.5
14
Canada
 15.8 15.6 14.7 14.4 13.9 14.4 13.9 1.7
15
Spain
 14.9   13.7 12.2 13.8 13.4 13.0 12.3 8.6
16
Mexico
 14.1 14.3 13.2 12.1 10.3 9.2 8.5 -0.8
17
Turkey
 14.0   14.5 13.6 13.2 12.6 11.5 10.3 -3.7
18
Belgium
 11.6 10.8 10.8 11.6 11.3 10.2 10.3 7.3
19
Poland
 10.0   11.6 10.4 11.9 11.1 9.9 9.9 -14.2
20
Australia
 8.8 8.8 8.4 8.5 8.4 7.9 6.8 -0.4
21
South Africa
 7.7   8.3 8.0 8.7 8.5 8.7 9.1 -7.6
22
Czech Republic
 6.5 6.8 6.5 7.2 7.1 6.8 7.3 -4.1
23
Netherlands
 6.4   6.6 6.3 6.4 6.2 6.0 5.4 -3.2
24
Romania
 6.4 6.7 6.1 6.6 5.8 5.4 5.4 -4.4
25
Iran
 5.6   6.3 5.4 4.7 4.5 3.7 2.9 -11.4
26
Austria
 5.3 5.2 4.4 5.0 4.4 4.1 4.0 2.0
27
Sweden
 5.2   5.1 4.9 5.0 5.0 4.6 4.4 0.3
28
Argentina
 4.3 4.2 4.1 3.6 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.0
29
Finland
 3.9   3.7 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.1 5.7
30
Venezuela
 3.7 4.0 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.5 -8.2
31
Indonesia
 3.5 E 3.8 4.1 4.1 3.2 3.8 2.9 -8.3
32
Slovak Republic
 3.5 3.8 3.6 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.8 -9.5
33
Kazakhstan
 3.1   3.8 3.2 3.0 3.0 4.3 5.7 -19.3
34
Egypt
 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.5 4.9
35
Luxembourg
 2.5   2.6 2.5 2.6 3.1 3.3 3.1 -4.0
36
Saudi Arabia
 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.3 1.8 -7.2
37
Bulgaria
 2.2   2.6 2.5 2.7 2.5 1.9 1.6 -15.2
 
World
 775.3 799.0 750.5 752.4 725.2 727.5 719.7 -3.0


This table lists all countries producing more than two million metric tons of crude steel in either year shown.
(Source : IISI)



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