The world steel statistics 2017

The world steel association of editing and publication of the world steel statistics 2017 were published on May 29, 2017.The issue through a series of statistical data fully reflect the development of steel industry, the statistical data of crude steel output and apparent consumption of iron and steel, global trade, steel, iron ore production and trade, etc.
Director-general of the world steel association. Edwin bassoons Write a preamble for the journal said: "the world steel association celebrated its 50th anniversary this year. Over the past 50 years, great changes have taken place in the global steel industry: the global steel production is less than 500 million tons, from 1967to 2016, the global steel production more than 1.6 billion tons, of which most of the iron and steel production growth from emerging industrial countries, such as Brazil, China, India, Iran and Mexico."
Steel widely used, it is our life indispensable materials, is the foundation of economic growth.So, in the past 50 years, the global steel production surged, appear even the supply glut, followed by, the price of steel fell gradually to the scope of the market is easy to accept and then boost the intense competition between the iron and steel production enterprises.