For 5 months of 2016 world steel production decreased by 2.2% to 658.227 million. Tons, worldsteel said in a statement the association. In May of steel production decreased by 0.1% year-on-year to 139.154 million tons.

In the smelting of Ukraine for 5 months. It increased by 14.7%, and in May — by 5.7% year-on-year. This has allowed Ukraine to maintain the 10th place, and by the end of May Ukraine closer to Brazil, where the smelting decreased by 13.2%.

Download the world’s steel capacity was 71.3% in May.

The largest manufacturer of steel remained China. Steel production in China for 5 months. 2016 decreased by 1.4% to 329.95 million tons.