The World steel industry has undergone dramatic changes in the last decade and will continue to do so as the exciting forces of change are still intact. In this time, Developed World steelmaking capacity expansion generally lagged as demand growth intensified in the Pacific Basin.

Summary 1

Steelmaking by process 5

Developed World 9

Developing World 13

Communist World 17

Steelmaking Capacity by Country

Traditional Breakdown - 21st Century 31

Economic Breakdown 43

Geographical Breakdown 49

Crude Steel Capacity, Traditional Breakdown - 21st Century By Process: BOF; OH; EAF; By Country 61

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