ArcelorMittal in 2019 data the world steel Association Worldsteel produced of 97.31 million tons of steel, which provided the company the British billionaire of Indian origin Lakshmi N. Mittal first place in the world steel production.
Chinese Baowu Group in 2019 melted 95,47 million tons of steel and occupied the second place in the rating of manufacturers.
Informed the state news Agency of China Xinhua said that Chinese steel company China Steel Baowu surpassed in terms of steel production ArcelorMittal became the largest producer in the world in 2019.
According to Xinhua, the annual production of raw steel in Baowu made up number-95.22 million tonnes last year, compared to 89,8 million tons reported by ArcelorMittal in its annual report for the year 2019.
In a footnote to the list of the world's top producers of steel Worldsteel indicated that given members of the Association data were obtained from the official returns of tonnage. For Chinese companies used the official publication of the tonnage of the Chinese Association of iron and steel CISA. Figures represent consolidated tonnage smelted on December 31, 2019, including interest in subsidiaries and joint ventures.
