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India among biggest steel producers in the world

Last updated on: December 3, 2012 08:59 IST
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India is among the major steel producers in the world, but is it the biggest? Let's find out.

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India among biggest steel producers in the world

Last updated on: December 3, 2012 08:59 IST
A man walks in Lujiazui financial district in Pudong, Shanghai, China.

China

Production (2009): 1,219.7 million tonnes

Production (2010): 1,413.6 million tonnes

Production (2011): 1,490.1 million tonnes

Global rank: 1

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India among biggest steel producers in the world

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Japan's Mt Fuji, covered with snow, is seen through Shinjuku skyscrapers in Tokyo.

Japan

Production (2009): 87.5 million tonnes

Production (2010): 109.6 million tonnes

Production (2011): 107.6 million tonnes

Global rank: 2

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India among biggest steel producers in the world

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The Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge is seen from the 90th storey of One World Trade Center in New York.

The United States

Production (2009): 58.2 million tonnes

Production (2010): 58.2 million tonnes

Production (2011): 86.2 million tonnes

Global rank: 3

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India among biggest steel producers in the world

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Shoppers leave a retail store inside a mall in Mumbai.

India

Production (2009): 62.8 million tonnes

Production (2010): 68.3 million tonnes

Production (2011): 72.2 million tonnes

Global rank: 4

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A view of Moscow's Kremlin, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Moscow City business district.

Russia

Production (2009): 60.0 million tonnes

Production (2010): 66.9 million tonnes

Production (2011): 68.7 million tonnes

Global rank: 5

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India among biggest steel producers in the world

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Part of Gangnam area is seen down the Han River in Seoul.

South Korea

Production (2009): 48.6 million tonnes

Production (2010): 58.5 million tonnes

Production (2011): 68.5 million tonnes

Global rank: 6

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India among biggest steel producers in the world

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People are reflected in a shop window as they walk in Potsdamer Street in Berlin.

Germany

Production (2009): 32.7 million tonnes

Production (2010): 43.8 million tonnes

Production (2011): 44.3 million tonnes

Global rank: 7

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A view of Mikhailovskaya Square in Kiev, Ukraine.

Ukraine

Production (2009): 29.9 million tonnes

Production (2010): 33.6 million tonnes

Production (2011): 35.3 million tonnes

Global rank: 8

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India among biggest steel producers in the world

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The Brazilian National Congress in Brasilia.

Brazil

Production (2009): 26.5 million tonnes

Production (2010): 32.8 million tonnes

Production (2011): 35.2 million tonnes

Global rank: 9

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A view of Istanbul's financial district.

Turkey

Production (2009): 25.3 million tonnes

Production (2010): 29.0 million tonnes

Production (2011): 34.1 million tonnes

Global rank: 10

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Duomo cathedral in Milan.

Italy

Production (2009): 19.7 million tonnes

Production (2010): 25.8 million tonnes

Production (2011): 28.7 million tonnes

Global rank: 11

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The Taipei 101 building is seen before Earth Hour in Taipei.

Taiwan

Production (2009): 15.7 million tonnes

Production (2010): 19.6 million tonnes

Production (2011): 22.7 million tonnes

Global rank: 12

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India among biggest steel producers in the world

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Hot-air balloons fly over the Metropolitano park during the International Hot-Air Balloon Festival in Leon in the Mexican state of Guanajuato.

Mexico

Production (2009): 14.2 million tonnes

Production (2010): 17.0 million tonnes

Production (2011): 18.1 million tonnes

Global rank: 13

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A cyclist rides past the Orsay Museum in Paris.

France

Production (2009): 12.8 million tonnes

Production (2010): 15.4 million tonnes

Production (2011): 15.8 million tonnes

Global rank: 14

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India among biggest steel producers in the world

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Tourists stroll along Barcelona's harbour in Barcelona.

Spain

Production (2009): 14.3 million tonnes

Production (2010): 16.3 million tonnes

Production (2011): 15.6 million tonnes

Global rank: 15

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A worker cleans away snow around the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

Canada

Production (2009): 9.0 million tonnes

Production (2010): 13.0 million tonnes

Production (2011): 13.1 million tonnes

Global rank: 16

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A woman speaks on her mobile phone at the midway point of a slope at Shemshak ski resort in Iran.

Iran

Production (2009): 10.9 million tonnes

Production (2010): 12.0 million tonnes

Production (2011): 13.0 million tonnes

Global rank: 17

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India among biggest steel producers in the world

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Traffic on the road and the Thames passes the Houses of Parliament in London.

The United Kingdom

Production (2009): 10.1 million tonnes

Production (2010): 9.7 million tonnes

Production (2011): 9.5 million tonnes

Global rank: 18

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A view of Warsaw.

Poland

Production (2009): 7.2 million tonnes

Production (2010): 8.0 million tonnes

Production (2011): 8.8 million tonnes

Global rank: 19

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India among biggest steel producers in the world

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Guests enjoy a 'Dinner in the Sky' on a platform hanging in front of the Cinquantenaire park in Brussels.

Belgium

Production (2009): 5.6 million tonnes

Production (2010): 8.1 million tonnes

Production (2011): 8.1 million tonnes

Global rank: 20