--- title: "Which country has become the world’s largest steel producer in 2017, as per latest report published by World Steel Association (WSA)?" description: "Which country has become the world’s largest steel producer in 2017, as per latest report published by World Steel Association (WSA)?" author: "shubham Misra" published: 2018-02-05 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34065/which-country-has-become-the-world-s-largest-steel-producer-in-2017-as-per-latest-report-published-by-world-steel-association-wsa category: "current affair" tags: ["current affair", "wsa"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # Which country has become the world’s largest steel producer in 2017, as per latest report published by World Steel Association (WSA)? Which [country](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2337/vikram-s-the-country-s-first-privately-developed-rocket-will-launch-on-november-15) has become the [world](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2334/what-would-occur-if-the-world-were-to-divide-in-half)’s [largest steel](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39371/which-country-has-become-the-world-s-largest-steel-producer-in-2017-as-per-latest-report-published-by-world-steel-association-wsa) [producer](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95507/as-of-2022-which-country-is-the-top-steel-producer-in-the-world) in 2017, [as per latest](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39301/which-indian-city-has-been-named-in-the-list-of-15-wealthiest-cities-globally-as-per-latest-report-by-new-world-wealth) [report](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/1972/report-printing) published by World Steel Association (WSA)? \ ## Answers ### Answer by AMANDEEP SINGH ## largest steel producer in the year 2017 **According to a [latest](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/85276/space-exploration-latest-missions-and-discoveries) report published by World Steel Association (WSA) China** has become the world’s largest steel producer in 2017 by producing 831.7 million tonnes (MT). China’s crude steel production for November 2017 was 66.2 Mt, an increase of 2.2% compared to November 2016. \ As per the report of WSA,World crude steel production for the 66 countries was 136.3 (Mt) in November 2017 which is 3.7% more compared to November 2016. \ On the other hand Second position has acquired by Japan by producing 8.7 Mt of crude steel in November 2017, an increase of 1.0% compared to November 2016. **Whereas India obtained the 3rd position** which overtook US in terms of largest steel producer. \ In 2017 total crude steel production of India grew by 6.2% to 101.4 MT as compared to 95.5 MT in 2016. The total Global steel production output was 1,606.3 MT in 2016 but it is reached 1691.2 MT in 2017 which is more by 5.3%. **\****World Steel Association (WSA)** is one of the largest industry associations in the world.Over 160 steel producers with 9 of the 10 largest steel companies, national and regional steel industry associations, and steel research institutes, WSA members represent approximately 85% of the world’s steel production. \ **Graph Showing Steel production in India** **\**![Which country has become the world’s largest steel producer in 2017, as per latest report published by World Steel Association (WSA)?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/7fa30ec2-b57f-48d7-9d66-b94d613291e4/images/a7856c49-79b8-4788-a7a5-50c8d05e7535.png)**\****\**• In November 2017, Italy’s crude steel production was 2.2 Mt which is more by 3.3 % on November 2016. • In November 2017 France produced 1.2 Mt of crude steel which is decrease of -8.7% as compared to November 2016 • In November 2017 Spain produced 1.3 Mt which is increase by 18.0% in November 2016 • Turkey’s crude steel production for November 2017 was 3.1 Mt, increase by 7.0% on November 2016. • The US produced 6.7 Mt of crude steel in November 2017, which is more of 8.5% compared to November 2016. • For November 2017 Brazil’s crude steel production was 3.0 Mt which is up by 15.3% on November 2016. • Ratio of the 66 countries in terms of the crude steel capacity utilisation was 70.7% in November 2017 which is 1.5% higher than November 2016. **Thanks for Reading!!!**\ --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34065/which-country-has-become-the-world-s-largest-steel-producer-in-2017-as-per-latest-report-published-by-world-steel-association-wsa Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.