Iron and Steel
(asked on 10th October 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what change there has been in the UK's share of global steel output over the last five years.
Year | Crude steel production (thousand tonnes) | UK share of global crude steel production | |
Global | UK | ||
2011 | 1,538,003 | 9,478 | 0.62% |
2012 | 1,560,131 | 9,579 | 0.61% |
2013 | 1,650,354 | 11,858 | 0.72% |
2014 | 1,670,145 | 12,120 | 0.73% |
2015 | 1,620,900 | 10,860 | 0.67% |
Source: World Steel Association Statistics
Notes:
1 – The figures above show the production of crude steel and cover all qualities made (carbon, stainless, other alloy).
2 – Data for global production of crude steel in 2015 is provisional. Figures for global production are subject to revision.