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Asia - Electric Arc Furnace

Commodities Indicators
Production Steel 252,622 thousand tonnes in 2019 World Steel Association
Commodities Natural resources Metals
Steel Production 252,622 thousand tonnes in 2019 World Steel Association
Macro Region Production Steel
Asia 252,622 thousand tonnes in 2019 World Steel Association
Southeast Asia 8 timeseries
Country Production Steel (thousand tonnes in 2019)

China is the top country by the production of steel in the electric arc furnace in the world. As of 2019, the production of steel in the electric arc furnace in China was 103,200 thousand tonnes that accounts for 40.70% of the world's the production of steel in the electric arc furnace. The top 5 countries (others are India, Japan, Republic of Korea, and Taiwan Province of China) account for 87.26% of it. The world's total the production of steel in the electric arc furnace was estimated at 253,547 thousand tonnes in 2019.

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China 103,200 World Steel Association
India 62,678 World Steel Association
Japan 24,301 World Steel Association
Republic of Korea 22,696 World Steel Association
Taiwan Province of China 8,367 World Steel Association
Malaysia 6,100 World Steel Association
Bangladesh 5,100 World Steel Association
Viet Nam 4,925 World Steel Association
Indonesia 4,593 World Steel Association
Thailand 4,246 World Steel Association
Pakistan 3,304 World Steel Association
Philippines 1,915 World Steel Association
Singapore 766 World Steel Association
Uzbekistan 666 World Steel Association
Myanmar 350 World Steel Association
Azerbaijan 200 World Steel Association
Kazakhstan 60 World Steel Association
Mongolia 50 World Steel Association
Sri Lanka 30 World Steel Association
Steelmaking methods Production Steel (thousand tonnes)
Oxygen-blown Converters 1,092,922 in 2019 World Steel Association
Electric arc furnace 252,622 in 2019 World Steel Association
Open hearth furnace 35 in 2014 World Steel Association