Industry revenue of “Iron Smelting and Steel Manufacturing“ in Australia 2011-2023
In 2018, crude steel production in Australia amounted to 6.9 million tonnes, a 14 percent decline as compared to the previous year, as per data from wordsteel.org. In comparison, China was the global leader, with an annual production of 928 million tonnes, accounting for over 50 percent of the worldwide share. Unsurprisingly, it was also the leading steel exporter during the same period, with over 68 million metric tons of steel exported worldwide.