This is about 65 percent higher than the total production of crude steel in the U.S. (stansberrychurchouse.com)
But Britain produced 12.1 million tonnes of crude steel last year, making the country the fifth - largest producer in the European Union. (news.peak-oil.org)
Hebei plans to slash crude steel output by 15 million tonnes in 2014 and cut coal consumption by the same amount as part of anti-pollution measures. (scientificamerican.com)