According to the report from World Steel Association(WSA), China's crude steel production reached 567.8mln tons in 2009, up 13.5% year on year, which was the highest yearly record in a single country.

China's share in global crude steel output continued to rise. China's steel production occupied 46.6% in 2009, up 8.9% over 2008.

Data indicated that world's crude steel output was at 1.22bln tons accumulatively, down 8% year on year. The major steel-producing countries and regions presented a downward tendency, only in China, India and Middle East, steel output increased slightly.