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Iron & Steel Plant

OverWatts maps 1,293 iron & steel plants across 91 countries. China holds the most — 458, 35% of the world total, ahead of India (113).

The largest owner-operators worldwide are natural person(s) (68), small shareholder(s) (45) and ArcelorMittal SA (37). Half of the world's iron & steel plants in service predate 1997 (median commissioning year of the 789 with a known date), 117 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Ashinskiy Metallurgical plant, dating from 1900. 120 more are under construction or proposed, the biggest being Action Ispat and Power Jharsuguda steel plant.

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1,293
Iron & Steel Plant
91
Countries
458
Most · China
120
In construction / proposed

Biggest owners & operators worldwide

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 1997 · 789 of 1,293 carry a start date

Largest under construction & proposed

Iron & Steel Plant by country

Frequently asked

How many iron & steel plants are there in the world?
OverWatts maps 1,293 iron & steel plants across 91 countries, from open datasets.
Which country has the most iron & steel plants?
China, with 458 — 35% of the world total. Then India (113) and United States (90).
Who owns the most iron & steel plants?
natural person(s) is named as owner or operator on 68 of them, ahead of small shareholder(s) (45), ArcelorMittal SA (37) and Nippon Steel Corp (27).