§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will list by company the 10 leading world steel producers and by country the 10 largest producers of crude steel.
§ Mr. WakehamInformation relating to 1980 is as follows:
10 leading steel producers, 1980*
- Nippon Steel (Japan)
- US Steel (USA)
- Nipon Kokan (Japan)
- FINSIDER (Italy)
- Bethlehem (USA)
- Sumitomo (Japan)
- Kawasaki (Japan)
- Thyssen-Aktiengesellschaft (Federal Republic of Germany)
- USINOR (France)
- Jones and Laughlin (USA)
* Covers IISI countries only, that is essentially Western World.
Source: International lion and Steel Institute (IISI).
10 largest steel-producing countries, 1980
- USSR
- Japan
- USA
- Federal Republic of Germany
- China
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Manufacturing investment decisions, known to the IBB, by foreign owned companies, including first-time investments, expansions and joint ventures, and estimate of associated long-term employment* (January 1979—November 1981) U.S.A. Canada Japan Projects Employment Projects Employment Projects Employment Scotland 36 5,220 5 269 3 919 Wales 19 1,341 5 3,472 7 3,070 Northern Ireland 27 7,665 1 133 — — North East 14 2,235 1 50 1 49
- Italy
- France
- Poland
- Canada
- Brazil
Source: International Iron and Steel Institute.
Note:
Steel production in the United Kingdom in 1980 was reduced by the effect of the steel strike. As a result, the British Steel Corporation was 11th in the IISI list in 1980, having been 4th in 1979; by country, the United Kingdom was 15th in 1980, compared with 8th in 1979.