Korea leads the world in steel consumption

South Korea leads the world in steel consumption. According to the Korea Iron and Steel Association, Korea's per-capita steel consumption was at 969 kg in 2005, while Taiwan came second with 944 kg and Japan came third with 613 kg.

All those ships, cars and electrical goods seem to make the difference. For more details, see http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200606/200606050014.html

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