The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) has released figures for HY1 2014 showing that stainless steel melt shop production increased by 10.6% year–on–year to 20.9 million metric tons (mmt). Production increased in all regions except for Central and Eastern Europe.

Stainless and heat-resisting melt shop steel production [000 metric tons]

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Source: International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF)

More statistics on stainless steel can be found on http://worldstainless.org/statistics