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A sector at the heart of the EU economy
€191 billion
Value for the EU economy
The sector is worth billions of euros in Gross Value Added to the EU economy every year.
140 million tonnes
Annual production of steel
The sector produces on average 140 million tonnes of finished steel per year.
500
Production sites in the EU
The EU steel industry has 500 production sites spread out across 22 EU Member States.
303,000
Highly skilled workforce
The steel sector employs 303,000 people directly and is responsible for up to 2.27 million indirect jobs.
