KIEV, July 19 – The World Steel Association has presented a list of 49 of the largest steel producers for 2009, which includes Ukraine's Metinvest, but does not include the Industrial Union of Donbas (IUD, Donetsk).

The WSA said that Metinvest was 28th, producing 7.4 million tons in 2009 (in 2008 the group was 34th with 8.2 million tons and in 2007 it was 32nd with 9.1 million tons).