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South Korean company POSCO, formerly known as Pohang Iron and Steel Company, is the world's fourth largest steelmaker by output. The company manufactures steel primarily for the shipping and construction industries. Growing from a single plant, the company now operates two of the world's premier steel production facilities, the Pohang Works and Gwangyang Works. The company primarily sells in the Korean market, but also exports to Asia, Europe, and North America. Revenue by geographical segment is as follows: Korea makes up 71% of the total revenue, China 12%, Japan 5%, other Asian countries 6%, North America 2%, and others 4%.

In Korea, the company produces almost all its steel at Pohang Works and Gwangyang Works. Currently, Pohang Works has 13.3 million tons of annual crude steel and stainless steel production capacity, and Gwangyang Works has an annual crude steel production capacity of 16.7 million tons. The company's broad product line includes hot-rolled and cold-rolled products, plates, wire rods, silicon steel sheets, and stainless steel products.

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Company	Data From	Average Price of Steel	Revenue from Steel	Revenue	Revenue by Geography - United States	Production - Steel (millions of tonnes)	Production - Iron (millions of tonnes)	Capacity - Steel (millions of tonnes)	Capacity - Iron (millions of tonnes)
ArcelorMittal (MT)	2006	Add	$58.9B[1]	$58.9B[1]	Add	85.6[2]	Add	Add	Add
Nucor (NUE)	2007	$723[3]	$16.6B[4]	$16.6B[4]	Add	22.1[5]	Add	Add	Add
Pohang Iron & Steel (PKX)	2007	$867K[6]	$31.6T[7]	$31.6T[7]	$732B[8]	0.862[9]	Add	Add	Add
Rio Tinto (RTP)	2007	Add	$0[10]	$29.7B[11]	$7.26B[12]	Add	Add	Add	Add
Tenaris S.A. (TS)	2007	Add	$10B[13]	$10B[13]	$4.41B[14]	7.23[15]	Add	Add	Add

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1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} MT, 2006 20-F, Item 3A, Pg 8
2. ↑ MT, 2006 20-F, Item 3A, Pg 9
3. ↑ NUE, 2007 10-K Exhibit 13, Pg 22
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} NUE, 2007 10-K Exhibit 13
5. ↑ NUE, 2007 10-K Exhibit 13, Pg 13
6. ↑ PKX, 2007 20-F, Item 5A Pg 30
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} PKX, 2007 20-F, Item 3A Pg 3
8. ↑ PKX, 2007 20-F, Item 4B Pg 19
9. ↑ PKX, 2007 20-F, Item 4B, Pg 23
10. ↑ RTP, 2007 20-F, Item 4 Pg 9
11. ↑ RTP, 2007 20-F, Item 3 Pg 4
12. ↑ RTP, 2007 20-F, Item 18 Pg A-38
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} TS, 2007 20-F, Item 3 Pg 5
14. ↑ TS, 2007 20-F, Item 4 Pg 26
15. ↑ TS, 2007 20-F, Item 4 Pg 19