Fact-check · Aug 21, 2026 · JD Vance
“At the end of World War two, The United States produced almost 70% of total global steel production.”
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What the record shows
In 1945, the US produced 72% of the world's steel according to Wikipedia's History of the Iron and Steel Industry in the United States. Other sources cite 'over 60%' or 'more than half' for the late 1940s period.
Sources
- 13.5 Industrial Changes in the Steel Industry – Introduction to Cultural Geography
- [FREE] The raw materials that the US produced more of during World War II than any other country were: A. coal - brainly.com
- History of the iron and steel industry in the United States - Wikipedia
- “No inventions; no innovations," a History of US Steel
- History of steel by Erin Schmitt Pittsburg Tank & Tower Group
- The Decline of the US Steel Industry: Why competitiveness fell against foreign steelmakers in: Finance & Development Volume 24 Issue 004 (1987)
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