Iron and Steel
| Rank | Location | Country | Value US$ billion |
| 1 | Alabama | USA | $2.03 |
| 2 | Magnitogorsk | Russia | $1.65 |
| 3 | Cherepovets | Russia | $1.57 |
| 4 | Salzgitter | Germany | $1.12 |
| 5 | Novolipetsk | Russia | $0.87 |
| Rank | Location | Country | No of Projects |
| 1 | Osmaniye | Turkey | 9 |
| 2 | Alabama | USA | 4 |
| 3 | Magnitogorsk | Russia | 4 |
| 4 | Cherepovets | Russia | 4 |
| 5 | Salzgitter | Germany | 4 |
A database of over 1300 iron and steel sector investment projects is available for purchase from MCI (either for selected modernisations, or as the complete database). The analysis comprises a spreadsheet that lists the country, investor, plant, location, facility, $ investment cost, capacity [where available] etc - for sample see capex database format.
Coverage of plant and equipment includes sinter, coke, DRI, blast furnaces, BOF, EAF steelmaking, induction furnaces, continuous casting (billet, bloom, slab), plate, hot rolled coil, cold rolled coil, hot dip galvanised sheet, tinplate, organic coated sheet, heavy sections, rail, steel bar, rod, wire, welded pipe, seamless tube.
It also includes pellet plant, coal washing plant, lime plant, PCI, pig iron desulphurisation. Additionally it includes BF relines, ladle furnaces, vacuum degassing, air separation units, power plants, slitting lines, pickling plant, waste water treatment plant, acid regeneration plants, service centres etc.