World Steel Association: In July, global crude steel production was 149.2 million tons, down 0.3% year on year
The Zhitong Finance App learned that according to World Steel Association data, in July 2026, the world's crude steel production in 70 countries/regions included in the World Steel Association statistics was 149.2 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 0.3%.
Crude steel production by region
In July 2026, production in Africa was 2 million tons, up 6.1% year on year. Production in Asia and Oceania was 109.4 million tons, down 1.2% year on year. The EU (27 countries) produced 10.5 million tons, up 3.8% year on year. Production in Europe and the rest of the world was 3.7 million tons, up 5.8% year on year. Production in the Middle East was 3.8 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 13.4%. Production in North America was 9.6 million tons, up 4.9% year over year. Production in Russia and other CIS countries plus Ukraine was 6.7 million tons, up 2.2% year on year. Production in South America was 3.6 million tons, up 2.8% year over year.
The 70 countries listed in this table account for approximately 98% of total global crude steel production in 2025. Regions and countries covered by the table:
Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Africa, Tunisia
Asia and Oceania: Australia, China, India, Japan, Mongolia, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Korea, Taiwan Province of China, Thailand, Vietnam
European Union (27 countries): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
Europe (other countries): North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Turkey, United Kingdom
Middle East: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Yemen
North America: Canada, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, United States
Russia and other CIS countries+Ukraine: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine
South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
Top ten countries for crude steel production
China's production in July 2026 was 76.9 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 3.6%. India's production was 14.4 million tons, up 1.9% year on year. US production was 7.4 million tons, up 4.4% year over year. Japan's production was 6.9 million tons, up 0.4% year on year. Russia's production is expected to be 5.7 million tons, an increase of 3.3% over the previous year. South Korea's production was 5.7 million tons, up 6.4% year on year. Turkey's production was 3.4 million tons, up 7.0% year over year. Germany's production is expected to be 2.8 million tons, up 3.0% year over year. Brazil's production was 2.8 million tons, up 0.1% year over year. Vietnam's production was 2.7 million tons, up 34.7% year on year.
