World Steel Association Releases Global Crude Steel Production Breakdown Data for August 2025

Published: Sep 29, 2025 13:45

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In August 2025, crude steel production for the 70 countries and regions reporting to the World Steel Association reached 145.3 million metric tons, up 0.3% YoY.

Top Ten Countries in Crude Steel Production

	Aug 2025 (million metric tons)		YoY (%)	Jan-Aug (million metric tons)	YoY (%)
China	77.4		-0.7	671.8	-2.8
India	14.1		13.2	108.9	10.2
US	7.2		3.2	54.6	1.6
Japan	6.6		-3.4	54.1	-4.5
Russia	5.5	e	-4.6	46.1	-4.8
South Korea	5.2		-6.1	41.1	-3.5
Turkey	3.4		7.9	24.9	0.2
Germany	2.6		-10.5	22.4	-11.9
Brazil	2.9		-4.6	22.2	-1.5
Iran	1.6		17.9	19.8	-3.6

e – Estimate. Rankings are based on cumulative crude steel production for the year.

Please note that this news is sourced from https://worldsteel.org/zh-hans/media/press-releases/2025/august-2025-crude-steel-production/ and translated by SMM.

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