World Steel Association: March 2026 crude steel production Down 4.2% in Commodity News 25/04/2026 World crude steel production for the 69 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 159.9 million tonnes (Mt) in March 2026, a 4.2% decrease compared to March 2025. Crude steel production by region Africa produced 2.2 Mt in March 2026, up 11.6% on March 2025. Asia and Oceania produced 119.3 Mt, down 3.9%. The EU (27) produced 11.4 Mt, down 4.6%. Europe, Other produced 3.8 Mt, up 4.9%. The Middle East produced 3.5 Mt, down 33.5%. North America produced 9.5 Mt, up 3.5%. Russia & other CIS + Ukraine produced 6.6 Mt, down 7.9%. South America produced 3.6 Mt, down 0.5%. The 69 countries included in this table accounted for approximately 98% of total world 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 (China), Thailand, Viet Nam European Union (27): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden Europe, Other: Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Türkiye, United Kingdom Middle East: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen North America: Canada, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, United States Russia & other CIS + Ukraine: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine South America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela Top 10 steel-producing countries China produced 87.0 Mt in March 2026, down 6.3% on March 2025. India produced 15.3 Mt, up 9.4%. The United States produced 7.2 Mt, up 5.2%. Japan produced 6.9 Mt, down 4.1%. Russia is estimated to have produced 5.4 Mt, down 11.4%. South Korea produced 5.4 Mt, up 1.5%. Türkiye produced 3.3 Mt, up 6.4%. Germany produced 3.3 Mt, up 7.5%. Brazil produced 2.8 Mt, down 2.5%. Viet Nam is estimated to have produced 2.2 Mt, up 5.7%. Source: The World Steel Association (worldsteel) 2026-04-25 hellenicshippingnews... window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en-US'}; (function(w, d, s) { function go(){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], load = function(url, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.src = url; js.id = id; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }; load('//connect.facebook.net/en/all.js#xfbml=1', 'fbjssdk'); load('https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js', 'gplus1js'); load('//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js', 'tweetjs'); } if (w.addEventListener) { w.addEventListener("load", go, false); } else if (w.attachEvent) { w.attachEvent("onload",go); } }(window, document, 'script')); tweet Share