
Crude steel production across the 70 reporting countries reached 142.4 million tonnes (Mt) in September 2026, a decline of 0.2% compared with September 2025. The figures were released in Brussels on 23 October 2026.
Cumulative output for January to September 2026 totalled 1,367.5 Mt, which is 0.7% below the same period a year earlier. The 70 countries represented about 98% of world crude steel production in 2025.
Asia and Oceania produced 104.0 Mt in September, up 0.7%, although its nine-month total of 1,009.8 Mt was 0.9% lower. South Korea made 5.2 Mt, up 3.6%, and Türkiye produced 3.2 Mt, up 0.8%.
The EU (27) output fell 5.0% to 10.1 Mt, with Germany down 13.0% at 2.6 Mt. The EU's January–September volume was 94.5 Mt, down 0.8%. The Middle East recorded 3.6 Mt, down 20.4%, bringing its nine-month total to 36.9 Mt, down 9.2%.
North America produced 9.3 Mt in September, up 3.4%, and its January–September output of 84.7 Mt was 4.7% higher. Africa raised production by 10.6% to 2.2 Mt.
Source: worldsteel
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