Global crude steel production rose 1.7 percent in June 2026

Global steel production rose 1.7 percent year-on-year to 155.7 million tons in June this year, according to the World Steel Association (worldsteel).

Between January and June this year, global steel production fell 0.7 percent year-on-year to 931.5 million tons.

In June, steel production in Asia and Oceania was China's production was 83.7 million tons, up 0.4 percent, Japan's production was 6.8 million tons, up 1.3 percent, India's production was 14.1 million tons, up 4.5 percent, and South Korea's production was 5.3 million tons, down 0.9 percent, all comparisons on a year-on-year basis.

The EU-27 produced 10.8 million tons of crude steel in June, up 4.6 percent on last year. In this month, Turkey's production amounted to 3.3 million tons, which is 14.7 percent more than last year. Germany produced 2.9 million tons of crude steel in June, up 9.5 percent from the same month the previous year.

The CIS recorded steel production of 6.8 million tons, down 2.2 percent year-on-year, while Russia is forecast to produce 5.6 million tons, down 3.4 percent year-on-year

North American crude steel production In June, production totaled 9.5 million tons, up five percent year-on-year, while the United States produced 7.2 million tons, up 3.5 percent year-on-year. South America's crude steel production in June was 3.5 million tons, down 0.3 percent year-on-year, while Brazil's output was 2.8 million tons, up 0.1 percent year-on-year.

Africa produced 2.2 million tons of crude steel in the month, up 20.0 percent year-on-year. year. In the Middle East, crude steel production was 4.0 million tons, down 13.4 percent.

Shares of global steel production, June 2026

I graduated from Boğaziçi University with a degree in Translation and Interpretation. I have been working in the steel industry for three years as a content specialist at SteelOrbis, focusing on plant investment, steel technology and import/export statistics.