Brazil produced 2.791 million metric tons of crude steel in September 2026, down 0.8% from a year earlier, the Brazilian steel institute Aço Brasil (IABr) said.
Rolled steel output rose 1.8% to 2.007 million metric tons. Flat product production increased 7.1% to 1.218 million metric tons, while long product output fell 5.5% to 789,000 metric tons.
Domestic steel product sales declined 2.3% to 1.832 million metric tons. Apparent consumption rose 0.9% to 2.3 million metric tons. Exports fell 22.7% to 598,000 metric tons, while imports climbed 34.6% to 600,000 metric tons.
In October, the Steel Industry Confidence Index (ICIA) rose to 44 points from 42.1 in September. The index remained below the 50-point mark that separates optimism from pessimism.
The measure of executives’ views of current business conditions increased from 42.9 to 44 points, while the six-month outlook index rose from 45.1 to 46.4 points.
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