Who Led the World's Steel Output Jump in July 2025?
India’s estimated output, at 14.0 Mt, recorded notable surge by 14% over the same month a year before.
SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has released the list of top 10 steel producing nations during the month of July this year.
China topped the list, though it recorded modest decline by 4.0% over the previous year. The country’s crude steel output totalled 79.7 Mt during the month. The Chinese cumulative steel output during the first seven months of the current year totalled 594.5 Mt, marginally lower by 3.1% over the corresponding period a year before.
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India’s estimated output, at 14.0 Mt, recorded notable surge by 14% over the same month a year before. The country produced 94.9 Mt of steel during Jan-July ’25. The Japanese output inched lower by 2.5% during the month to total 6.9 Mt, while its cumulative yearly output until July this year was down by 4.7% over the prior year to total 47.5 Mt.
The U.S. produced 7.1 Mt of steel, up by 4.8% when compared with the prior year. Russia is estimated to have produced 5.7 Mt, modestly down by 2.4% year-on-year. The output by other countries in the top ten list in Mt is as follows: South Korea (5.3), Turkiye (3.2), Germany (2.7), Brazil (2.9) and Iran (2.2).
Among the top ten steel producing nations, Germany recorded largest dip in steel output during the month, falling significantly by 13.7% year-on-year. On the other hand, Iran’s output surged the most, recording 29.7% jump year-on-year.