Posted on 27 Oct 2025
Worldwide steel output receded by some 3.5 million metric tons (mmt) this September compared with the prior month and fell by 1.6 percent compared with September 2024.
Figures compiled by the Brussels-based World Steel Association (Worldsteel) indicate 141.8 mmt of steel were produced by melt shops this September. That figure is down 1.6 percent compared with the 143.6 mmt made in September 2024 and is down 2.4 percent, or by 3.5 mmt, compared with August output of 145.3 mmt.
Reduced output in the world’s largest steel-producing nation, China, was a leading factor in both numerical drop-offs.
While Chinese mills made 73.5 mmt of steel this September (nearly 52 percent of the global total), that figure is 5 percent lower compared with the prior month and down 4.6 percent compared with the nation’s output in September 2024.
In the United States, September output of 6.9 mmt represents a 6.7percent year-on-year increase compared with last September but marks a 4.1 percent decline compared with the prior month, according to Worldsteel.
For steel recyclers who participate in the export markets, the September figures could be notable in that output in Turkey and India—two of the largest overseas buyers—slipped in September compared with the prior month.
Indian mills made just 13.6 mmt of steel this September, down 3.5 percent compared with August, while Turkish output fell by 5.9 percent month on month, or by 200,000 metric tons.
Of the 10 largest nations contributing output data to Worldsteel, mill output this September rose month on month in only two. In Germany, steel production rose by 15.4 percent, or 400,000 metric tons, and in Iran, output rose by 700,000 metric tons.
Year to date, with the first three quarters now in the books at Worldsteel, overall global steel output in 2025 is down by 1.6 percent.
Of the 10 largest national producers, seven have made less steel so far in 2025, while three have surpassed their annual output in 2024 after three quarters.
The nations with more active melt shops are India, where output has risen by 10.5 percent; the United States, with production rising by 2.1 percent; and Turkey, with output up by just 0.6 percent.
Source:Recycling Today
