India steel output rose 5.6% from a year earlier to 130 million tonnes in the first nine months of 2026, while global crude steel production fell 0.7% to 1.368 billion tonnes, World Steel Association data showed.

Key Takeaways

  • India remained the world’s second-largest steel producer and raised September output by 1.9% year over year.
  • China’s nine-month output fell 2.9%, while production increased in the United States.

India steel output outpaces the global trend

India produced 13.9 million tonnes of crude steel in September 2026. Global production for the month fell 0.2% from a year earlier to 142.4 million tonnes across 70 reporting countries.

Those countries accounted for about 98% of global crude steel production in 2025, the World Steel Association said.

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Russia, September5.5 million tonnes, up 6.2% year over year
Japan, September6.3 million tonnes, down 0.6% year over year
Germany, September2.6 million tonnes, down 13% year over year
Vietnam, September2.6 million tonnes, up 29.1% year over year

China and regional production diverge

China, the largest producer, made 724.8 million tonnes in January through September, down 2.9% from a year earlier. Its September output edged up 0.1% to 73.6 million tonnes.

US output rose 5.8% to 64.9 million tonnes over the nine months and increased 4.3% to 7.2 million tonnes in September.

Asia and Oceania produced 1.01 billion tonnes in the first nine months, down 0.9%, despite a 0.7% rise in September. Over the same nine-month period, North American output rose 4.7% to 84.7 million tonnes, while Middle Eastern production fell 9.2% to 36.9 million tonnes.

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