China’s crude steel production fell by 3.7% year on year to 74.6 million tonnes in August 2026, while India and the United States recorded increases, according to Worldsteel. Output across Asia and Oceania reached 106.7 million tonnes, a decline of 1.4% from August 2025, with country-level results showing contrasting trends within the region.
India produced 14.8 million tonnes, up 4.6% on a year earlier. Japan’s output edged up 0.4% to 6.7 million tonnes, while South Korea recorded a 2.6% increase to 5.4 million tonnes. Viet Nam posted growth of 36.4%, reaching 2.7 million tonnes. That was the largest percentage increase among the ten producing countries listed in Worldsteel’s release, despite the decline in the wider Asia and Oceania total.
North American crude steel production rose 3.9% to 9.4 million tonnes. Within that region, Worldsteel estimated US output at 7.3 million tonnes, an increase of 3.0%. South America moved in the opposite direction, with production falling 4.9% to 3.4 million tonnes. Brazil’s output dropped 6.2% to 2.7 million tonnes, contrasting with the gains reported in the United States.
In Europe, the EU’s 27 members produced 8.9 million tonnes, down 1.0% year on year, although Germany increased production by 1.7% to 2.6 million tonnes. The separate “Europe, Other” grouping recorded output of 3.8 million tonnes, up 1.2%. Türkiye produced 3.4 million tonnes, a decrease of 0.4%. Production across Russia, other CIS countries and Ukraine fell 5.6% to 6.3 million tonnes; Russia’s estimated contribution was 5.5 million tonnes, down 0.3%.
Africa recorded an 8.8% rise to 2.1 million tonnes, while Middle Eastern production declined 4.6% to 3.7 million tonnes. Worldsteel said the 70 countries covered by its table represented approximately 98% of global crude steel output in 2025. Its top-ten country ranking is based on aggregate production for the year to date rather than August volumes alone.