{"id":798327,"date":"2026-03-26T12:12:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/?p=798327"},"modified":"2026-03-26T12:12:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:12:01","slug":"february-2026-crude-steel-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/february-2026-crude-steel-production_798327.html","title":{"rendered":"February 2026 crude steel production &#8211; Highlights and Industry Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">World crude steel production for the 69 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 141.8 million tonnes (Mt) in February 2026, a 2.2% decrease compared to February 2025.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecdn6.globalso.com\/upload\/p\/2550\/image_other\/2026-03\/steel-production-1-1.png\" alt=\"Steel Production (1).png\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.steelfsd.com\/\">Crude steel production by region<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Africa produced 2.0 Mt in February 2026, up 4.7% on February 2025. Asia and Oceania produced 105.3 Mt, down 1.9%. The EU (27) produced 9.8 Mt, down 3.6%. Europe, Other produced 3.4 Mt, up 3.1%. The Middle East produced 3.7 Mt, up 0.1%. North America produced 8.5 Mt, up 0.5%. Russia &amp; other CIS + Ukraine produced 6.0 Mt, down 10.5%. South America produced 3.1 Mt, down 7.7%.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Table 1. Crude steel production by region<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecdn6.globalso.com\/upload\/p\/2550\/image_other\/2026-03\/steel-production-2-1.png\" alt=\"Steel Production (2).png\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 69 countries included in this table accounted for approximately 98% of total world crude steel production in 2025.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Regions and countries covered by the table:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Africa, Tunisia<\/li>\n<li>Asia and Oceania: Australia, China, India, Japan, Mongolia, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Korea, Taiwan (China), Thailand, Viet Nam<\/li>\n<li>European Union (27): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden<\/li>\n<li>Europe, Other: Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, T&uuml;rkiye, United Kingdom<\/li>\n<li>Middle East: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen<\/li>\n<li>North America: Canada, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, United States<\/li>\n<li>Russia &amp; other CIS + Ukraine: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine<\/li>\n<li>South America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Top 10 steel-producing countries<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">China is estimated to have produced 76.1 Mt in February 2026, down 3.6% on February 2025. India produced 13.6 Mt, up 7.7%. The United States produced 6.5 Mt, up 5.8%. Japan produced 6.4 Mt, the same as in February 2025. Russia is estimated to have produced 5.0 Mt, down 10.2%. South Korea produced 4.8 Mt, up 0.2%. T&uuml;rkiye produced 3.0 Mt, up 3.4%. Germany produced 2.8 Mt, up 4.8%. Brazil produced 2.5 Mt, down 5.7%. Iran is estimated to have produced 1.7 Mt, down 1.3%.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecdn6.globalso.com\/upload\/p\/2550\/image_other\/2026-03\/steel-production-3.png\" alt=\"Steel Production (3).png\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Table 2. 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