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Informist, Wednesday, Jul. 23, 2025

 

MUMBAI – Production of crude steel in India rose over 13% on year to 13.6 million tonnes in June, according to data from the World Steel Association. India accounted for nearly 9% of the global steel output in June.

 

Global crude steel output in June fell around 6% on year to 151.4 million tonnes because of lower output in China, Japan, Russia, South Korea, Turkey, Germany, Brazil, and Iran. Only India and the US among the top 10 steel-producing countries reported a rise in output.

China, the world's largest producer, reported an output of 83.2 million tonnes last month, down 9% on year. The country accounted for around 55% of global production. In Japan, crude steel output fell 4.4% on year to 6.7 million tonnes. Production in Russia is estimated to have fallen 7.4% to 5.6 million tonnes in June.

 

The US produced 6.9 million tonnes of steel in June, up 4.6% on year, while output in Turkey fell 3.5% to 2.9 million tonnes. Steel production in Germany declined 16% to 2.7 million tonnes in June. Crude steel production in Brazil fell slightly on year to 2.8 million tonnes and production in Iran fell 15.5% to 2.2 million tonnes.

 

Global crude steel production in Jan-Jun fell 2.2% on year to 934.3 million tonnes, while output in India jumped over 9% to 80.9 million tonnes in the same period.  End

 

Reported by Ashutosh Pati

Edited by Rajeev Pai

 

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