World crude steel production fell to 141.8 million tonnes in September 2025, down 1.6 percent on the year, the World Steel Association reported on 23 October 2025. It was the lowest monthly output since December 2023 and the fourth consecutive monthly decline. China produced 73.5 million tonnes, down 4.6 percent, as mills continued to cut back under the government's output controls. Production over the first nine months of 2025 totalled 1,373.8 million tonnes, down 1.6 percent on the same period of 2024. The tariff-protected United States was a rare bright spot, with output up 6.7 percent to 6.9 million tonnes. On a twelve-month moving average basis, world production had averaged 151.4 million tonnes a month over the past year, down 1 percent on the previous twelve months. The September figures confirmed that the global steel market remained in a slow contraction, with demand weak in construction and manufacturing across most major economies.
Source: Metal Center News — https://www.metalcenternews.com/editorial/association-news/global-steel-production-declines-in-september/45956
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