Capacity utilisation vs Steel demand growth
In 2025, capacity utilisation worldwide stood at 76%, against 0.2% for steel demand growth.
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Capacity utilisation and Steel demand growth
Unit: % · 5 observations
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Share of steelmaking capacity that is actually used in production.
2 observations in Global · source
organisations: OECD
Annual percentage change in steel demand.
3 observations in Global · source
organisations: worldsteel
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