Planned capacity additions

New steelmaking capacity planned to be added over a stated period.

Unit million tonnes Industry Steel and Basic Metals

Records
3
Regions
3
Period
2025–2028
Sources
1
Verification 3 verified data points Updated 15 Sep 2026 Last verified 15 Sep 2026 Next update Sources typically refresh annually

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Each region's latest published value. Periods differ where publishers release on different schedules; the period sits under each name.

Planned capacity additions by region

Latest value per region, periods differ

3 entries · ranked

Forecast Latest available period per row; periods differ

Planned capacity additions by regionPlanned capacity additions by region. 3 categories, highest is Global at 138.8 million tonnes. Bars refer to different periods; each is labelled with its own. India 2026–2028 China 2026–2028 Global 2025–2028 31.8 million tonnes 38.6 million tonnes 138.8 million tonnes
Planned capacity additions by regionPlanned capacity additions by region. 3 categories, highest is Global at 138.8 million tonnes. Bars refer to different periods; each is labelled with its own. India 2026–2028 China 2026–2028 Global 2025–2028 31.8 million tonnes 38.6 million tonnes 138.8 million tonnes
Planned capacity additions by regionPlanned capacity additions by region. 3 categories, highest is Global at 138.8 million tonnes. Bars refer to different periods; each is labelled with its own. India 2026–2028 China 2026–2028 Global 2025–2028 31.8 million tonnes 38.6 million tonnes 138.8 million tonnes
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Planned capacity additions by region
Category Period Source Type Value
Global 2025–2028 OECD Forecast 138.8 million tonnes
China 2026–2028 OECD Forecast 38.6 million tonnes
India 2026–2028 OECD Forecast 31.8 million tonnes
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3 records · 3 regions · 2025–2028

Planned capacity additions: every record, grouped by region, newest first.
Period Value Source Type
Global 1 record
2025–2028 138.8 million tonnes OECD · 31 Dec 2028 forecast
China 1 record
2026–2028 38.6 million tonnes OECD · 31 Dec 2028 forecast
India 1 record
2026–2028 31.8 million tonnes OECD · 31 Dec 2028 forecast

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Document Publisher Published Data points
OECD Steel Outlook 2026 OECD 3

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