Crude steel production

RecordSTO-01M2KJ7XBX-YRHRTQ24QJ-DAYN6E

84.4 milliontonnes

China · May 2026

Crude steel production in China was 84.4 million tonnes in May 2026 (worldsteel).

Original source

Crude steel production in China: every year, the rank and how it is measured

Publisher: worldsteel
Authority tier: T2 Official
Report: May 2026 crude steel production
Locator: Top 10 steel-producing countries
Retrieved: 15 Sep 2026
Status: Verified

What the source says

China produced 84.4 Mt in May 2026, down 2.7% on May 2025.
World Steel Association, May 2026 crude steel production, Top 10 steel-producing countries

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World Steel Association. (2026). May 2026 crude steel production. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://worldsteel.org/media/press-releases/2026/may-2026-crude-steel-production/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBXYRHRTQ24QJDAYN6E

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MLA: World Steel Association. "May 2026 crude steel production." 2026, https://worldsteel.org/media/press-releases/2026/may-2026-crude-steel-production/. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBXYRHRTQ24QJDAYN6E.
Chicago: World Steel Association. "May 2026 crude steel production." 2026. https://worldsteel.org/media/press-releases/2026/may-2026-crude-steel-production/. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBXYRHRTQ24QJDAYN6E.
BibTeX: @misc{worldsteel2026crudedayn6e, author = {{World Steel Association}}, title = {May 2026 crude steel production}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBXYRHRTQ24QJDAYN6E}, note = {Original source: https://worldsteel.org/media/press-releases/2026/may-2026-crude-steel-production/. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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Primary source

Publisher: World Steel Association · homepage ↗
Authority tier: Tier 2 · National and industry official
Report: May 2026 crude steel production
Type: Press release
Published: —
Locator: Top 10 steel-producing countries
Retrieved: 15 September 2026
Link status: Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence: See source

Verification

Status: Verified
Review protocol: Editorial review
Checked on: 15 September 2026
Last revision: 15 September 2026
Permanent URL: /stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBXYRHRTQ24QJDAYN6E

Same indicator, other countries

May 2026 figures for the same indicator, ranked highest first.

Country or region	Value	Source	Details
Asia-Pacific	116.2 million tonnes	worldsteel	Open record
India	14.1 million tonnes	worldsteel	Open record
North America	10.1 million tonnes	worldsteel	Open record
United States	7.5 million tonnes	worldsteel	Open record
Japan	7 million tonnes	worldsteel	Open record
Russian Federation	5.6 million tonnes	worldsteel	Open record
Korea, Republic of	5.4 million tonnes	worldsteel	Open record
Middle East	3.9 million tonnes	worldsteel	Open record
Latin America and the Caribbean	3.5 million tonnes	worldsteel	Open record
Germany	3.2 million tonnes	worldsteel	Open record
Brazil	2.8 million tonnes	worldsteel	Open record
Viet Nam	2.6 million tonnes	worldsteel	Open record
Africa	2.1 million tonnes	worldsteel	Open record

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Cited in

Global Steel Dynamics 2026: Capacity Overhang, Regional Divergence, and Trade Pressures

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Record last modified 15 September 2026. Value type: actual. Update cadence: monthly. This page is permanently addressable at statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBXYRHRTQ24QJDAYN6E.