Steel demand growth

STO-REC-STAT01M2KJT2 National
4%
forecast

Global · 2027

worldsteel projects steel demand growth worldwide at 4% in 2027.

Original source
Publisher
worldsteel
Authority tier
T2 National
Locator
worldsteel Short Range Outlook April 2026
Retrieved
15 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

Consequently, global steel demand excluding China is forecast to accelerate to a growth rate of 4.0% in 2027—a level that has rarely been seen in recent times.

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APA
World Steel Association. (2027). worldsteel Short Range Outlook April 2026. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://worldsteel.org/media/press-releases/2026/worldsteel-short-range-outlook-april-2026/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBYFBKGCXKWV0MKK2S3
MLA
World Steel Association. "worldsteel Short Range Outlook April 2026." 2027, https://worldsteel.org/media/press-releases/2026/worldsteel-short-range-outlook-april-2026/. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBYFBKGCXKWV0MKK2S3.
Chicago
World Steel Association. "worldsteel Short Range Outlook April 2026." 2027. https://worldsteel.org/media/press-releases/2026/worldsteel-short-range-outlook-april-2026/. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBYFBKGCXKWV0MKK2S3.
BibTeX
@misc{worldsteel2027steelmkk2s3, author = {{World Steel Association}}, title = {worldsteel Short Range Outlook April 2026}, year = {2027}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBYFBKGCXKWV0MKK2S3}, note = {Original source: https://worldsteel.org/media/press-releases/2026/worldsteel-short-range-outlook-april-2026/. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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Primary Source

Publisher
World Steel Association · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 2 · National Official
Report
worldsteel Short Range Outlook April 2026
Type
Press release
Published
Locator
worldsteel Short Range Outlook April 2026
Retrieved
15 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
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Verification & Integrity

Audit status
Verified
Review protocol
Editorial review
Checked on
15 September 2026
Last revision
15 September 2026
Archival URI
/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBYFBKGCXKWV0MKK2S3