2026 Press Releases

World Steel in Figures provides a snapshot of of today’s steel industry, including top steel producers, production by country and processes, demand, trade, and much more. Read more

World crude steel production for the 69 countries reporting to worldsteel was 153.4 million tonnes (Mt) in April 2026, a 1.9% decrease compared to April 2025.  Read more

worldsteel is today releasing its global 2026 Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) database, based on 2024 data.  The data captures the full “cradle‑to‑gate” picture of steel production. Read more

World crude steel production for the 69 countries reporting to worldsteel was 159.9 million tonnes (Mt) in March 2026, a 4.2% decrease compared to March 2025. Read more

The Board of Members of worldsteel has today welcomed seven new regular members and one new affiliated member. We also announced that Dr. Henrik ADAM will lead the association as Director General as of the middle of Q4 2026. Read more

worldsteel today announced the new World Champions of the 20th steelChallenge. There are two winners, one in the industry category, one in the student category. Find out who they are. Read more

worldsteel has recognised 14 companies as Steel Sustainability Champions for their work in 2025. Find out which companies are the 2026 Steel Sustainability Champions. Read more

worldsteel today released its Short Range Outlook (SRO) steel demand forecast for 2026 and 2027. worldsteel forecasts that global demand will grow by 0.3% in 2026 to reach 1,724 Mt, followed by an accelerated growth of 2.2% in 2027 to reach 1,762 Mt. Read more

World crude steel production for the 69 countries reporting to worldsteel was 141.8 million tonnes (Mt) in February 2026, a 2.2% decrease compared to February 2025. Read more

World crude steel production for the 69 countries reporting to worldsteel was 147.3 million tonnes (Mt) in January 2026, a 6.5% decrease compared to January 2025. Read more

World crude steel production for the 70 countries reporting to the worldsteel was 139.6 million tonnes (Mt) in December 2025, a 3.7% decrease compared to December 2024. Read more

From 2014 to 2024, indirect exports of steel to the 74 countries analysed increased by 26%, from 325 Mt in 2014 to 410 Mt in 2024. Our newly released report provides country-level details and is available for purchase through our bookshop. Read more