Ukrainian metallurgists smelted 641 thousand tons of steel in November
In November of this year, Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises increased steel production by 18.5% compared to the same period last year, to 641 thousand tons from 541 thousand tons, but decreased by 1.1% compared to the previous month (648 thousand tons).
In the ranking of world manufacturers of these products, compiled by the World Steel Manufacturers Association (Worldsteel), Ukraine ranked 20th among 70 countries.
According to Worldsteel, in November 2025, steel production decreased by November 2024 in half of the top ten countries, except India, the United States, Turkey, Iran and Brazil.
The top ten steel-producing countries in November are as follows: China – 69.870 million tons ("minus" 10.9% by November 2024), India - 13.713 million tons (+10.8%), USA – 6.8 million tons (+8.5%), Japan – 6.774 million tons (-1.6%), Russia – 5,190 million tons (-6.6%), South Korea – 4,965 million tons (-4.8%), Iran – 3,356 million tons (+9.2%), Turkey – 3,312 million tons (+10%), Germany - 2,841 million tons (-2.6%) and Brazil – 2.8 million tons (+0.7%).
In general, in November of this year, steel production decreased by 4.6% compared to the same period last year, to 140.130 million tons.
According to the results of 11 months of this year, the top ten steel-producing countries are as follows: China – 891.670 million tons (-4% compared to January-November 2024), India – 150.062 million tons (+10.3%), USA – 75.103 million tons (+3.2%), Japan – 74.102 million tons (-3.9%), Russia – 61.774 million tons (-5%), South Korea – 56.109 million tons (-3.7%), Turkey – 34.589 million tons (+2%), Germany – 31.346 million tons (-9.3%), Brazil – 30.788 million tons (-1.5%) and Iran – 28.798 million tons (+0.1%).
In the first 11 months of this year, Ukrainian steel production decreased by 3.1% compared to the same period last year, to 6.813 million tons from 7.028 million tons. The country took the 21st place.
Globally, in January-November 2025, steel production decreased by 2% compared to the same period in 2024, to 1 billion 662.222 million tons.
As reported, by the end of 2024, the top ten steel-producing countries among 71 countries had the following type: China – 1 billion 5.090 million tons (-1.7%), India – 149.587 million tons (+6.3%), Japan – 84.009 million tons (-3.4%), the United States – 79.452 million tons (-2.4%), Russia – 70.690 million tons (-7%), South Korea – 63.531 million tons (-4.7%), Germany – 37.234 million tons (+5.2%), Turkey – 36.893 million tons (+9.4%), Brazil – 33.741 million tons (+5.3%) and Iran – 30.952 million tons (+0.8%).
Last year, 71 countries produced 1 billion 839.449 million tons of steel, which is 0.9% less than in 2023.
At the same time, Ukraine produced 7.575 million tons of steel in 2024, which is 21.6% higher than the volume in 2023 (6.228 million tons). The country was ranked 20th by the end of 2024.
In 2023, China produced 1 billion 19.080 million tons (at the level of the previous year), India – 140.171 million tons (+11.8%), Japan – 86.996 million tons (-2.5%), the United States – 80.664 million tons (+0.2%), the Russian Federation – 75.8 million tons (+5.6%), South Korea – 66.676 million tons (+1.3%), Germany – 35.438 million tons (-3.9%), Turkey – 33.714 million tons (-4%), Brazil – 31.869 million tons (-6.5%) and Iran – 31.139 million tons (+1.8%). In total, in 2023