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Worldsteel published January, 2026 world crude steel production today. World crude steel output was 147.3 million metric tonnes, 6.5% lower than in January, 2025.
China produced 75.3 million tonnes of crude steel in January, accounting for 51% of world output and declining 13.9% compared to January, 2025. Asian output outside of China rose 6.7% over the same period.
Crude steel production in the European Union 27 countries fell 2.3% between January, 2025 and January, 2026 with German output +15.0%. Total North America production fell 0.6% but US production rose 3.3%. Other significant changes in the top ten world producing countries include declines in Russia (estimated -7.4%) and increases in India (+10.5%), Iran (+15.1%) and Turkey (+5.8%).
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Decarbonization in the steel industry has hit some headwinds, with momentum slowing across key markets as economic pressures and competing priorities take their toll. John Lichtenstein, Managing Partner at World Steel Dynamics, draws on his extensive work with leading steel producers and associations around the world to give us an honest assessment of where things actually stand — and why the picture looks very different depending on which region you’re looking at.
A significant part of the conversation zeroes in on scrap, the material at the heart of steel’s green transition. As the industry shifts toward electric arc furnace steelmaking, scrap availability and quality become critical constraints. John explains the growing pressures on scrap supply chains and tackles one of the most underappreciated technical challenges in the field: copper contamination — why it’s so important and what improving copper removal rates will mean for the future of the industry.
About The Green Steel Challenge: Produced by the Korf Foundation and Kallanish Commodities, the podcast delivers practical insights on steelmaking decarbonization from industry leaders making it happen. Rogério Nogueira, Executive Vice-President, Commercial & Development at Vale joins the next episode on March 10th.
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While green hydrogen production costs remain a barrier to widespread adoption for steelmaking, naturally occurring hydrogen extraction may offer a commercially viable alternative. On the latest episode of The Green Steel Challenge, Koloma‘s Pete Johnson articulates the economic fundamentals driving Koloma’s natural hydrogen strategy—and explains why the company has attracted strategic investors including Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, and United Airlines.
It’s a superbly interesting episode with clear explanations about key issues such as how much natural hydrogen is likely to be stored in the earth, how natural hydrogen’s storage and extraction is different from natural gas, and why it should be a superior energy source for steelmaking compared to wind and solar.
About The Green Steel Challenge: Produced by the Korf Foundation and Kallanish Commodities, the podcast delivers practical insights on steelmaking decarbonization from industry leaders making it happen. John Lichtenstein, Managing Partner at World Steel Dynamics joins the next episode on February 24th.
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With steel plants spanning India, Thailand, the UK, and the Netherlands, Tata Steel has a unique vantage point on what it takes to run efficient, profitable operations across vastly different markets.
In the latest episode of The Green Steel Challenge (released yesterday), CEO TV Narendran dives into how these geographical differences shape the company’s decarbonization strategy. Europe’s stringent regulations are creating a global ripple effect: decarbonization technologies are now essential to running a competitive steel company, no matter where you operate.
About The Green Steel Challenge: Produced by the Korf Foundation and Kallanish Commodities, the podcast delivers practical insights on steelmaking decarbonization from industry leaders making it happen. Pete Johnson from Kaloma joins the next episode on February 10th to discuss the potential of naturally occurring hydrogen.
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Crude steel production in China as reported by Worldsteel was 68.2 million metric tonnes in December, 10.3% lower than in December, 2024. Full-year 2025 crude steel production in China was 960.8 million tonnes, 4.4% lower than in full-year 2024.
Data from China’s General Administration of Customs show China’s net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) rose 18.4% compared to December last year. Net finished steel exports for the full year 2025 at 113.0 million tonnes were 8.4% higher than in 2024.
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