China produced 81.9 million tonnes of crude steel in January, accounting for 54% of world output and declining 5.6% compared to January, 2024. Asian output outside of China declined 1.4% over the same period.
Crude steel production in the European Union 27 countries fell 3.3% between January, 2024 and January, 2025 with German output -8.8% but Italian production +2.8%. Total North America production fell 0.5% but US production rose 1.2%. Other significant changes in the top ten world producing countries include declines in Iran (-24.1%), Japan (-6.6%), and South Korea (-8.8%), but an increases in India (+6.8%).
US Steel Clairton Works, Clairton PA, 19 May 2013, 08:58 by Roy Luck from Wikipedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_Steel_Clairton_Works,Clairton_PA(8900609120).jpg#filehistory
If you are interested in understanding the newest low-emission steelmaking technologies, you’ll want to hear what Electra‘s CEO Sandeep Nijhawan has to say about their innovative renewable-energy-consuming ironmaking technology. In the latest episode of The Green Steel Challenge, Sandeep explains the advantages of their process and which key issues still need to be resolved. This is truly a promising technology with current investors and partners including both Nucor and BHP.
The Green Steel Challenge podcasts are produced by the Korf Foundation and Kallanish Commodities and the discussion is all about how exactly we can deliver Green Steel. The next podcast guest will be Roberto Pancaldi, CEO of Tenova, viewable on March 11th.
Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 77% from 261,000 short tons in January, 2024 to 462,000 tons in January, 2025. The increase was mainly due to higher rebar imports from Turkey, Algeria, Bulgaria, and Vietnam.
US long products imports over the last six months (August, 2024 to January, 2025) were only 1% higher than in the same period the year before, with gains from wire rod imports (+6%) and rebar imports (+2%) offsetting declines in structural angles and channels imports (-12%) and merchant bar imports (-10%).
US long products import licenses
January 2018 to January 2025
Short tons
Installing rebar and keyways in preparation of a concrete pour for the final approach structure in Harold Interlocking (New York City) by MTA Capital Construction Mega Projects, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
In The Green Steel Challenge‘s latest podcast, BioCarbon‘s John Mellowes discusses their innovative pyrolysis process producing renewable coke from woody waste for EAF injection. Is this a cost-effective alternative? How advanced are ongoing pilot projects? Can this technology be replicated outside Australia? All these issues are discussed in the latest thought-provoking conversation with Dr Mike Walsh and First River‘s James Moss.
The Green Steel Challenge podcasts are produced by the Korf Foundation and Kallanish Commodities and the discussion is all about how exactly we can deliver Green Steel. The next podcast guest will be Sandeep Nijhawan, CEO of Electra, viewable on February 24th.
Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports in January, 2025 were 772,000 short tons, remaining flat compared to 773,000 short tons in January, 2024. Flat products imports remained flat because an increase in cold rolled imports (mainly from Mexico) was offset by a decline in cut plate imports (mainly from South Korea and Canada) and a reduction in hot rolled imports (again, mainly from South Korea and Mexico).
US flat products imports over the last six months (August, 2024 to January, 2025) were 4% higher than in the same period the year before, with gains from cold rolled imports (+33%) and hot dip galvanized imports (+23%) offsetting declines in hot rolled imports (-12%) and cut plate imports (-33%).
How much power will it take to run a 2.5 million-tonne steel plant producing decarbonized steel? This and many other questions are answered in the latest fabulous episode of The Green Steel Challenge with Stegra‘s Chief Technology Officer, Maria Persson Gulda.
And if you are interested in understanding about their innovative way to use hydrogen, which companies already have contracts to buy their steel, and what exactly about their new plant will make them efficient, then this is exactly the episode for you.
The Green Steel Challenge podcasts are produced by the Korf Foundation and Kallanish Commodities and the discussion is all about how exactly we can deliver Green Steel. The next podcast guest will be John Mellowes, CEO and co-founder of Biocarbon, viewable on February 11th.
