China’s production of pig iron, crude steel, and finished steel reached 66.05 million tons, 73.49 million tons, and 124.21 million tons, respectively, in September 2025, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBS).
Year-on-year, production declined by 2.4% for pig iron and 4.6% for crude steel, while finished steel output increased by 5.1%. On a month-on-month basis, production fell by 5.4%, 5.0%, and 1.2%, respectively.
Monthly crude steel output dropped below 80 million tons again in September, as it did in July and August, marking a 4.6% decline compared with August. The decrease was mainly due to weaker demand during the military parade in Beijing on September 3 and the National Day holiday (October 1–8).
From January to September 2025, China produced a total of 645.86 million tons of pig iron, 746.25 million tons of crude steel, and 1.10385 billion tons of finished steel — representing year-on-year changes of -1.1%, -2.9%, and +5.4%, respectively.
In October 2025, crude steel production showed a modest rebound. According to the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA), the average daily crude steel output of large and medium-sized steel enterprises — all CISA members — reached 2.032 million tons between October 1 and 10, up 7.5% compared with the last ten days of September.
