The Zhitong Finance App learned that the World Steel Association published an article stating that according to data released by the World Stainless Steel Association, crude stainless steel production in the first half of 2026 was 33 million tons, an increase of 5% over the previous year. Crude stainless steel production in Asia was 28.3 million tons, up 6.1% year on year; EU crude steel production was 2.9 million tons, down 3.7% year on year; US crude steel production was 1.1 million tons, up 2.3% year on year; other countries produced 600,000 tons of stainless steel crude steel, up 2.9% year on year.

The share of stainless steel crude steel production by region

Production volume of stainless steel crude steel [unit: thousand metric tons]

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