On December 23, the World Steel Association (WSA) released global crude steel production data for November 2024.

In November, the crude steel production of 71 countries and regions included in the World Steel Association statistics was 146.8 million tons, an increase of 0.8% year-on-year.

From January to November, the crude steel production of 71 countries and regions included in the World Steel Association statistics was 1.695 billion tons, a year-on-year decrease of 1.4%.

From the perspective of the world's top 10 steel-producing countries (regions), in November, China's crude steel output was 78.4 million tons, up 2.5% year-on-year; India's crude steel output was 12.4 million tons, up 4.5% year-on-year; Japan's crude steel output was 6.9 million tons, down 3.1% year-on-year; the United States' crude steel output was 6.4 million tons, down 2.8% year-on-year; Russia's estimated crude steel output was 5.5 million tons, down 9.2% year-on-year; South Korea's crude steel output was 5.2 million tons, down 3.6% year-on-year; Iran's crude steel output was 3.1 million tons, up 0.1% year-on-year; Turkey's crude steel output was 3 million tons, up 0.7% year-on-year; Germany's crude steel output was 2.9 million tons, up 8.6% year-on-year; Brazil's crude steel output was 2.8 million tons, up 1.9% year-on-year. 

In November, the global direct reduced iron (DRI) production of 13 countries was 10.8 million tons, down 1.2% year-on-year. Among them, India's direct reduced iron production was 4.74 million tons, up 7.2% year-on-year; Iran's direct reduced iron production was 2.84 million tons, down 15.1% year-on-year. From January to November, the global direct reduced iron production of 13 countries was 117 million tons, up 5.4% year-on-year.