Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises in September 2026 produced 131 thousand tons of steel, which is 4.66 times less than in the same month 2025 when production was 611 thousand tons.
Compared to August 2026 steel production decreased by 52.7% — from 277 thousand tons, according to Worldsteel data.
Against the backdrop of declining production volumes, Ukraine dropped to the 41th place in the global steel production ranking among 70 countries. In July, the country was in 26th place, in August — 33th, while a year earlier it was in the 21th position.
Overall, global steel production in September 2026 decreased by 0.2% compared to September 2025 — to 142.4 million tons.
For January-September, Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises produced 4.431 million tons of steel, which is 19.8% less than in the same period last year — 5.523 million tons.
Global steel production for nine months decreased by 0.7%, to 1.367 billion tons.
In 2025 Ukraine produced 7.41 million tons of steel, which is 2.2% less than in 2024. At the end of the year, the country was in 21th place in the global ranking.
