Data from the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) showed that direct reduced iron (DRI) production in 13 countries — accounting for about 87% of global output in 2024 — reached 11.09 million mt in July 2025, up 2.3% month-on-month and 9% year-on-year.
In the first seven months of 2025, global DRI production totaled 73.70 million mt, an increase of 5% compared with the same period in 2024.
According to Worldsteel, India was the largest producer in July, with 4.98 million mt, followed by Iran with 3.33 million mt, Russia with 715,000 mt, and Saudi Arabia with 634,000 mt.