The Brazilian production of crude steel reached 2.801 million mt in September 2025, 3.2 percent less than in September 2024, according to the Brazilian steel institute, IABr.
On the same comparative basis, the production of rolled products declined by 5.0 percent to 1.968 million mt, with the production of flat products declining by 4.9 percent to 1.130 million mt and the production of long products declining by 5.2 percent to 838,000 mt.
Similarly, domestic sales of steel products declined by 0.6 percent to 1.893 million mt and the apparent consumption of steel products declined by 5.0 percent to 2.300 million mt, while exports increased by 11.6 percent to 786,000 mt and imports declined by 31.9 percent to 446,000 mt.
When comparing the first nine months of 2025 and 2024, crude steel production declined by 1.7 percent to 25.0 million mt, the production of rolled products declined by 0.6 percent at 17.800 million mt, and the production of semifinished products for sale declined by 10.3 percent to 6.200 million mt.
Still in this timeframe, domestic sales of steel products increased by 0.5 percent to 16.100 million mt, the apparent consumption increased by 4.1 percent to 20.400 million mt, imports increased by 9.7 percent to 5.100 million mt and exports increased by 2.6 percent to 7.8 million mt.