According to the data released by the World Steel Association (worldsteel), global direct reduced iron (DRI) production in the 12 countries accounting for approximately 85 percent of total world DRI production in 2025 amounted to 9.17 million metric tons in March this year, increasing by 3.6 percent month on month and down by 11.2 percent year on year.
Meanwhile, world DRI output came to 28.42 million metric tons in the first three months of this year, up by 2.4 percent compared to the corresponding period of 2025.
The worldsteel data show that India was the largest DRI producer among the countries surveyed in March this year, with its DRI output amounting to 5.36 million metric tons in the given month. India was followed by Iran, Russia and Egypt in January, with outputs of 1 million mt, 725,000 mt and 614,000 mt, respectively.
Shares in global DRI production share - March 2026
