Fact-check · Aug 21, 2026 · JD Vance
“Our steel industry declined to only 5% of global steel production.”
TRUE
What the record shows
U.S. produced 82 million metric tons of crude steel in 2025 out of 1,849.4 million metric tons global production, representing 4.4% of global output (World Steel Association, January 2026).
Sources
- Global Steel Market Size, Share & Industry Forecast 2034
- Steel Market Size, Share And Trends Report, 2026-2033
- December 2025 crude steel production and 2025 global crude steel production totals - worldsteel.org
- 2026 World Steel in Figures
- Global Steel Market Size, Growth & Forecast 2026–2033
- World Steel in Figures 2026 - worldsteel.org
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