India’s route-wise crude steel production in 8M 2025

As per provisional data, hot metal production edged up by 10% y-o-y in 8MCY’25 to over 45 mnt, thanks to the increase in BF-based steel production. In comparison, EAF-based production remained largely stable y-o-y at around 23 mnt. Interestingly, IF-based crude steel production increased at an even sharper rate than hot metal production. IF-based output edged up by 13% y-o-y to over 40 mnt in 8MCY’25. Therefore, the share of BF route in total crude steel production edged down slightly from previous years to 42%. While the share of EAF was largely stable at 21-22%, the IF-based route had a share of 37% of the country’s crude steel output in 8MCY’25 compared to 36% in the year-ago period.