Global Steel Market 2026-2030

Description

The global steel market is forecasted to grow by USD 317.4 bn during 2025-2030, accelerating at a CAGR of 4.5% during the forecast period. The report on the global steel market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors.

The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, the latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment. The market is driven by sustained infrastructure investment and global urbanization, accelerating global energy transition, automotive sector growth and technological evolution.

The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market size data, segment with regional analysis and vendor landscape in addition to an analysis of the key companies. Reports have historic and forecast data.

Market Scope
Base Year	2025
End Year	2030
Series Year	2026-2030
Growth Momentum	Accelerate
YOY 2026	4.3%
CAGR	4.5%
Incremental Value	$317.4 bn

Technavio's global steel market is segmented as below:

By Type

Flat steel
Long steel

By Application

Structural steel
Automotive steel
Electrical steel
Packaging steel

By End-User

Construction
Transportation
Machinery
Metal goods
Others

By Method

Basic oxygen furnace
Electric arc furnace
Open hearth furnace

Geography

APAC
- China
- India
- Japan
- South Korea
- Australia
- Indonesia
Europe
- Germany
- Italy
- France
- Spain
- Poland
- UK
North America
- US
- Mexico
- Canada
Middle East and Africa
- Turkey
- Egypt
- South Africa
- UAE
South America
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Chile
Rest of World (ROW)

This study identifies the strategic shift toward green steel production as one of the prime reasons driving the global steel market growth during the next few years. Also, proliferation of digitalization and industry 4.0 and increasing focus on product innovation and specialization will lead to sizable demand in the market.

The report on the global steel market covers the following areas:

Global steel market sizing
Global steel market forecast
Global steel market industry analysis

The robust vendor analysis is designed to help clients improve their market position, and in line with this, this report provides a detailed analysis of several leading global steel market vendors that include Ansteel Group Corp., ArcelorMittal, Beijing Jianlong Heavy Industry, Beijing Shougang Co. Ltd., China BaoWu Steel Group Corp., Delong Steel Group, HBIS Group Co. Ltd., Hyundai Steel Co., JFE Steel Corp., JSW Steel Ltd., Nippon Steel Corp., Nucor Corp., POSCO Co. Ltd., Shagang Group Inc., Shandong Iron and Steel Group, Steel Authority of India Ltd., Tata Steel Ltd., thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG, United States Steel Corp.. Also, the global steel market analysis report includes information on upcoming trends and challenges that will influence market growth. This is to help companies strategize and leverage all forthcoming growth opportunities.

The publisher presents a detailed picture of the market by the way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources by an analysis of key parameters such as profit, pricing, competition, and promotions. It presents various market facets by identifying the key industry influencers. The data presented is comprehensive, reliable, and a result of extensive primary and secondary research. The market research reports provide a complete competitive landscape and an in-depth vendor selection methodology and analysis using qualitative and quantitative research to forecast accurate market growth.

Product Code: IRTNTR70908

1 Executive Summary

1.1 Market overview
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Overview
- Executive Summary - Data Table on Market Overview
- Executive Summary - Chart on Global Market Characteristics
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market by Geography
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by Type
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by Application
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by End-user
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by Method
- Executive Summary - Chart on Incremental Growth
- Executive Summary - Data Table on Incremental Growth
- Executive Summary - Chart on Company Market Positioning

2 Technavio Analysis

2.1 Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
- Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
2.2 Criticality of inputs and Factors of differentiation
2.3 Factors of disruption
2.4 Impact of drivers and challenges

3 Market Landscape

3.1 Market ecosystem
3.2 Market characteristics
3.3 Value chain analysis

4 Market Sizing

4.1 Market definition
4.2 Market segment analysis
- Market segments
4.3 Market size 2025
4.4 Market outlook: Forecast for 2025-2030

5 Historic Market Size

5.1 Global Steel Market 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Data Table on Global Steel Market 2020 - 2024 ($ billion)
5.2 Type segment analysis 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Type Segment 2020 - 2024 ($ billion)
5.3 Application segment analysis 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Application Segment 2020 - 2024 ($ billion)
5.4 End-user segment analysis 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - End-user Segment 2020 - 2024 ($ billion)
5.5 Method segment analysis 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Method Segment 2020 - 2024 ($ billion)
5.6 Geography segment analysis 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Geography Segment 2020 - 2024 ($ billion)
5.7 Country segment analysis 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Country Segment 2020 - 2024 ($ billion)

6 Qualitative Analysis

6.1 Impact of AI on Global Steel Market
6.2 Impact of Geopolitical Conflicts on Global Steel Market

7 Five Forces Analysis

7.1 Five forces summary
- Five forces analysis - Comparison between 2025 and 2030
7.2 Bargaining power of buyers
- Bargaining power of buyers - Impact of key factors 2025 and 2030
7.3 Bargaining power of suppliers
- Bargaining power of suppliers - Impact of key factors in 2025 and 2030
7.4 Threat of new entrants
- Threat of new entrants - Impact of key factors in 2025 and 2030
7.5 Threat of substitutes
- Threat of substitutes - Impact of key factors in 2025 and 2030
7.6 Threat of rivalry
- Threat of rivalry - Impact of key factors in 2025 and 2030
7.7 Market condition

8 Market Segmentation by Type

8.1 Market segments
8.2 Comparison by Type
8.3 Flat steel - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
8.4 Long steel - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
8.5 Market opportunity by Type
- Market opportunity by Type ($ billion)

9 Market Segmentation by Application

9.1 Market segments
9.2 Comparison by Application
9.3 Structural steel - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
9.4 Automotive steel - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
9.5 Electrical steel - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
9.6 Packaging steel - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
9.7 Market opportunity by Application
- Market opportunity by Application ($ billion)

10 Market Segmentation by End-user

10.1 Market segments
10.2 Comparison by End-user
10.3 Construction - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
10.4 Transportation - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
10.5 Machinery - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
10.6 Metal goods - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
10.7 Others - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
10.8 Market opportunity by End-user
- Market opportunity by End-user ($ billion)

11 Market Segmentation by Method

11.1 Market segments
11.2 Comparison by Method
11.3 Basic oxygen furnace - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
11.4 Electric arc furnace - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
11.5 Open hearth furnace - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
11.6 Market opportunity by Method
- Market opportunity by Method ($ billion)

12 Customer Landscape

12.1 Customer landscape overview
- Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria

13 Geographic Landscape

13.1 Geographic segmentation
13.2 Geographic comparison
13.3 APAC - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 13.3.1 China - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 13.3.2 India - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 13.3.3 Japan - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 13.3.4 South Korea - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 13.3.5 Australia - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 13.3.6 Indonesia - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
13.4 Europe - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 13.4.1 Germany - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 13.4.2 Italy - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 13.4.3 France - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 13.4.4 Spain - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 13.4.5 Poland - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 13.4.6 UK - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
13.5 North America - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 13.5.1 US - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 13.5.2 Mexico - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 13.5.3 Canada - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
13.6 Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 13.6.1 Turkey - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 13.6.2 Saudi Arabia - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 13.6.3 Egypt - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 13.6.4 South Africa - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 13.6.5 UAE - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
13.7 South America - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 13.7.1 Brazil - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 13.7.2 Argentina - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 13.7.3 Chile - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
13.8 Market opportunity by geography
- Market opportunity by geography ($ billion)
- Data Tables on Market opportunity by geography ($ billion)

14 Drivers, Challenges, and Opportunity

14.1 Market drivers
- Sustained infrastructure investment and global urbanization
- Accelerating global energy transition
- Automotive sector growth and technological evolution
14.2 Market challenges
- Monumental challenge of decarbonization
- Navigating persistent global overcapacity and trade frictions
- Managing extreme volatility in raw material and energy costs
14.3 Impact of drivers and challenges
- Impact of drivers and challenges in 2025 and 2030
14.4 Market opportunities
- Strategic shift toward green steel production
- Proliferation of digitalization and industry 4.0
- Increasing focus on product innovation and specialization

15 Competitive Landscape

15.1 Overview
15.2 Competitive Landscape
- Overview on criticality of inputs and factors of differentiation
15.3 Landscape disruption
- Overview on factors of disruption
15.4 Industry risks
- Impact of key risks on business

16 Competitive Analysis

16.1 Companies profiled
- Companies covered
16.2 Company ranking index
- Company ranking index
16.3 Market positioning of companies
- Matrix on companies position and classification
16.4 Ansteel Group Corp.
- Ansteel Group Corp. - Overview
- Ansteel Group Corp. - Product / Service
- Ansteel Group Corp. - Key offerings
- SWOT
16.5 ArcelorMittal
- ArcelorMittal - Overview
- ArcelorMittal - Business segments
- ArcelorMittal - Key offerings
- ArcelorMittal - Segment focus
- SWOT
16.6 Beijing Shougang Co. Ltd.
- Beijing Shougang Co. Ltd. - Overview
- Beijing Shougang Co. Ltd. - Product / Service
- Beijing Shougang Co. Ltd. - Key offerings
- SWOT
16.7 China BaoWu Steel Group Corp.
- China BaoWu Steel Group Corp. - Overview
- China BaoWu Steel Group Corp. - Product / Service
- China BaoWu Steel Group Corp. - Key offerings
- SWOT
16.8 Delong Steel Group
- Delong Steel Group - Overview
- Delong Steel Group - Product / Service
- Delong Steel Group - Key offerings
- SWOT
16.9 HBIS Group Co. Ltd.
- HBIS Group Co. Ltd. - Overview
- HBIS Group Co. Ltd. - Product / Service
- HBIS Group Co. Ltd. - Key offerings
- SWOT
16.10 Hyundai Steel Co.
- Hyundai Steel Co. - Overview
- Hyundai Steel Co. - Product / Service
- Hyundai Steel Co. - Key offerings
- SWOT
16.11 JSW Steel Ltd.
- JSW Steel Ltd. - Overview
- JSW Steel Ltd. - Product / Service
- JSW Steel Ltd. - Key offerings
- SWOT
16.12 Nippon Steel Corp.
- Nippon Steel Corp. - Overview
- Nippon Steel Corp. - Business segments
- Nippon Steel Corp. - Key offerings
- Nippon Steel Corp. - Segment focus
- SWOT
16.13 Nucor Corp.
- Nucor Corp. - Overview
- Nucor Corp. - Business segments
- Nucor Corp. - Key news
- Nucor Corp. - Key offerings
- Nucor Corp. - Segment focus
- SWOT
16.14 POSCO Co. Ltd.
- POSCO Co. Ltd. - Overview
- POSCO Co. Ltd. - Business segments
- POSCO Co. Ltd. - Key news
- POSCO Co. Ltd. - Key offerings
- POSCO Co. Ltd. - Segment focus
- SWOT
16.15 Shandong Iron and Steel Group
- Shandong Iron and Steel Group - Overview
- Shandong Iron and Steel Group - Product / Service
- Shandong Iron and Steel Group - Key offerings
- SWOT
16.16 Steel Authority of India Ltd.
- Steel Authority of India Ltd. - Overview
- Steel Authority of India Ltd. - Product / Service
- Steel Authority of India Ltd. - Key offerings
- SWOT
16.17 Tata Steel Ltd.
- Tata Steel Ltd. - Overview
- Tata Steel Ltd. - Business segments
- Tata Steel Ltd. - Key offerings
- Tata Steel Ltd. - Segment focus
- SWOT
16.18 United States Steel Corp.
- United States Steel Corp. - Overview
- United States Steel Corp. - Business segments
- United States Steel Corp. - Key offerings
- United States Steel Corp. - Segment focus
- SWOT

17 Appendix

17.1 Scope of the report
- Market definition
- Objectives
- Notes and caveats
17.2 Inclusions and exclusions checklist
- Inclusions checklist
- Exclusions checklist
17.3 Currency conversion rates for US$
- Currency conversion rates for US$
17.4 Research methodology
- Research methodology
17.5 Data procurement
- Information sources
17.6 Data validation
- Data validation
17.7 Validation techniques employed for market sizing
- Validation techniques employed for market sizing
17.8 Data synthesis
- Data synthesis
17.9 360 degree market analysis
- 360 degree market analysis
17.10 List of abbreviations
- List of abbreviations