Steel Production in South Korea increased to 5200 Thousand Tonnes in December from 5000 Thousand Tonnes in November of 2025. Steel Production in South Korea averaged 3694.73 Thousand Tonnes from 1980 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 6405.68 Thousand Tonnes in March of 2014 and a record low of 650.00 Thousand Tonnes in February of 1980. source: World Steel Association

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