News Global Market Spain 1659 29 January 2026
In December, the indicator increased by 3% y/y
In 2025, Spanish steel enterprises increased steel production by 0.7% compared to 2024, to 11.95 million tons. Thus, the country ranks 15th in the WorldSteel Association’s global ranking of steel-producing countries (70).
In December, Spanish steelmakers increased steel production by 3% compared to December 2024, to 896,000 tons. Compared to November, the figure decreased by 0.6%.
The average monthly steel output in 2025 was 995,800 tons, compared to 988,600 tons a year earlier.
Overall, EU steelmakers increased steel production by 3.9% y/y in December 2025 to 9.9 million tons, while for the year as a whole, they reduced it by 0.9% y/y – to 42.8 million tons.
As reported by GMK Center, Spain increased steel production by 3.3% compared to 2023, to 11.82 million tons. In December, Spanish steelmakers produced 870 thousand tons of steel (-14.3% month-on-month; +16% year-on-year). The average monthly steel output in 2024 was 985.2 thousand tons, compared to 954.3 thousand tons in 2023 and 964.4 thousand tons in 2022.
There are 14 operating steel mills in Spain: Megasa Siderúrgica Narón (capacity of 700,000 tons of steel per year), ArcelorMittal Asturias (Gijón) (1.2 million tons/year), ArcelorMittal Asturias (Aviles) (4.2 million tons/year), Celsa Global Steel Wire Santander (750 thousand tons/year), Sidenor Aceros Especiales Basuri (740 thousand tons/year), ArcelorMittal Sestao (2 million tons/year), Celsa Nervacero (1 million tons/year), ArcelorMittal Olaberria-Bergara (1.45 million tons/year), Megasider Zaragoza (500,000 tons/year), Celsa Barcelona Castellbisbal (2.5 million tons/year), Grupo Gallardo Corrugados Getafe (600,000 tons/year), Grupo Gallardo Siderurgica Balboa Jerez de los Caballeros (1.3 million tons/year), Riva Siderurgica Sevillana (1.3 million tons/year), Acerinox Europa Los Barrios (1.2 million tons/year).
