Germany increased steel production by 15.4% m/m in September

In January-September 2025, the German steel industry reduced steel production by 10.7% y/y – to 25.38 million tons. Oxygen converters produced 17.36 million tons of steel (-13.3% yoy), and electric arc furnaces – 8.02 million tons (-4.6% y/y). Pig iron production for 9 months fell by 12.5% y/y – to 16.07 million tons. Rolled steel production decreased by 6.7% y/y – to 22.54 million tons.

As GMK Center reported earlier, Germany is among the ten largest steel producers in the world according to World Steel. In 2024, the country increased its steel production by 5.2% compared to 2023, to 37.23 million tons. Pig iron production for the year amounted to 24.33 million tons (+2.9% y/y), and hot-rolled steel production amounted to 31.61 million tons (+3% y/y).

Despite the growth in steel production, the volume of smelting for the third consecutive year remained below the 40 million tons, which corresponds to the level of the recession, WVStahl notes.