ExclusiveSpain increased steel production by 5.4% y/y in 1H2025

In January-June 2025, Spanish steel enterprises increased steel production by 5.4% compared to the same period in 2024, to 6.58 million tons. Thus, the country ranks 15th in the WorldSteel Association’s global ranking of steel-producing countries (70).

In June, Spanish steelmakers produced 1.11 million tons of steel, which is 4.1% more than in June last year and 4.2% less than in the previous month. Average monthly steel production in January-June amounted to 1.096 million tons, compared to 1.039 million tons a year earlier.

Overall, EU steelmakers reduced steel production by 8.2% y/y in June 2025 – to 10.4 million tons, and by 3.3% y/y in January-June – to 65.4 million tons.

As GMK Center reported earlier, Spain increased steel production by 3.3% in 2024 compared to 2023, to 11.82 million tons. In December, Spanish metallurgists produced 870,000 tons of steel (-14.3% month-on-month; +16% year-on-year). The average monthly steel production in 2024 was 985,200 tons, compared to 954,300 tons in 2023 and 964,400 tons in 2022.

There are 14 operating steel mills in Spain: Megasa Siderúrgica Narón (capacity of 700 thousand tons of steel per year), ArcelorMittal Asturias (Gijón) (1.2 million tons per year), ArcelorMittal Asturias (Aviles) (4.2 million tons per year), Celsa Global Steel Wire Santander (750 thousand tons per year), Sidenor Aceros Especial Basuri (750 thousand tons per year), Sidenor Aceros Especiales Basuri (740 thousand t/y), ArcelorMittal Sestao (2 million t/y), Celsa Nervacero (1 million t/y), ArcelorMittal Olaberria-Bergara (1.45 million t/y), Megasider Zaragoza (500 thousand t/y), and Celsa Global Steel Wire Santander (4.2 million t/y), Celsa Barcelona Castellbisbal (2.5 million t/y), Grupo Gallardo Corrugados Getafe (600 thousand t/y), Grupo Gallardo Siderurgica Balboa Jerez de los Caballeros (1.3 million t/y), Riva Siderurgica Sevillana (1.3 million t/y), Acerinox Europa Los Barrios (1.2 million t/y).