Germany reduced steel production by 9.1% m/m in November

According to the results of November 2025, German metallurgical enterprises reduced steel production by 9.1% compared to the previous month, to 2.84 million tons. Compared to the same month in 2024, the figure decreased by 2.6%. Production volumes have been declining for the 11th consecutive month on an annual basis. This is evidenced by data from the German Steel Industry Association WVStahl.

Steel production in oxygen converters amounted to 1.89 million tons, which is 3.4% less year-on-year and 12.6% less month-on-month, and in electric arc furnaces – 943 thousand tons (-0.7% year-on-year; -1% month-on-month).

Pig iron production in Germany in November decreased by 1% compared to November 2024 and by 4.5% compared to October, to 1.87 million tons. Hot-rolled steel production increased by 0.4% y/y and 1.3% m/m – to 2.5 million tons.

In January-November 2025, Germany’s metallurgical industry reduced steel production by 9.3% y/y to 31.35 million tons. Oxygen converters produced 21.43 million tons of steel (-11.6% y-o-y), while electric arc furnaces produced 9.91 million tons (-3.8% y-o-y).

Pig iron production fell by 10.7% y-o-y – to 19.89 million tons in the first 11 months. Rolled steel production decreased by 6.5% y-o-y – to 27.5 million tons.

As reported by GMK Center, Germany is among the world’s top ten steel producers according to World Steel. At the end of 2024, the country increased its steel output 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-o-y), and hot-rolled steel production amounted to 31.61 million tons (+3% y-o-y).

Despite the growth in steel production, smelting volumes remained below the 40 million ton threshold for the third consecutive year, which corresponds to the level of recession, according to WVStahl.