In November this year, Germany's crude steel output decreased by 20.1 percent year on year to 2.95 million metric tons, according to the information provided by the German steel federation Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl (WV Stahl). In the January-November period, crude steel production in Germany declined by 6.1 percent year on year to 36.82 million mt.,
Germany's pig iron output in November amounted to 1.96 million mt, down by 23.2 percent, while in the first 11 months the country's pig iron output decreased by 6.2 percent to 25.6 million mt, both year on year.
The country's hot rolled steel output fell by 15.2 percent to 2.51 million mt in November, while decreasing by 6.1 percent to 31.92 million mt in the first 11 months, both compared to the respective periods of the previous year.