Data from
Germany's Federal Statistical Office show that the country's crude steel output rose 25.6 percent year on year to 4.32 million metric tons in January.
Pig iron output for the same month increased 22.7 percent year on year to 2.74 million metric tons.
Compared to the previous month, January crude steel
production rose 12.2 percent while
pig iron production increased 5.7 percent.