Data from
Germany's Federal Statistical Office show that the country's crude steel output rose 9.2 percent year on year to 3.92 million metric tons in November.
Pig iron output for the same month increased 5.2 percent year on year to 2.35 million metric tons.
Compared to the previous month, November crude steel
production fell around 7.4 percent while
pig iron production decreased 11.4 percent.
German crude steel output totaled 43.38 million metric tons through the first eleven months of the year, up 5.8 percent year on year. In addition,
pig iron output amounted to 27.76 million metric tons, up 5.3 percent on the same period last year.