In August this year, Germany's crude steel output increased by 1.7 percent year on year to 2.59 million mt, according to data released by the German Steel Federation (WV Stahl). In the January-August period of 2026, crude steel production in Germany rose by 6.3 percent year on year to 23.90 million mt.
In the given month, Germany's pig iron output amounted to 1.65 million mt, down by 5.5 percent year on year, while production in the January-August period increased by 5.7 percent to 14.94 million mt.
Meanwhile, the country's hot rolled steel output moved up by 4.1 percent year on year to 2.36 million mt in August and by 4.2 percent to 21 million mt in the first eight months of the year.
