According to the latest data released by Federacciai, the Italian federation of steel companies, in January this year Italy’s crude steel production totaled 1.7 million metric tons, up 1.6 percent compared to January 2025, confirming the positive trend recorded last year, when overall output amounted to 20.7 million metric tons, increasing by 3.7 percent year on year.
| 2025 | Crude steel | |||
| Month | 000/mt | Y-o-y change (%) | Cumulative (000/mt) | Y-o-y change (%) |
| Jan | 1,698 | +3.9 | 1,698 | +3.9 |
| Feb | 1,817 | -0.5 | 3,515 | +1.6 |
| Mar | 2,044 | +7.5 | 5,559 | +3.7 |
| Apr | 1,800 | +6.1 | 7,359 | +4.2 |
| May | 1,961 | +3.8 | 9,320 | +4.1 |
| Jun | 1,792 | -3.2 | 11,112 | +2.9 |
| Jul | 1,727 | +2.2 | 12,839 | +2.8 |
| Aug | 822 | +7.5 | 13,661 | +3.1 |
| Sep | 1,878 | +4.4 | 15,539 | +3.2 |
| Oct | 1,986 | +2.0 | 17,525 | +3.1 |
| Nov | 1,754 | -2.8 | 19,279 | +2.5 |
| Dec | 1,447 | +20.5 | 20,739 | +3.7 |
| 2026 | Crude steel | |||
| Jan | 1,725 | +1.6 | 1,725 | +1.6 |
In detail, data for hot rolled products point to a mixed trend. In January, long product output strengthened, rising by 13.2 percent year on year to 978,000 metric tons, after 2025 had closed at 12.3 million metric tons, up 5.5 percent on 2024. By contrast, flat products, despite ending 2025 on a recovery path (up 4.0 percent to 9.0 million metric tons), recorded a 1.8 percent year-on-year decline in the first month of the year, totaling 774,000 metric tons.
