According to statistics from the German Steel Federation (WV Stahl), German steel production showed a downturn in July.

Pig iron output dropped by 4.5% year on year to 1.66 million tons, and crude steel production also fell, decreasing by 1.8% year on year to 2.68 million tons.

By furnace types, converter steel production declined by 4% to 1.83 million tons, and electric arc furnace output increased by 3.3% to 849,000 tons.

In the first seven months of this year, cumulative crude steel production amounted to 21.31 million tons, a 6.8% increase from the same period in 2025.