In June this year, Germany’s crude steel output decreased by 8.4% year on year to 2.92 million tonnes, according to the information provided by the German steel federation (WV Stahl).

In the January-June period this year, crude steel production in Germany fell by 5.3% year on year to 18.53 million tonnes.

Germany’s pig iron output amounted to 1.91 million tonnes in June this year, down 0.8%, while in the January-June period it decreased by 0.6% to 12.16 million tonnes, both year on year.

The country’s hot rolled steel output decreased by 4.4% to 2.60 million tonnes in June, while falling by 5.7% to 16.23 million tonnes in the first six months this year, both compared to the same periods of the previous year