[North Rhine-Westphalia Steel Production Falls 20% Over a Decade]

Published: Jul 1, 2026 10:05

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Steel production in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), Germany's industrial heartland, fell to 45.8 million tonnes in 2025, marking a 20.1% decline from 2015 levels and a 6.4% drop compared to 2024. The reported tonnage includes crude steel, semi-finished, rolled, and finished products, containing multiple instances of double counting along the value chain. Despite the sharp volume decline, the average selling value of steel reached €786/tonne ($896/tonne) in 2025, which is 46.5% higher than in 2015 but 4.7% lower than the 2024 average. This steep decade-long volume contraction, juxtaposed with inflated nominal prices, underscores the severe deindustrialization and structural demand loss plaguing Germany's heavy manufacturing sectors.

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