Germany is the European Union’s largest steel producer, with integrated works in the Ruhr, Lower Saxony and Saarland.
Thyssenkrupp Steel in Duisburg and Salzgitter are the largest producers. Germany is also one of the EU’s largest steel users, led by its car and engineering industries.
34.1 Mt in 2025 (37.3 Mt in 2024)
29.2 Mt of finished steel in 2025 (26.5 Mt in 2024)
Source: worldsteel, World Steel in Figures 2026. More figures on Steel statistics.
Who sets standards in Germany, the standard for reinforcing steel, and product approvals.
DIN, the German Institute for Standardization, is Germany’s national standards body.
Sources: DIN · ISO — national member
Reinforcing steel is covered by the DIN 488 series; Part 1 (2009 edition) sets out grades, properties and marking.
Source: DIN Media — DIN 488-1
The Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik (DIBt) issues national technical approvals and general construction technique permits for construction products.
Source: DIBt
Construction products covered by a harmonised European standard are CE marked once the manufacturer has drawn up a declaration of performance. The EU’s Construction Products Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 has applied since 8 January 2026, replacing Regulation (EU) No 305/2011.
Sources: EUR-Lex — Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 · EUR-Lex — Regulation (EU) No 305/2011
The standards bodies on our steel grades & standards page: DIN, CEN-CENELEC.
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