According to worldsteel, Austria increased steel production in June compared to the previous month. Production volume
,It amounted to 663,767 tons, which is 2.4% more than a month earlier and 11.7% more year-on-year, Kallanish notes. According to the data
Austria remained in 22nd place in the ranking of the world's largest steel producers in June.
In January-June, the country produced 3.8 million tons of steel, compared with 3.65 million tons in the first six months of 2025, against the background of the general growth trend in the EU and the world. Total production volume
In the EU, production increased by 4.6% year-on-year to 10.8 million tonnes in June, while production in the first half of the year was 65.3 million tonnes, compared with 65.5 million tonnes in the first six months of 2025.
Austrian steel manufacturer Voestalpine has announced that it plans to build a second electric arc furnace in Donavica, in addition to an electric arc furnace that is due to be built in June, to begin operations at the same facility in just under a year.
Earlier this year, the company received orders in the aerospace sector worth about 1 billion euros ($1.16 billion) over the next five years for its high-performance metals division. Production will be carried out at plants in Styria, Kapfenberg and Murzzuschlag, as well as at the Brazilian branch of Villares Metals in Sumar.
Author: Svyatoslav Abrosimov Bulgaria
