Italy’s steel sector recorded a notable recovery in production in the final month of 2025 and ended the year on an increase.
According to data obtained by SteelRadar from the Italian steel producers’ association Federacciai, the strong rise in steel and hot-rolled product output in December pushed the sector to its highest monthly levels in the 2022–2024 period.
Crude steel production in Italy reached 1.4 million tonnes in December, up 20.5% year on year. As a result, total crude steel output for full-year 2025 amounted to 20.7 million tonnes, marking a 3.6% increase compared to 2024.
Production of hot-rolled products also maintained an upward trend in December. Long products output rose by 18.4% year on year to 811,000 tonnes, while flat products production increased by 4.4% to 663,000 tonnes over the same period.
Looking at the full year 2025, long products production grew by 5.5% to 12.3 million tonnes, while flat products output rose by 3.8% to 8.9 million tonnes. As a result, the increase in hot-rolled products supported overall production growth for the year.
