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In Germany, scheduled maintenance at ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt will temporarily impact steel production. As detailed in “ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt to suspend blast furnace operation,” “ArcelorMittal in Eisenhuttenstadt will carry out annual scheduled maintenance work at mine 5A,” “ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt to implement annual scheduled repair work at BF 5A,” and “ArcelorMittal temporarily stops melting,” blast furnace 5A will be offline from June 22nd, with an expected restart between June 27th and 28th. While this maintenance event at ArcelorMittal is expected, direct correlation to broader German steel plant activity derived from satellite observation remains difficult, as described further below.
Overall, the mean steel plant activity in Germany increased from 15.0% in December 2024 to a peak of 36.0% in May 2025, before dropping to 27.0% in June 2025. Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann (HKM) steel plant activity remained relatively stable, ranging from 38.0% to 48.0% over the observed period, showing its highest activity in June. ArcelorMittal Bremen steel plant consistently exhibited the lowest activity levels, ranging from 9.0% to 14.0%. Saarstahl Völklingen Steelmaking Plant showed a steady increase in activity, reaching 53.0% in June 2025, the highest among the observed plants. The observed drop in mean activity in Germany in June 2025 may be correlated to the maintenance mentioned in the articles, however this cannot be directly confirmed.
Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann (HKM) steel plant, located in North Rhine-Westphalia, is an integrated BF-BOF plant with a crude steel capacity of 6 million tons. Its main products include slabs, round bars, billets, coke, sinter, pig iron, and rolled products. The plant’s activity has been relatively stable, with a slight increase to 48.0% in June 2025. No direct connection can be established between this stable trend and the ArcelorMittal maintenance event.
ArcelorMittal Bremen steel plant, located in Bremen, is an integrated BF-BOF plant with a crude steel capacity of 3.8 million tons. Key products include hot-rolled and cold-rolled coils, as well as coated products for the automotive and construction sectors. Activity at the Bremen plant remained relatively low throughout the observation period. No news articles suggest any recent incidents or planned maintenance at the plant. Therefore, no direct connection can be established.
Saarstahl Völklingen Steelmaking Plant, located in Saarland, operates with both BOF and EAF technologies, with a crude steel capacity of 3.54 million tons. It produces semi-finished and finished rolled products, including alloyed and non-alloyed quality steels. The plant showed a steady increase in activity, reaching 53.0% in June 2025. No direct connection can be established between this trend and the ArcelorMittal maintenance event.
The scheduled maintenance at ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt, with its annual capacity of 1.7 million tons, represents a temporary but localized supply disruption in eastern Germany. Steel buyers reliant on products from this specific plant should anticipate potential short-term delays or seek alternative supply sources during the maintenance period (June 22nd – June 28th). Market analysts should closely monitor regional price fluctuations in the flat steel product segment during this period. While the satellite data shows an overall decrease in the mean steelplant activity in Germany in June 2025, there are no explicit connections between that observation and the ArcelorMittal maintenance, as other large steel plants showed increasing activity over the same period. Therefore, this report’s focus is limited to the local ArcelorMittal production impacts.