Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for producing a semifinished product with modified surface, comprising at least one method step of at least regionally modifying the surface of a coated, skin-pass-rolled, oiled, cleaned metallic steel substrate via low-pressure or atmospheric-pressure plasma treatment of said surface regions with oxygen, argon or a mixture of oxygen and argon as process gas. The present disclosure further relates to the accordingly produced semifinished products and/or flat steel products, optionally formed semifinished products and/or flat steel products, and also to their use.