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April world crude steel production 137M tonnes

May 27, 2014

Worldsteel published April’s global crude steel production on May 21st. World crude steel production was 137 million metric tonnes, 3% higher than in April 2013. Year-to-April production in 2014 was 4% higher than in the same period last year. China continues to account for 50% of world production. Its output increased by 5% compared to […]

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Worldsteel reduces 2014 world steel consumption growth

April 13, 2014

In its latest Short Range Outlook, published April 9th, Worldsteel revised its world apparent steel use growth forecast for 2014 downward. The revision decreased estimated world steel consumption growth between 2013 and 2014 from 3.3% in its October Short Range Outlook to 3.0% in the recent published figures. In addition, Worldsteel expects apparent world steel […]

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February world crude steel production 125MT

March 25, 2014

Worldsteel published February’s global crude steel production on March 20th. World crude steel production was 125.0 million metric tonnes, 8.6% lower than in January but 0.6% higher than in February 2013. China’s production accounted for 50% of total world production in February showing a 9.7% drop month-on-month from January and a 0.4% increase between February […]

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January world crude steel production 130MT

February 24, 2014

Worldsteel published January’s global crude steel production on February 20th. World crude steel production was 129.8 million metric tonnes, 0.4% lower than in January 2013 and 0.5% higher than in December 2013. China’s production accounted for 47% of total world production in January and showed a 3.2% decline between January 2013 and January 2014 and […]

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Worldsteel makes upward revision to 2013 & 2014 apparent steel use

October 8, 2013

In its latest Short Range Outlook, published October 7th, Worldsteel revised its world apparent steel use for 2013 and 2014 upward. The revision increased estimated world steel consumption growth between 2012 and 2013 from 2.9% in its April Short Range Outlook to 3.1% in the recent published figures. In addition, its 2014 forecast for growth […]

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World apparent steel use revised upward in wsa’s Short Range Outlook

October 26, 2011

worldsteel‘s forecast for growth in world apparent steel use in 2011 was revised upward from 5.9% in April’s Short Range Outlook to 6.5% in October’s Short Range Outlook published recently. worldsteel expects world apparent steel use to reach 1,398 million metric tonnes in 2011 (instead of April’s forecast of 1,359 m tonnes) and 1,473 m […]

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