October 14, 2015
In its latest Short Range Outlook (SRO), published October 12th, Worldsteel revised its world apparent steel use (ASU) growth forecast downward for both 2015 and 2016. The revision lowered estimated world steel consumption growth between 2014 and 2015 from 0.5% in its April Short Range Outlook to -1.7% in its recent published figures. In addition, […]
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September 23, 2015
Worldsteel reported Chinese crude steel production at 66.9 million metric tonnes in August, 3.5% lower than in August 2014. Chinese crude output in the first eight months of 2015 was 1.8% lower than in the same period last year. China’s net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in August were 8.7 million tonnes, 32.6% higher […]
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