June 23, 2020
Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 92.3 million metric tonnes in May, 4.2% higher than in May 2019. Chinese production in the first five months of 2020 was 1.8% higher than in the same period last year. Data from the General Administration of Customs show Chinese net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) […]
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June 8, 2020
In its latest Short Range Outlook (SRO), published June 4th, Worldsteel revised its steel demand growth forecast for 2020 downward due to the Covid-19 crisis. The revision lowered estimated demand growth between 2019 and 2020 from 1.7% in its October 2019 SRO to -6.4% in the June 4th figures. China accounted for 51% of world […]
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