In June, global steel production fell by 2.4%
Edited by Rhod Mackenzie / 2015-07-23 07:25:36
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In June 2015, the global crude steel production made up 136 million tons, which is by 2.4% below the level of June 2014.
China produced 69 million tons of steel in June, which is by 0.8% less than last year. Japan also reduced the steel production by 6.2% y/y or to 8.6 million tons. The reduction took place also in South Korea – by 3.6% to 5.9 million tons. But India increased its steel production by 0.8% to 7.4 million tons.
