Argentinian crude steel output in August declined 27.5 percent, year-on-year, and 3.6 percent, month-on-month, to 343,200 mt, the nation’s steel chamber, CAA, said this week.
According to CAA, accumulated crude steel production in the January-August period totaled 2.7 million mt, 17.4 percent down, year-on-year.
Argentina’s hot rolled finished steel output in August was 218,100 mt, 44.9 percent down, year-on-year, and 30.7 percent down, month-on-month. As for the January-August period, accumulated hot rolled finished steel production reached 2.5 million mt, 17.3 percent down, year-on-year.
CAA said the nation’s cold rolled flat steel output in August fell 52.7 percent, year-on-year, and 46.5 percent, month-on-month, to 67,600 mt.
Accumulated cold rolled flat steel output in the eight-month period was 909,800 mt, 6.7 percent down, year-on-year.