Argentinian crude steel output in July declined 17.4 percent, year-on-year, and 4.4 percent, month-on-month, to 356,100 mt, the nation’s steel chamber, CAA, said on Monday.
CAA said accumulated crude steel production in the January-July period was 2.4 million mt, 15.7 percent down when compared to the same period of the year prior.
Argentina’s hot rolled finished steel output in July totaled 315,000 mt, 22.6 percent down, year-on-year, and 3.5 percent down, month-on-month.
Argentina’s cold rolled flat steel production in the seventh month of the year fell 2.2 percent, year-on-year, but rose 18.7 percent, month-on-month, to 126,300 mt.
Accumulated cold rolled flat steel output in the January-July period was 842,200 mt, 1.3 percent up, year-on-year.