Argentinian crude steel output in June declined 16.2 percent, year on year, and 1.8 percent, month on month, to 372,400 mt, the nation’s steel chamber, CAA, said late this week.
CAA said accumulated crude steel production in H1 was 2.05 million mt, 15.4 percent down, year on year.
Argentina’s hot rolled finished steel output in June totaled 326,300 mt, 16 percent down, year on year, and 12.8 percent lower when compared to May’s figures. As for H1, hot rolled finished steel production reached 1.9 million mt, 11.5 percent down, year on year.
CAA said the country’s cold rolled flat steel production in June fell 17.4 percent, year on year, and 3.6 percent, month on month, to 106,400 mt. As for H1, total cold rolled flat steel output was 715,900 mt, 1.9 percent up, year on year.