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Global crude steel production slides in Apr

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Update time : 2020-05-25 21:45:18
According to the data from the World Steel Association (worldsteel), global crude steel production was roughly 137 million tons in April, sliding by 6.8% from the previous month and 13% from April a year ago.

Among them, Asian crude steel output reached about 105 million tons, decreasing by 7.5% year on year. The European Union (EU) produced around 11 million tons, falling by 22.9% year on year. North America produced about 7.2 million tons, dropping by 28.3% year on year.

In the first four months of 2020, the production of global crude steel was approximately 581 million tons, going down by 4.1% year on year.
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