According to the latest provisional data from Italian steelmakers' association Federacciai, Italy’s crude steel production totaled around 1.79 million tons in September, down by 18.7% year on year.

During the period from January to September, Italian crude steel production fell by 17.2% year on year to 14.55 million tons.

In September, the output of long products was roughly 1.13 million tons, sliding by 1.5% year on year, and the production of flat products amounted to 694,000 tons, down by 33.4% year on year.

In the first nine months of this year, the output of long products decreased by 14.5% from the same period last year to roughly 7.9 million tons, while the output of flat products reached around 6.9 million tons, decreasing by 22.1% year on year.