Global Steel Industry and Future Outlook
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Global Steel Industry
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IMF downgraded Global growth to slow down to 3.1 percent in 2016 before
recovering to 3.4 percent in 2017.
World Steel Association (WSA), reported a declined of 0.5 % in world crude
steel production to 1197 million tons for Jan - Sept'16.
ā Almost all major steel producing regions registered a negative growth - EU(28)
(-4.8%), North America (-1.4 %), South America (-11.4%), Asia (-0.6%), Middle
East (-0.8%), Africa (-11.6%), CIS (-0.1%) etc.
Chinese production registered a positive growth of 0.4% to 604 million tons in
9M of 2016.
ā India's steel production increased by 5.9% to 71 million tons.
Chinese steel export in first 9 months were up 2.4 percent year on year at 85.1
million tons, the highest ever for the periodView entire presentation