WSA: Global crude steel output drops by 1.5% YoY in Jan-Feb

Crude steel production among the 69 countries worldwide surveyed by the World Steel Association (WSA) totaled 298.2 million tonnes during January and February this year, down 1.5% from the first two months of last year, according to the latest data released by the association on March 24.

China, the world's largest steelmaking country, was estimated by the association to have produced 76.1 million tonnes in February, falling by 3.6% on year. The cumulative output in the first two months registered 160.3 million tonnes, down by the same 3.6% on year, the WSA release indicated. China's National Bureau