WSA: Global Jan-May crude steel output falls 1.2% YoY

Over January-May this year, total crude steel production among 63 countries under the monthly survey by the World Steel Association (WSA) fell 1.2% on year to reach 786 million tonnes, according to the association's new release.

For May alone, the 63 countries' crude steel output posted a 5.1% on-year decline to 161.6 million tonnes, the WSA data showed. But the total output in May inched up by 0.1% on month, Mysteel Global calculated based on the data. As the world's top steelmaking country, China saw its