Steel production in Italy increased

According to data from the Italian association of steel producers Federacciai, crude steel production in Italy in July this year was about 1.98 million tonnes, down 8% from the same month a year ago.

In the first 7 months of this year, steel production in Italy amounted to about 14.55 million tons, which is 2.8% lower than last year.

In addition, in the same period, long product output in Italy declined 0.2% year-on-year to 7.63 million tonnes; steel plate had an annual increase of 1.1% to 6.85 million tonnes.