According to the report released by Argentina's steel chamber, in April this year the country's crude steel production was up three percent month on month and increased by 13.3 percent year on year, amounting to 485,800 metric tons. Production in the first four months of the current year totaled 1.74 million metric tons, 12.9 percent higher compared with the same period of 2013.
In April this year, Argentina's production of hot rolled steel amounted to 447,500 metric tons, down 1.2 percent month on month and decreasing by 2.2 percent compared to April 2013. In the first four months of this year, the country's hot rolled steel production totaled 1.65 million metric tons, remaining unchanged compared to the same period of 2013.
In April of the current year, Argentina's cold rolled flat steel production decreased by 7.7 percent month on month and declined by 14.8 percent year on year to 113,100 metric tons, while output decreased by 4.4 percent year on year to 474,600 metric tons in the first four months.