Argentinian crude steel output in September declined 6.6 percent, year-on-year, and 6.8 percent, month-on-month, to 406,100 mt, according to local steel association, Camara Argentina del Acero (CAA).
Argentinian hot rolled finished steel output in September fell 11.1 percent, year-on-year, and 12.4 percent, month-on-month, to 356,300 mt. Cold rolled flat steel production in September totaled 95,100 mt, 12 percent down, year-on-year, and 11.1 percent down, month-on-month.
As for the accumulated period from January to September, Argentinian crude steel production diminished 8.3 percent, year-on-year, to 3.57 million mt. Argentinian hot rolled finished steel production in the nine-month period reached 3.23 million mt, a 12.6 percent year-on-year decline. Cold rolled flat steel production in the January-September period was 846,700 mt, 15.1 percent down, year-on-year.