Mexican iron pellet output in December 2020 declined 11.2 percent, year-over-year, to 509,587 mt, according to a report Friday from statistics agency Inegi.
According to government data, Mexican iron pellet production in December rose 22.6 percent, month-over-month, from 415,483 mt in November 2020. Iron pellet output in the full-year of 2020 decreased 16.7 percent, year-over-year.
The mining and metals production index in December 2020 grew 1.2 percent, month-over-month, and 0.2 percent, year-over-year.