According to the Spanish steelmakers association UNESID, in August this year Spain’s steel production totaled 864,000 mt, up by 4.5 percent month on month and by 27.6 percent year on year. In the January-August period this year, the country’s steel production totaled 7.57 million mt, compared to 7.97 million mt recorded in the same period last year.
In the given month, the Spanish steel industry recycled 626,000 mt of scrap to be used for new steel products, increasing by 5.9 percent compared to July and by 49.7 percent year on year. In the first eight months this year, the industry recycled 6.21 million mt of scrap.
