According to the Spanish steelmakers association UNESID, in April this year Spain’s steel production totaled 948,000 mt, down by 19.9 percent month on month and by 15.0 percent year on year. In the January-April period this year, the country’s steel production totaled 3.90 million mt, compared to 4.11 million mt recorded in the same period last year.
In the given month, the Spanish steel industry recycled 833,000 mt of scrap to be used for new steel products, declining by 14.7 percent compared to March and by 10.0 percent year on year. In the first four months this year, the industry recycled 3.29 million mt of scrap.
