Poland: steel consumption down in 2022

In 2022, Poland decreased steel consumption by 12% YoY, to 13.3 million tons. “For many years the country has been demonstrating growth in steel manufacture and consumption, while the other EU countries have been experiencing a drop. Now we join this decrease. Steel manufacture last year dropped by 14% and consumption by 12%,” said Miroslaw…

Russia: steel exports down in January 2019

In January Russia exported 3.355 million tons of ferrous metals, down by 1.1% YoY. According to the Federal Customs Service, steel semi-finished products accounted for 1.306 million tons, up by 9.3% YoY. Flat rolled metal exports dropped by 10.5%, to 0.652 million tons. In monetary terms ferrous exports decreased by 6.6%, to $1.567 billion, with…