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UNESID expected a moderate fall in consumption of steel in Spain
17/11/2009
November 17, 2009
Apparent steel consumption fell by 50% in the first seven months of the year, to 905.000 tonnes, according to data from the management of the steel, Unesid. However, since the summer the Spanish steel industry has been experiencing a recovery in its order book. This optimism is consolidated with the success of the Spanish iron and steel companies in the international market, which could lessen the impact of the collapse of the steel consumption in the domestic market at the end of the year. "In the first seven months of the year, exports to third countries have increased by 67% over the same period of the previous year,"despite the difficulties of the kind of change", reported the employer".
