World Steel Association (WSA) data, released this afternoon, show a 1.4% y/y rise in global steel output in July as higher Asian output more than offset lower production at EU and US steelmakers. That said, global output in the first seven months of 2016 still fell by 1.2% y/y owing to the sharp downturn in January-February.
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