The contraction in global steel production eased for the second month in a row in June, offering further evidence that the worst of the downturn is now behind us. But global steel production will take much longer to recover than the rapid rebound in Chinese output suggests, not least as steel demand outside China won’t be supported by the same fiscal-led boost to infrastructure activity.
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