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Posted on 12 Aug 2021

South Korea's crude steel output up in H1 2021 y-o-y

According to statistics from Korea Iron and Steel Association (KOSA), South Korea's total crude steel production amounted to 35.2 million tons in the first half of 2021, increasing by 8.3% compared with the same period of last year.

Among them, the crude steel output from electric furnaces rose by 9.1% year on year to 11.5 million tons.

Both POSCO and Hyundai Steel were optimistic about steel demand and the pricing trend in the second half of this year.        

Source:Yieh