15
Nov
14:32
Saudi's 14-year apparent steel use increase ends
Saudi Arabian apparent finished steel use (ASU) declined -4% on-year in 2015 to 13.5 million tonnes, bringing to an end fourteen consecutive years of increases, according to newly-published worldsteel data. This was still, however, Saudi's second-highest annual figure after 2014.
Iranian apparent steel use inched down -1% last year to 18.7mt, still far off its 2011-peak of 21.1mt.
United Arab Emirates’ use rose 1% in 2015 to 7.2mt, its highest …
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