German crude steel output falls in July on weaker EAF production, WV Stahl says

Crude steel output in Germany continued to decline in July compared with a year earlier mainly due to a steep drop in production rates among electric-arc furnaces (EAFs), its national steel industry association WV Stahl said last week.

The country produced 2.958 million tonnes of crude steel last month, down by 0.5% from 2.972 million tonnes a year earlier, the industry body said on August 21. This followed...