Singapore—China’s finished steel consumption in February could be up to 43 million mt lower than a year ago due to the coronavirus outbreak closing down construction and manufacturing activity, according to S&P Global Platts analysis. This equates to a reduction in pig iron consumption of up to 38 million mt. Even if the spread of the virus stops accelerating in February, work at factories and construction sites is unlikely to resume to any great extent until February 24. In this case, finished steel consumption is likely to be dented by 31 million-43 million mt this month, equating to 28 million-38 million mt of pig iron. The pig iron demand loss is equivalent to around 47%-64% of last February’s output of 60.08 million mt.
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机译：根据S＆P Global Platts分析，Singapore-China的成品钢消费量低于一年前，低于一年前，冠心病爆发缩小建筑和制造活动。 这相当于猪铁消耗的减少，高达3800万吨。 即使在2月份的病毒传播停止加速，在2月24日之前，工厂和建筑工地的工作不太可能恢复到任何程度上。在这种情况下，成品钢消耗可能会损坏3100万-3300万MT 月，等于2800万-3800万吨猪铁。 猪需求损失相当于去年2月的左右47％-64％的产量60.08亿吨。
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