ASEAN: steel consumption recovered in the second half of 2009 but total consumption down for the whole year

摘要

Preliminary figures compiled by SEAISI revealed that apparent steel consumption in ASEAN picked up significantly in the second half of 2009. Nevertheless, the increase was not sufficient to offset the sharp drop in consumption in the first half of the year. As a result, ASEAN's apparent steel consumption for the whole year of 2009 is estimated to have declined by 8% y-o-y to 42.32 million tonnes.