UK steel production in January bounced back strongly from the previous month but steelmakers say that restocking is responsible for much of the rise.
According to the latest data from UK Steel, a division of manufacturers’ organisation EEF, steel production in January was 35.4% higher than in December 2010 (201,152 tonnes a week compared to 148,574 tonnes). There were sharp increases across the big steel producing regions. Production in the Yorkshire and Humber area increased by 50% (59,300 to…
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