Global crude steel production in September this year decreased by 4.7 percent year on year to 143.6 million mt, according to the World Steel Association (worldsteel). In the January-September period this year, global crude steel production went down by 1.9 year on year to 1.39 billion mt. In September, crude steel output in Asia amounted to 105.3 million mt, down 5.0 percent, with China’s output at 77.1 million mt, down...