How will European steel and iron ore markets cope with coronavirus?
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Report summary
Table of contents
- Executive Summary
- Overview
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EU + UK steel demand to decline by 2% year-on-year in 2020
- Automotive sector already down
- Construction less clear
- Steel demand summary
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Steel production to be hit harder than steel demand
- Hot metal production to bear the brunt of declines
- Trade and the poor outlook post-virus to exacerbate production declines
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Raw materials to decline inline with hot metal production loses
- Iron ore
- Metallurgical coal
- Can steel markets survive?
- Methodology
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
- Key forecast data in million tonnes
- Location of Italian steel makers by asset type. Over 80% of coronavirus cases diagnosed in Italy are in the regions north of Bologna (as of 19/3/2020)
- EU + UK crude steel and hot metal production forecast and iron ore and metallurgical coal demand forecast (Mt)
- EU+UK crude steel production forecast to decline this year
- Hot metal production declines are forecast to exceed crude steel declines
- Methodology behind the assumption that 80% of the EU + UK automotive industry is currently idled
- Forecast finished steel demand loss in the automotive sector assuming 80% production volume decrease for selected lengths of time
- Forecast finished steel demand loss in the construction sector assuming 25% reduction in activity for selected lengths of time
- Forecast finished steel demand loss from the automotive and construction sectors for selected lengths of time
- EU + UK crude steel, hot metal and raw material declines attributed to fall in domestic demand only for selected time durations
What's included
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