Brazilian Steel Production at 23-Month High

Steel

Brazilian crude steel output climbed to the highest level in almost two years in September at 3.0 Mt, up by 7.6% year-on-year, according to the Brazil Steel Institute.  Production has now increased on an annual basis in every month of 2017, with output in January-September up by 9.1% on the same period last year at 25.5 Mt.