Steel demand growth

The now published official figure for China is a 7.1% contraction.

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APA

World Steel Association. (2025). worldsteel Short Range Outlook April 2026. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://worldsteel.org/media/press-releases/2026/worldsteel-short-range-outlook-april-2026/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBYFBKGCXKWV0MKK2S7

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MLA

World Steel Association. "worldsteel Short Range Outlook April 2026." 2025, https://worldsteel.org/media/press-releases/2026/worldsteel-short-range-outlook-april-2026/. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBYFBKGCXKWV0MKK2S7.

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Chicago

World Steel Association. "worldsteel Short Range Outlook April 2026." 2025. https://worldsteel.org/media/press-releases/2026/worldsteel-short-range-outlook-april-2026/. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBYFBKGCXKWV0MKK2S7.

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BibTeX

@misc{worldsteel2025steelmkk2s7, author = {{World Steel Association}}, title = {worldsteel Short Range Outlook April 2026}, year = {2025}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBYFBKGCXKWV0MKK2S7}, note = {Original source: https://worldsteel.org/media/press-releases/2026/worldsteel-short-range-outlook-april-2026/. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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