May 26 (SeeNews) - Serbia's production of crude steel fell 24.5% on the year to 511,000 tonnes in the first four months of 2020, according to data of the World Steel Association.
Serbia was the largest producer of crude steel among the seven countries of Southeast Europe (SEE) included in the World Steel Association's monthly production report for April.
The combined production of the seven SEE countries -- Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia, North Macedonia, Serbia and Moldova -- declined 23% on the year to 1.263 million tonnes in the first four months of 2020.
Slovenia came second after Serbia with a production of 209,000 tonnes of crude steel, down from 222,000 tonnes.
Details of crude steel production in 7 SEE countries follow (all figures in thousands of tonnes unless otherwise stated):
|
Jan-Apr'20 |
Jan-Apr'19 |
y/y change |
Serbia |
511 |
677 |
-24.5% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
185 |
295 |
-37.3% |
Slovenia |
209 |
222 |
-5.8% |
Bulgaria |
208 |
196 |
6.2% |
Moldova |
91 |
116 |
-21.5% |
North Macedonia |
59 |
87 |
-32.2% |
Croatia |
0 |
48 |
-100.0% |
Total |
1.263 mln |
1.641 mln |
-23.0% |