Spanish steel association Unesid announced that Spain's steel consumption rebounded close to pre-pandemic levels in 2021 as apparent demand increased 12% year on year to 13.1 million tonnes, just 1% below the 2019 volume of 13.2 million tonnes. Unesid added that Spanish demand is typically broken down into around 63% flat products, 33% longs and 4% others. Overall production in 2021 was 14.2 million tonnes, up 27% year on year and up 4% from pre-COVID-19 levels.Spain imported 10.1 million tonnes of steel in 2021, up 12% YoY and a two-year high, with around 70% of imports of flat products while exports increased 19% YoY to a three-year high of 9.5 million tonnes, with long products accounting for 55% share, flat products 30% and other 10%Unesid expects the outlook for 2022 remaining positive but only if energy prices, which are now impacting production, fall from their current levels.Spain has 22 steel production sites with a total capacity to produce 17 million tonnes per year from electric arc furnaces and 6.6 million tonnes year via the blast furnace and basic oxygen furnace route. Usually around 85% of annual production is non-alloy steel. The country’s highest production to date was of 19 million tonnes in 2008.--------------------Unesid Members--------------------AcerinoxOlarra Stainless SteelsAraniaArcelorMittalAasebalCelsa GroupChinchurretaCountessFerpintaGP Steel ManufacturingGonvarriGallardo Balboa GroupChildren of Juan de GarayDouro industriesIR Stainless of RábadeLayde SteelMegasaNetwork Steel ResourcesDavid SpainReinosa Forgings & CastingsSidenorSevillian Iron and SteelTubacexAssembled TubesMediterranean Tubes
Spanish steel association Unesid announced that Spain's steel consumption rebounded close to pre-pandemic levels in 2021 as apparent demand increased 12% year on year to 13.1 million tonnes, just 1% below the 2019 volume of 13.2 million tonnes. Unesid added that Spanish demand is typically broken down into around 63% flat products, 33% longs and 4% others. Overall production in 2021 was 14.2 million tonnes, up 27% year on year and up 4% from pre-COVID-19 levels.Spain imported 10.1 million tonnes of steel in 2021, up 12% YoY and a two-year high, with around 70% of imports of flat products while exports increased 19% YoY to a three-year high of 9.5 million tonnes, with long products accounting for 55% share, flat products 30% and other 10%Unesid expects the outlook for 2022 remaining positive but only if energy prices, which are now impacting production, fall from their current levels.Spain has 22 steel production sites with a total capacity to produce 17 million tonnes per year from electric arc furnaces and 6.6 million tonnes year via the blast furnace and basic oxygen furnace route. Usually around 85% of annual production is non-alloy steel. The country’s highest production to date was of 19 million tonnes in 2008.--------------------Unesid Members--------------------AcerinoxOlarra Stainless SteelsAraniaArcelorMittalAasebalCelsa GroupChinchurretaCountessFerpintaGP Steel ManufacturingGonvarriGallardo Balboa GroupChildren of Juan de GarayDouro industriesIR Stainless of RábadeLayde SteelMegasaNetwork Steel ResourcesDavid SpainReinosa Forgings & CastingsSidenorSevillian Iron and SteelTubacexAssembled TubesMediterranean Tubes
