<p>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.</p><p>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%</p><p>Unesid expects the outlook for 2022 remaining positive but only if energy prices, which are now impacting production, fall from their current levels.</p><p>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.</p><p>--------------------</p><p>Unesid Members</p><p>--------------------</p><p>Acerinox</p><p>Olarra Stainless Steels</p><p>Arania</p><p>ArcelorMittal</p><p>Aasebal</p><p>Celsa Group</p><p>Chinchurreta</p><p>Countess</p><p>Ferpinta</p><p>GP Steel Manufacturing</p><p>Gonvarri</p><p>Gallardo Balboa Group</p><p>Children of Juan de Garay</p><p>Douro industries</p><p>IR Stainless of Rábade</p><p>Layde Steel</p><p>Megasa</p><p>Network Steel Resources</p><p>David Spain</p><p>Reinosa Forgings & Castings</p><p>Sidenor</p><p>Sevillian Iron and Steel</p><p>Tubacex</p><p>Assembled Tubes</p><p>Mediterranean Tubes</p>
<p>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.</p><p>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%</p><p>Unesid expects the outlook for 2022 remaining positive but only if energy prices, which are now impacting production, fall from their current levels.</p><p>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.</p><p>--------------------</p><p>Unesid Members</p><p>--------------------</p><p>Acerinox</p><p>Olarra Stainless Steels</p><p>Arania</p><p>ArcelorMittal</p><p>Aasebal</p><p>Celsa Group</p><p>Chinchurreta</p><p>Countess</p><p>Ferpinta</p><p>GP Steel Manufacturing</p><p>Gonvarri</p><p>Gallardo Balboa Group</p><p>Children of Juan de Garay</p><p>Douro industries</p><p>IR Stainless of Rábade</p><p>Layde Steel</p><p>Megasa</p><p>Network Steel Resources</p><p>David Spain</p><p>Reinosa Forgings & Castings</p><p>Sidenor</p><p>Sevillian Iron and Steel</p><p>Tubacex</p><p>Assembled Tubes</p><p>Mediterranean Tubes</p>
