Eurofer Eyes EU Real Steel Demand Growth +2.0% In 2012
21 Ottobre 2011 - 1:16PM
Dow Jones News
European Union real steel consumption is forecast to grow at a
slower rate in 2012 compared with this year, as uncertainty
surrounding the business climate is forecast to affect steel
purchases, Europe's federation of steelmakers, Eurofer, said
Friday.
Eurofer expects real steel consumption to grow 6.1% this year
and then slow to 2% in 2012.
"Prospects for 2012 have remained mildly positive despite high
levels of uncertainty surrounding the outlook for the steel using
industries in the EU," Eurofer said in its economic outlook
report.
"Slipping indicators and increased risk and uncertainty levels
related to the intensification of the Eurozone sovereign debt
crisis have led to Eurofer's Economic Committee revising its
economic growth forecasts for 2011 and 2012," it said.
EU activity in the manufacturing sectors and in construction
will continue to grow, albeit in the case of the manufacturing
industry at a significantly slower pace than in 2010 and 2011,
Eurofer said.
-By Alex MacDonald, Dow Jones Newswires; +44 (0)20 7842 9328;
alex.macdonald@dowjones.com
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