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The role of sizing agents in papermaking
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The steel and metal industries in Eastern Europe play an important role in the metallurgical structure of Europe. According to the World Iron and Steel Association, they account for 12% (approximately 16 million tons) of the total carbon steel production in the 27 member economic zones of the European Union. Central European steel producers and steel foundries have been closely integrated into the production chains of Germany, Italy, Austria, and France. The sudden decline in demand and the forced closure of production across Western Europe due to the pandemic have severely impacted the metal sector in Central Europe. In the first quarter, the steel production in the region decreased by 13% year-on-year, while the overall production in the 27 member EU region decreased by 11%.
According to key statistics on the production of steel enterprises, a total of 27.5895 million tons of crude steel were produced nationwide this decade, with a daily output of 2.7589 million tons of crude steel, an increase of 1.27% month on month and a decrease of 2.464.56% year on year; Production of 22.9961 million tons of pig iron, daily production of 2.2996 million tons of pig iron, a month on month increase of 0.83%, and a year-on-year decrease of 2.57%; The production of steel reached 33.5299 million tons, with a daily production of 3.353 million tons, a month on month increase of 2.78%, and a year-on-year increase of 1.98%. This month, the cumulative average daily production has decreased by 0.15% month on month and 0.05% year on year for crude steel nationwide, increased by 0.56% month on month and 2.15% year on year for pig iron, and decreased by 1.30% month on month and 6.66% year on year for steel.
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