The dramatic consequences of the Covid-19-related lockdowns across Europe, and the corresponding shutdowns of industrial activities, have resulted in an enormous disruption to the supply chains across all sectors of the steel industry.
While the largest of these sectors, the construction industry, has by no means escaped the effects of the pandemic, sources believed that it could see a return of demand as early as the fourth quarter of this year."Even after the end of the pandemic, external risks will continue to cast a shadow over steel-using industrial sectors, even in 2021," Eurofer's report said. "This will...