EUROPEAN STEELMAKERS HALT PRODUCTION: FIRST CONSEQUENCE OF AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY SHUTDOWN?

Highlights

• Steel giants Tata and Thyssenkrupp shut down majority of plants

• Automobile industry consumes 1/5 of total steel consumption

As an impact of shutdown of car plants, the European steelmakers have ceased production.  Due to global coronavirus outbreak, the steel mills from Italy, Spain, Germany, Netherlands and Poland are severely affected. 

Giants like Tata Steel and Thys....