PARIS: Led by slumps in Europe and Latin America, world crude steel production fell by 1.9 percent in the first six months of 2016 compared with the same period a year earlier, the World Steel Association (WSA) said on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila).

Overall production dipped to 794.8 million tons, the group said, pointing to a 6.1-percent slide among EU producers and a 13.8-percent slump in South America.

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