According to the data released by Argentina's chamber of steel,in November this year Argentina's crude steel output amounted to 395,400 metric tonne,falling 4.4%as compared to the previous month and down 18.3%YoY.In the first 11 months of this year,Argentina's crude steel production totaled 4.66 million tonne,decreasing 9.6%YoY.

Meanwhile,in November Argentina's total hot rolled steel product output amounted to 391,600 metric tonnes,increasing 1.5%month on month and down 19.4 percent compared to November 2011.Of this total,the hot rolled flat steel product output was 173,400 metric tonnes,up 3.3%MoM,while the long steel product output totaled 218,200 metric tons,stable compared to October this year.

The country's cold rolled flat steel product output in November fell by 13.3 percent month on month to 111,800 metric tonnes,down 12.8%as compared to November last year.