Output of steel in this country was virtually unchanged last year at 11.9 million tonnes following a 24% increase in 2013, said industry group UK Steel.
The main cause of the "disappointing" result has been a growth in imports, it was reported.Ian Rodgers, director of UK Steel said: "Although steel demand in the UK recovered last year, estimated to be 12% up on 2013, the main beneficiaries have been foreign producers.
"The progressive rise in the value of sterling, the improved demand in the UK compared with the stagnating eurozone economies and the sharp slowdown in Chinese growth all combined to make our market a magnet for overseas steel companies with excess capacity on their hands.
"As a result we are now seeing a growth in steel imports being dumped both here and in other EU countries. This underlines the need for the European Commission to act vigorously to discipline unfairly traded steel imports and, for the British Government to support such action."
Source: shropshirestar.com
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