| World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 127 million metric tons (mmt) in April 2011. This is 5.0% higher than in April 2010.
China’s crude steel production for April 2011 was 59.0 mmt, up 7.1% compared to April 2010. Japan produced 8.4 mmt of crude steel in April 2011, a decrease of -6.3% compared to the same month last year due to the production disruption caused by the recent earthquake and tsunami..............................................Full Article: Source
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