20.12.2012 - Global stainless steel crude steel production rises by 2.9pct YoY in Jan-Sept 2012 : ISSF
World wide stainless steel crude steel production has increased in the first nine months of 2012 by 2.9% compared to the same period of 2011. Total production for the first three quarters was 26.1 mn metric tons (Mt). This is 0.7 Mt more than in the same period of 2011. Total production for the quarter was 8.3 Mt – a new all-time high for a third quarter. However, there were big differences in the performance of the individual regions – states a preliminary data released by the International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF)...............................................Full Article: Source
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