24.09.2014 - World Steel output surges 1.4% in Aug, India sees 5.2% growth
India's steel production witnessed an increase of 5.2% in August compared to the same month 2013. In August 2014, India produced 7.0 Mt of crude steel against 6.6Mt in August 2013, World Steel Association said. World crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 135 million tonnes (Mt) in August 2014, an increase of 1.4% compared to August 2013. China’s crude steel production for August 2014 was 68.9 Mt, up by 1.0% compared to August 2013. Elsewhere in Asia, Japan produced 9.3 Mt of crude steel in August 2014, an increase of 2.2% compared to August 2013. South Korea produced 5.3 Mt of crude steel in August 2014, up by 8.0% on August 2013...............................................Full Article: Source
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