India Aug crude steel output up 13% on year, says World Steel Association
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MUMBAI – Production of crude steel in India rose over 13% on year to 14.1 million tonnes in August, according to data from the World Steel Association. India accounted for nearly 10% of the global steel output in August.
Global crude steel output in August rose marginally on year to 145.3 million tonnes. India, the US, Turkey, and Iran reported a rise in output among the top 10 steel-producing countries while China, Japan, Russia, South Korea, Germany, and Brazil reported a fall in production.
China, the world's largest steel producer, reported an output of 77.4 million tonnes last month, down around 1% on year. The country accounted for more than 53% of global production. In Japan, crude steel output fell 3.4% on year to 6.6 million tonnes in August. Production in Russia is estimated to have fallen 4.6% to 5.5 million tonnes.
The US produced 7.2 million tonnes of steel in August, up over 3% on year. Steel output in Turkey was up nearly 8% at 3.4 million tonnes. Steel production in Germany declined 10.5% to 2.6 million tonnes in August. Crude steel production in Brazil fell 4.6% on year to 2.9 million tonnes while production in Iran rose around 18% on year to 1.6 million tonnes.
Global crude steel production in Jan-Aug fell nearly 2% on year to 1.2 billion tonnes while output in India jumped more than 10% to 108.9 million tonnes in the same period. End
Reported by Ashutosh Pati
Edited by Akul Nishant Akhoury
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