Indian crude steel output lags Asian average in June
Bs Reporter / Kolkata July 22, 2008, 3:30 IST World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) was 696 million tonnes in the first half of 2008, an increase of 5.7 per cent over the corresponding period last year. The Indian production stood at 27 million tonnes, up 4.2 per cent, while China produced 263.2 million tonnes, an increase of 9.6 per cent, compared with the corresponding period in 2007.