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World crude steel output increases by 6.8% in 2011
World crude steel production was a record 1.527bnt in 2011, an increase of 6.8% from 2010.
November 2011 steel production up 1.1%
World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 116Mt – a rise of 1.1% from November 2010.
Stainless steel production set for all time high?
Total world crude stainless steel production for 2011 is predicted to be 32.5Mt.
UK Iron & Steel statistics compilation
UK’s Iron and Steel Statistics Bureaux (ISSB) has published its compilation of UK steel industry statistics for 2010.
China steel output rises on price hike
China’s output of crude steel may reach around 706Mt in 2011, far exceeding the prediction of 660Mt forecast at the beginning of the year, according to the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA).
Fortescue reports strong ore growth
Australia’s Fortescue Metals Group, the world’s fourth largest iron ore miner, said its production was strong in its fiscal Q1 of 2011-12.