World Crude Steel Output In 2006 Forecast To Grow By 47 MT [MEPS]

MEPS has just forecasts global crude steel production climbing to 1175 million tonnes this year - more than 4 percent up on the 2005 outturn. Blastfurnace ironmaking is predicted to reach 817 million tonnes in 2006. This represents a rise of around 4.5 percent over the year earlier figure.

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