Industrial Minerals


Global steel production rose 8.8% in February led by Asian growth

21 March 2011

by Mark Watts

Recovery in world steel output after record 2010 to boost refractories market

Keywords: World Steel Association, WSA, steel, refractories, refractory minerals

Global crude steel production rose 8.8% in February compared to the same month last year, helped by strong increases in South Korea and Taiwan and robust growth in China.The World Steel Association (WSA) said steel...