Industrial Minerals


China drives 4% increase in May global steel production

20 June 2011

by Mark Watts

Chinese output rises nearly 8% year on year as European production slips – worldsteel

Keywords: steel, refractories, World Steel Association, bauxite, alumina, graphite

Global steel production increased 4.2% in May compared to the same period last year driven by rising output in China, the world’s largest steel producer.

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